Space Launch
Global Orbital Launch Cadence
Orbital launches worldwide per year (2020-2025), broken down by country of the launch provider, with SpaceX's Falcon family split out from the rest of US activity.
Data updated 2026-06-18
Payload Mass to Orbit
Tonnes of payload delivered to orbit per year (2020-2025), SpaceX vs the rest of the world. SpaceX flies about half of all launches but carries roughly 85% of the mass, thanks to heavy batched Starlink deployments.
Data updated 2026-06-18
Launch Vehicles by Payload to LEO
Maximum payload to low Earth orbit (LEO) for major Western rockets, from small launchers to Starship. Bars colored by company.
SpaceX
Blue Origin
United Launch Alliance
ArianeGroup
Rocket Lab
Firefly Aerospace
Data updated 2026-06-05