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Most reliable rockets

Success rate of rockets with at least 25 orbital launches, by GCAT outcome codes.

#RocketSuccess rateLaunches
1Chang Zheng 2D102 of 102100.0%102
2Soyuz-U272 of 72100.0%72
3Atlas V 40141 of 41100.0%41
4H-IIA 20235 of 35100.0%35
5Atlas IIAS30 of 30100.0%30
6Chang Zheng 2F29 of 29100.0%29
7Delta 7925-9.528 of 28100.0%28
8Chang Zheng 6A28 of 28100.0%28
9Chang Zheng 3A27 of 27100.0%27
10Falcon 9696 of 69899.7%699
11Space Shuttle134 of 13599.3%140
12Tsiklon-2104 of 10599.0%105
13Vostok 8A92M92 of 9398.9%94
14Soyuz-2-1A81 of 8298.8%82
15Chang Zheng 2C73 of 7498.6%74
16Ariane 5ECA71 of 7298.6%72
17Soyuz-FG69 of 7098.6%70
18Chang Zheng 4B58 of 5998.3%59
19Soyuz-2-1B85 of 8797.7%87
20Ariane 44L39 of 4097.5%40
21Soyuz-U-PVB150 of 15497.4%154
22Delta 792533 of 3497.1%34
23Soyuz-U614 of 63397.0%633
24Thorad SLV-2G Agena D29 of 3096.7%30
25Delta 291429 of 3096.7%30
26PSLV29 of 3096.7%30
27Chang Zheng 4C57 of 5996.6%59
28Ariane 44LP25 of 2696.2%26
29Voskhod 11A57286 of 29995.7%299
30Electron85 of 8995.5%89
31Molniya 8K78M259 of 27295.2%272
32Chang Zheng 3B97 of 10295.1%102
33Kosmos 11K65M423 of 44595.1%446
34Proton-K/DM-2M38 of 4095.0%40
35Titan IIIC34 of 3694.4%36
36Tsiklon-3115 of 12294.3%122
37Soyuz 11A51130 of 3293.8%32
38Rokot30 of 3293.8%32
39Proton-K/DM-2104 of 11193.7%111
40Kosmos 11K63118 of 12693.7%126
41Thor SLV-2A Agena D57 of 6193.4%61
42Kuaizhou-1A28 of 3093.3%31
43PSLV-XL25 of 2792.6%27
44Proton-K/DM61 of 6692.4%66
45Proton-M/Briz-M93 of 10192.1%101
46Atlas SLV-3 Agena D44 of 4891.7%48
47Zenit-3SL33 of 3691.7%36
48Vostok 8A9240 of 4490.9%45
49Atlas SLV-3D Centaur29 of 3290.6%32
50Pegasus XL27 of 3090.0%30
51Proton-K26 of 2989.7%29
52Zenit-229 of 3582.9%35
53Thor Agena B33 of 4082.5%40
54Atlas Agena B21 of 2875.0%28
55Kosmos 63S126 of 3868.4%38
56Proton-K/D23 of 3762.2%38
57Molniya 8K7820 of 4050.0%40

Sources: GCAT (CC BY 4.0) for launches; Wikidata (CC0) for people.