2026 in launches

Orbital launch attempts worldwide, January 1 – July 11, 2026.

0

launches so far

6.2

per week on average

96.4%

success rate

~321

full-year pace

Launches by month

25
Jan
19
Feb
30
Mar
33
Apr
23
May
29
Jun
10
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Jul is still in progress.

Leaderboard: launches by rocket

1
Falcon 9
0
2
Electron
0
3
Long March 6A
0
4
Atlas V 551
0
5
Long March 2D
0
6
Long March 8A
0
7
Ariane 64
0
8
Kinetica 1
0
9
Long March 8
0
10
Smart Dragon 3
0
11
Long March 7A
0
12
Kuaizhou 11
0

+ 38 other rockets with 44 launches combined

By launch provider

1 SpaceX
0
2 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
0
3 Rocket Lab
0
4 United Launch Alliance
0
5 CAS Space
0
6 Russian Space Forces
0
7 Arianespace
0
8 Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
0

Counting orbital launch attempts (successes and failures) recorded in Launch Library 2. Updated with every site rebuild.

What the numbers say

Falcon 9 has flown 80 of the 169 launches this year — 47% of everything that left the pad worldwide. At the current rate of 6.2 launches a week, 2026 is on pace for roughly 321 launches. Want to see one? Check today’s schedule or the viewing guide.