Rocket Launches 2022 — Year in Review
193 orbital launches recorded in 2022. Overall success rate: 95.9%.
193
Total Launches
185
Successes
8
Failures
95.9%
Success Rate
27
Providers
Launches by Provider
SpaceX61
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation53
Russian Space Forces11
Rocket Lab9
United Launch Alliance8
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)8
Arianespace5
Indian Space Research Organization5
Blue Origin4
Astra Space3
ExPace3
Equatorial Launch Australia3
Virgin Orbit2
Northrop Grumman Space Systems2
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center2
Monthly Cadence
Jan8
Feb13
Mar13
Apr14
May12
Jun18
Jul18
Aug19
Sep17
Oct23
Nov20
Dec18
Launches by Vehicle
Falcon 960
Long March 2D14
Long March 4C10
Electron9
Soyuz 2.1a6
Long March 2C5
Long March 114
New Shepard4
Long March 3B/E4
Kuaizhou 1A4
Astra Rocket 33
Long March 2F/G3
Ariane 5 ECA+3
Black Brant IX3
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat3
Launches by Site
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA38
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China25
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA19
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA16
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China16
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China14
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation13
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand9
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan7
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana6
Launches by Orbit
Low Earth Orbit93
Sun-Synchronous Orbit55
Geostationary Transfer Orbit16
Suborbital7
Polar Orbit5
Medium Earth Orbit5
Elliptical Orbit3
Lunar Orbit3
Geostationary Orbit3
Geosynchronous Orbit2