Orbital launches per month
Completed and failed orbital launch attempts worldwide (suborbital flights excluded), last 12 months
Orbital launches per month
Completed and failed orbital launch attempts worldwide (suborbital flights excluded), last 12 months
SpaceNexus launch tracker (Launch Library 2, outcomes verified)313 recordsas of 2026-10-14 16:59ZpermalinkPNGdata table
Launch Cadence IndexDownload PNGDownload CSVSource: SpaceNexus launch tracker (Launch Library 2, outcomes verified) · current month is partial; suborbital flights (New Shepard, HASTE, Starship tests before Flight 14) not counted · CSV needs a free account
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The numbers
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Nov 25 | 31 |
| Dec | 40 |
| Jan 26 | 24 |
| Feb | 18 |
| Mar | 30 |
| Apr | 32 |
| May | 22 |
| Jun | 28 |
| Jul | 26 |
| Aug | 26 |
| Sep | 27 |
| Oct | 9 |
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