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Rocket Launches 2023 — Year in Review

235 orbital launches recorded in 2023. Overall success rate: 94.9%.

235
Total Launches
223
Successes
12
Failures
94.9%
Success Rate
32
Providers

Launches by Provider

SpaceX
98
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
47
Rocket Lab
10
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
10
Indian Space Research Organization
8
Galactic Energy
7
Russian Space Forces
7
Virgin Galactic
7
ExPace
6
Arianespace
3
National Aerospace Development Administration
3
United Launch Alliance
3
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
2
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
2
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
2

Monthly Cadence

Jan
16
Feb
12
Mar
26
Apr
13
May
21
Jun
15
Jul
18
Aug
23
Sep
24
Oct
20
Nov
17
Dec
30

Launches by Vehicle

Falcon 9
91
Long March 2D
12
Electron
10
Soyuz 2.1a
7
SpaceShipTwo
7
Ceres-1
6
Long March 2C
6
Long March 4C
6
Kuaizhou 1A
6
Falcon Heavy
5
Long March 3B/E
4
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
4
Long March 2F/G
3
Chollima-1
3
Long March 2C/YZ-1S
3

Launches by Site

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
59
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
36
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
30
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
15
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
13
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
9
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
8
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
7

Launches by Orbit

Low Earth Orbit
120
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
51
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
19
Suborbital
14
Polar Orbit
11
Geostationary Orbit
5
Medium Earth Orbit
5
Lunar Orbit
3
Heliocentric N/A
2
Elliptical Orbit
2