Largest recorded group
United States accounts for 992 launches, or 37.01% of the snapshot total. This is a cumulative count, not an annual rate.
Historical analysis · 2006–2026
Space Launches by Country
Where launches took place: geographic country totals with unknown locations retained explicitly.
RECORDED LAUNCHES2,680O + D · includes incomplete latest year
IDENTIFIED COUNTRIES16Distinct source labels
LEADING SHARE37.01%United States
UNKNOWN LOCATION62Included in the total denominator
Launch-location ranking
All 17 location groups
Recorded launches
Source: GCAT · Unique launch identifiersCumulative snapshot counts · latest year incomplete
2026 is incomplete: 254 launches are recorded in this snapshot year. No annual growth comparison with the previous full year is made.
Reading the data
What the record shows
Coverage remains visible
2,618 launches have an identified country; 62 remain unknown. All 2,680 launches are retained in the share denominator.
The underlying numbers
Country totals
Shares use all launches, including unknown values. Counts cover unequal periods of activity.
| Country / source code | Launches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States (US) | 992 | 37.01% |
| China (CN) | 681 | 25.41% |
| Kazakhstan (KZ) | 313 | 11.68% |
| Russia (RU) | 174 | 6.49% |
| France (FR) | 158 | 5.90% |
| New Zealand (NZ) | 85 | 3.17% |
| India (IN) | 83 | 3.10% |
| Japan (JP) | 75 | 2.80% |
| Unknown location (UNKNOWN) | 62 | 2.31% |
| Iran (IR) | 21 | 0.78% |
| Marshall Islands (MH) | 9 | 0.34% |
| North Korea (KP) | 8 | 0.30% |
| South Korea (KR) | 8 | 0.30% |
| Israel (IL) | 7 | 0.26% |
| Norway (NO) | 2 | 0.07% |
| Australia (AU) | 1 | 0.04% |
| Brazil (BR) | 1 | 0.04% |