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Orbital launches in 2021

146 launch attempts in 2021: 135 succeeded and 11 failed. Together they carried 1,856 payloads, 8 of them crewed.

146 launches135 successful1,856 payloads
2020All years2022

By country

China56
United States45
Russia16
France15
New Zealand6
Japan3
India2
Iran2
South Korea1

By rocket

Falcon 931Soyuz-2-1B13Chang Zheng 3B11Chang Zheng 4C9Soyuz-2-1A7Electron6Chang Zheng 2D6Chang Zheng 4B5Chang Zheng 64Chang Zheng 2C4

By spaceport

Cape Canaveral & Kennedy31Jiuquan22Xichang16Baikonur14Taiyuan12Vandenberg7Kourou7Mahia6Plesetsk5Wenchang5

Launches by month

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

All launches of 2021

146 launches
#DateMissionRocketSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
1Jan 8, 2021Turksat 5A2021-001Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
2Jan 17, 2021Elana XX2021-002LauncherOneMojaveUnited States12Success
3Jan 19, 2021Tiantong-1 032021-003Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
4Jan 20, 2021BIU GMS-T2021-004ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
5Jan 20, 2021Starlink V1.0-L162021-005Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
6Jan 24, 2021Transporter-12021-006Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States145Success
7Jan 29, 2021Yaogan 31-022021-007Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina3Success
8Feb 1, 2021Tianshu2021-F01Shuang Quxian 1JiuquanChina3Failure
9Feb 2, 2021Lotos-S No. 52021-008Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
10Feb 4, 2021Starlink V1.0-L182021-009Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
11Feb 4, 2021Huoyan 3?2021-010Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
12Feb 15, 2021Progress 7K-TGM No. 4452021-011Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
13Feb 16, 2021Starlink V1.0-L192021-012Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
14Feb 20, 2021Cygnus NG-152021-013Antares 230+WallopsUnited States26Success
15Feb 24, 2021Yaogan 31-032021-014Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina3Success
16Feb 28, 2021PSLV Rideshare 182021-015PSLV-DLSriharikotaIndia19Success
17Feb 28, 2021Arktika-M No. 12021-016Soyuz-2-1BBaikonurRussia1Success
18Mar 4, 2021Starlink V1.0-L172021-017Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
19Mar 11, 2021Starlink V1.0-L202021-018Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
20Mar 11, 2021Shiyan 92021-019Chang Zheng 7AWenchangChina1Success
21Mar 13, 2021Yaogan 31-042021-020Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina3Success
22Mar 14, 2021Starlink V1.0-L212021-021Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
23Mar 22, 2021Soyuz Rideshare 92021-022Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia40Success
24Mar 22, 2021Global-5/Pathstone2021-023ElectronMahiaNew Zealand8Success
25Mar 24, 2021Starlink V1.0-L222021-024Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
26Mar 25, 2021OneWeb L52021-025Soyuz-2-1BVostochnyFrance36Success
27Mar 30, 2021Gao Fen 12-022021-026Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
28Apr 7, 2021Starlink V1.0-L232021-027Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
29Apr 8, 2021SW6-032021-028Chang Zheng 4BTaiyuanChina1Success
30Apr 9, 2021Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7482021-029Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
31Apr 23, 2021Dragon C206.22021-030Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
32Apr 25, 2021OneWeb L62021-031Soyuz-2-1BVostochnyFrance36Success
33Apr 26, 2021Improved CRYSTAL?2021-032Delta 4HVandenbergUnited States1Success
34Apr 27, 2021Qilu-1/42021-033Chang Zheng 6TaiyuanChina9Success
35Apr 29, 2021Pleiades-Neo 32021-034VegaKourouFrance6Success
36Apr 29, 2021Tianhe2021-035Chang Zheng 5BWenchangChina2Success
37Apr 29, 2021Starlink V1.0-L242021-036Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
38Apr 30, 2021Yaogan 342021-037Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
39May 4, 2021Starlink V1.0-L252021-038Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
40May 6, 2021YG-30-082021-039Chang Zheng 2CXichangChina4Success
41May 9, 2021Starlink V1.0-L272021-040Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
