2020 Rocket Launch Recap

Our roundup of all the launches that happened in 2020, along with key stats, trends and info. You can learn more about our data, and how we present it here.

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Total Launches

110

Successful Launches

Failed Launches

89.43%

Success Rate

Humans launched to space

Notable 2020 Achievements

🚀 First private company to send humans into orbit

🛰️ First private company to send humans to a space station

How 2020 Compares to Previous Years

There were 110 successful launch attempts in 2020 and 13 failed launch attempts. These figures include test/development launches, which are more prone to failure.

Rocket Launches by Year

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Launches by Nation in 2020

In 2020, companies and agencies from 8 Nations attempted launches, including the United States (52 launches), China (39 launches) and Russia (12 launches).

Total Rocket Launches by Nation in 2020

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Launches by Launch Service Providers in 2020

21 Launch Service Providers completed launches in 2020, including CASC (34 launches), SpaceX (29 launches) and Arianespace (10 launches).

Top 10 Space Launch Service Providers in 2020 by total launch count

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Launches by Launch Vehicle in 2020

41 different Launch Vehicles launched off in 2020. The top 3 were the Falcon 9 (26 launches), Long March 3B (8 launches) and Soyuz 2.1b (8 launches) launch vehicles.

Top 10 Launch Vehicles in 2020 by total launch count

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Launches by Launch Sites in 2020

Rockets launched from 25 Launch Sites in 2020. The most active launch sites were Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (20 launches), Xichang Satellite Launch Center (13 launches) and Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (13 launches).

Top 10 Launch Sites in 2020

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Astronauts Launched by Nationality in 2020

In 2020, 16 humans from 4 nations were launched into space, including the United States (10 astronauts), Russia (4 astronauts) and United Kingdom (1 astronaut).

Astronauts Launched by Nationality in 2020

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Where we launched to in 2020

We launched off to 8 different locations beyond earth in 2020 (including flybys). Most launches were to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) (83 launches), Geostationary Orbit (GEO) (18 launches) and Suborbital (9 launches).