Orbital Launch Attempts by Country 2021
Source:
Wikipedia, 2021 in spaceflight
Key Findings
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China leads in Orbital Launch Attempts with 56 in 2021.
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Average Orbital Launch Attempts in 2021: 16.22 · median: 3.
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Gap in 2021: China is 56× larger than South Korea.
About This Dataset
Orbital Launch Attempts by Country 2021
Every attempt to place a payload in orbit during the 2021 calendar year, credited to the country the launch vehicle comes from rather than to the payload or the launch site. Failed attempts count. Suborbital flights and test hops that never targeted orbit are excluded.
Analysis
146 orbital launches were attempted in 2021 and 135 reached orbit. China flew 56 of them, 38.4% of the world total and 1.10 times the 51 of the United States. Together the top two flew 73.3% of all attempts, leaving 39 for the other 7 countries. 6 of the 9 countries attempted three launches or fewer.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia, 2021 in spaceflight
- Coverage
- 9 entities · 2021 · 9 observations
- Measure
- Orbital Launch Attempts
- Last updated
- 7 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2021.
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