42May 15, 2021Global-8/Global-92021-F02ElectronMahiaNew Zealand2Failure
43May 15, 2021Starlink V1.0-L262021-041Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States54Success
44May 18, 2021SBIRS GEO-52021-042Atlas V 421Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
45May 19, 2021HY-2D2021-043Chang Zheng 4BJiuquanChina1Success
46May 26, 2021Starlink V1.0-L282021-044Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States60Success
47May 28, 2021OneWeb L72021-045Soyuz-2-1BVostochnyFrance36Success
48May 29, 2021Tianzhou 22021-046Chang Zheng 7WenchangChina1Success
49Jun 2, 2021FY-4B2021-047Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
50Jun 3, 2021Dragon C2092021-048Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States5Success
51Jun 6, 2021SXM-82021-049Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
52Jun 11, 2021Beijing-32021-050Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina4Success
53Jun 12, 2021Tolou-2?2021-F03SimorghSemnanIran1Failure
54Jun 13, 2021TacRL-22021-051Pegasus XLVandenbergUnited States1Success
55Jun 15, 2021NROL-1112021-052Minotaur IWallopsUnited States3Success
56Jun 17, 2021Shenzhou 122021-053Chang Zheng 2FJiuquanChina1Success
57Jun 17, 2021GPS III SV052021-054Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
58Jun 18, 2021YG-30-092021-055Chang Zheng 2CXichangChina4Success
59Jun 25, 2021Pion-NKS No. 9012021-056Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
60Jun 29, 2021Progress 7K-TGM No. 4462021-057Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
61Jun 30, 2021Tubular Bells I2021-058LauncherOneMojaveUnited States7Success
62Jun 30, 2021Transporter-22021-059Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States89Success
63Jul 1, 2021OneWeb L82021-060Soyuz-2-1BVostochnyFrance36Success
64Jul 3, 2021Jilin-12021-061Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina5Success
65Jul 4, 2021FY-3E2021-062Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
66Jul 6, 2021TL1-052021-063Chang Zheng 3CXichangChina1Success
67Jul 9, 2021Zhongzi 022021-064Chang Zheng 6TaiyuanChina5Success
68Jul 19, 2021YG-30-102021-065Chang Zheng 2CXichangChina4Success
69Jul 21, 2021MLM-U No. 179012021-066Proton-MBaikonurRussia1Success
70Jul 27, 2021DF-ZF2021-U01Chang Zheng 2CTYSC?China1Success
71Jul 29, 2021Tianhui 1-042021-067Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina1Success
72Jul 29, 2021Monolith2021-068ElectronMahiaNew Zealand1Success
73Jul 30, 2021Star One D2/Eutelsat Q2021-069Ariane 5ECA+KourouFrance2Success
74Aug 3, 2021Jilin-1 MF012021-F05Shuang Quxian 1JiuquanChina1Failure
75Aug 4, 2021KL-Beta2021-070Chang Zheng 6TaiyuanChina2Success
76Aug 5, 2021Shentong 2-052021-071Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
77Aug 10, 2021Cygnus NG-162021-072Antares 230+WallopsUnited States1Success
78Aug 12, 2021GISAT-12021-F06GSLV Mk IISriharikotaIndia1Failure
79Aug 17, 2021Pleiades-Neo 42021-073VegaKourouFrance5Success
80Aug 18, 2021Tianhui 2-022021-074Chang Zheng 4BTaiyuanChina2Success
81Aug 21, 2021OneWeb L92021-075Soyuz-2-1BBaikonurFrance34Success
82Aug 24, 2021RSW2021-076Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1SJiuquanChina3Success
83Aug 24, 2021TJS 72021-077Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
84Aug 28, 2021STP-27AD12021-F07Astra Rocket 3.3KodiakUnited States1Failure
85Aug 29, 2021Dragon C208.22021-078Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States8Success
86Sep 3, 2021Dream2021-F08Firefly AlphaVandenbergUnited States11Failure
87Sep 7, 2021GF5-022021-079Chang Zheng 4CTaiyuanChina1Success
88Sep 9, 2021Zhongxing 9B2021-080Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
89Sep 9, 2021EO-MKA No. 1?2021-081Soyuz-2-1VPlesetskRussia1Success
90Sep 14, 2021Starlink Group 2-12021-082Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States51Success
91Sep 14, 2021OneWeb L102021-083Soyuz-2-1BBaikonurFrance34Success
92Sep 16, 2021Dragon C207.22021-084Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
93Sep 20, 2021Tianzhou 32021-085Chang Zheng 7WenchangChina1Success
94Sep 27, 2021Jilin-1 GF022021-086Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina1Success
95Sep 27, 2021Shiyan 102021-087Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
