Jonathan's Space Pages

Satellite statistics: Launches

Known Suborbital Launch Attempts

Data
Total known suborbital launches, all time: 29761
Total known suborbital launches in 2024: 55
Biggest annual total 1123 in 1970
Most by one country in 2024: 29 by USA
All time most by one country in a year: 641 by USSR in 1976

Known Mesospheric Launch Attempts

Data
Total known mesospheric launches, all time: 28701
Total known mesospheric launches in 2024: 9
Biggest annual total 1944 in 1970
Most by one country in 2024: 7 by OTHER
All time most by one country in a year: 1848 by USA in 1976