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Rocket Launches 2021 — Year in Review

160 orbital launches recorded in 2021. Overall success rate: 91.3%.

160
Total Launches
146
Successes
14
Failures
91.3%
Success Rate
26
Providers

Launches by Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
48
SpaceX
35
Arianespace
15
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
8
Blue Origin
6
Rocket Lab
6
United Launch Alliance
5
Russian Space Forces
4
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
4
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
3
ExPace
3
Virgin Orbit
2
i-Space
2
Indian Space Research Organization
2
Virgin Galactic
2

Monthly Cadence

Jan
8
Feb
11
Mar
12
Apr
12
May
12
Jun
14
Jul
14
Aug
13
Sep
12
Oct
12
Nov
16
Dec
24

Launches by Vehicle

Falcon 9
31
Long March 3B/E
10
Long March 4C
9
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
8
New Shepard
6
Electron
6
Soyuz 2.1a
6
Long March 2D
6
Long March 4B
5
Starship Prototype
4
Soyuz 2.1b
4
Long March 6
4
Kuaizhou 1A
4
Vega
3
Long March 2C
3

Launches by Site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
22
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
19
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
16
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
12
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
12
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
7
Corn Ranch, Van Horn, TX, USA
6
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
6
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
6

Launches by Orbit

Low Earth Orbit
64
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
33
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
22
Suborbital
15
Polar Orbit
15
Elliptical Orbit
2
Medium Earth Orbit
2
Heliocentric N/A
2
Geostationary Orbit
2
Geosynchronous Orbit
1