96Sep 27, 2021Landsat 92021-088Atlas V 401VandenbergUnited States5Success
97Oct 5, 2021Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7492021-089Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
98Oct 14, 2021OneWeb L112021-090Soyuz-2-1BVostochnyFrance36Success
99Oct 14, 2021CHASE2021-091Chang Zheng 2DTaiyuanChina11Success
100Oct 15, 2021Shenzhou 132021-092Chang Zheng 2FJiuquanChina1Success
101Oct 16, 2021Lucy2021-093Atlas V 401Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
102Oct 21, 2021Dummy satellite2021-F09NuriNaroSouth Korea1Failure
103Oct 24, 2021Shi Jian 212021-094Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina2Success
104Oct 24, 2021SES-17/Syracuse 4A2021-095Ariane 5ECA+KourouFrance2Success
105Oct 26, 2021QZSS 1R2021-096H-IIA 202TanegashimaJapan1Success
106Oct 27, 2021Jilin-1 GF022021-097Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina1Success
107Oct 28, 2021Progress 7K-TGM No. 4472021-098Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
108Nov 3, 2021YG-32-022021-099Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1SJiuquanChina2Success
109Nov 5, 2021SDGSAT-12021-100Chang Zheng 6TaiyuanChina1Success
110Nov 6, 2021YG-352021-101Chang Zheng 2DXichangChina3Success
111Nov 9, 2021RAISE-22021-102EpsilonUchinoura (Kagoshima)Japan11Success
112Nov 11, 2021Dragon C2102021-103Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
113Nov 13, 2021Starlink Group 4-12021-104Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States53Success
114Nov 16, 2021CERES 1-32021-105VegaKourouFrance3Success
115Nov 18, 2021Global-14/Global-152021-106ElectronMahiaNew Zealand2Success
116Nov 20, 2021Gao Fen 11-032021-107Chang Zheng 4BTaiyuanChina1Success
117Nov 20, 2021STP-27AD22021-108Astra Rocket 3.3KodiakUnited States1Success
118Nov 22, 2021Gao Fen 3-022021-109Chang Zheng 4CJiuquanChina1Success
119Nov 24, 2021DART2021-110Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States2Success
120Nov 24, 2021Progress M-UM No. 3032021-111Soyuz-2-1BBaikonurRussia2Success
121Nov 24, 2021Shiyan 112021-112Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina1Success
122Nov 25, 2021Kupol No. 52021-113Soyuz-2-1BPlesetskRussia1Success
123Nov 26, 2021Fenghuo-2 04?2021-114Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
124Dec 2, 2021Starlink Group 4-32021-115Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States50Success
125Dec 5, 2021GalileoSat-27/282021-116Soyuz-ST-BKourouFrance2Success
126Dec 7, 2021TD-1/LZ-1/JZJ1-03/JZJ52021-117Gushenxing 1JiuquanChina5Success
127Dec 7, 2021STPSAT-6/LDPE-12021-118Atlas V 551Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States3Success
128Dec 8, 2021Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 7522021-119Soyuz-2-1ABaikonurRussia1Success
129Dec 9, 2021Global-16/Global-172021-120ElectronMahiaNew Zealand2Success
130Dec 9, 2021IXPE2021-121Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
131Dec 10, 2021SJ6-052021-122Chang Zheng 4BJiuquanChina2Success
132Dec 13, 2021Ekpress-AMU3/AMU72021-123Proton-M/Briz-MBaikonurRussia2Partial · 0.8
133Dec 13, 2021TL2-022021-124Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
134Dec 15, 2021GeeSat-1A/1B2021-F10Kuaizhou-1AJiuquanChina2Failure
135Dec 18, 2021Starlink Group 4-42021-125Falcon 9VandenbergUnited States52Success
136Dec 19, 2021Turksat 5B2021-126Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States1Success
137Dec 21, 2021Dragon C209.22021-127Falcon 9Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States9Success
138Dec 22, 2021Inmarsat 6F12021-128H-IIA 204TanegashimaJapan1Success
139Dec 23, 2021Shiyan 12 01/022021-129Chang Zheng 7AWenchangChina2Success
140Dec 25, 2021JWST2021-130Ariane 5ECA+KourouFrance1Success
141Dec 26, 2021ZY1-02E2021-131Chang Zheng 4CTaiyuanChina2Success
142Dec 27, 2021OneWeb L122021-132Soyuz-2-1BBaikonurFrance36Success
143Dec 27, 2021IPN2021-133Angara A5/PerseiPlesetskRussia1Failure · 0.4
144Dec 29, 2021Tianhui-42021-134Chang Zheng 2DJiuquanChina2Success
145Dec 29, 2021TJS 92021-135Chang Zheng 3BXichangChina1Success
146Dec 30, 2021Test satellites2021-F11SimorghSemnanIran1Failure

Source: GCAT launch list, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Dates are UTC.