Chart of the Week · 2026-W40
Orbital launches per month
Completed and failed launch attempts worldwide, last 12 months
Week of Sep 28, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026 · published
Orbital launches per month
Completed and failed launch attempts worldwide, last 12 months
SpaceNexus launch tracker (Launch Library 2, outcomes verified)as of 2026-09-30 15:30ZpermalinkPNGdata table
Correction
- : Titled "Orbital launches per month", this edition counted every recorded launch, including 11 suborbital flights in the 12 months (3 New Shepard, 5 Rocket Lab HASTE and 3 Starship test flights before Flight 14). Orbital launch attempts were 329, not 340. From 8 October 2026 the chart counts orbital attempts only.
The chart, its numbers and its caption below are kept exactly as published; this note says what was wrong.
Completed and failed launch attempts worldwide, last 12 months: 12 points totalling 340; latest Sep at 27; up 1 on Aug; highest Dec at 41. Current month is partial.
This caption is generated from the numbers in the chart: totals, the latest point, the highest and lowest, and the leader’s share. It describes the data and nothing more. The series below was frozen on the day of publication and does not change.
The numbers behind the chart
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 28 |
| Nov | 32 |
| Dec | 41 |
| Jan 26 | 25 |
| Feb | 19 |
| Mar | 30 |
| Apr | 33 |
| May | 23 |
| Jun | 29 |
| Jul | 27 |
| Aug | 26 |
| Sep |
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Orbital launches per month, SpaceNexus Chart of the Week 2026-W40. Source: SpaceNexus launch tracker (Launch Library 2, outcomes verified). https://spacenexus.us/chart/week/2026-W40. https://spacenexus.us/chart/week/2026-W40 (retrieved 2026-10-10).
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