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Worldwide Orbital Launch Summary by Year Year Unmanned Manned Total
L(F) L(F) L(F)
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1957 3(1) - 3(1)
1958 28(22) - 28(22)
1959 23(9) - 23(9)
1960 40(19) - 40(19)
1961 48(22)* 2(0)* 50(22)*
1962 76(13) 5(0) 81(13)
1963 67(16) 3(0) 70(16)
1964 99(14) 1(0) 100(14)
1965 119(15) 6(0) 125(15)
1966 129(18) 5(0) 134(18)
1967 140(13) 1(0)** 141(13)**
1968 128(14) 3(0) 131(14)
1969 118(20) 9(0) 127(20)
1970 122(12) 2(0) 124(12)
1971 130(15) 4(0)& 134(15)&
1972 111(7) 2(0) 113(7)
1973 112(8) 5(0) 117(8)
1974 110(8) 3(0) 113(8)
1975 128(7) 4(1)# 132(8)#
1976 128(6) 3(0) 131(6)
1977 127(7) 3(0) 130(7)
1978 121(5) 5(0) 126(5)
1979 108(5) 3(0) 111(5)
1980 103(7) 6(0) 109(7)
1981 121(5) 5(0) 126(5)
1982 123(10) 6(0) 129(10)
1983 121(1) 7(1)x 128(2)x
1984 121(3) 8(0) 129(3)
1985 114(6) 11(1)+ 125(7)+
1986 107(7) 3(1)## 110(8)##
1987 111(6) 3(0) 114(6)
1988 116(7) 5(0) 121(7)
1989 96(1) 6(0) 102(1)
1990 111(6) 9(0) 120(6)
1991 83(5) 8(0) 91(5)
1992 88(5) 10(0) 98(5)
1993 74(5) 9(0) 83(5)
1994 83(5) 10(0) 93(5)
1995 71(8) 9(0) 80(8)
1996 68(8) 9(0) 77(8)
1997 79(6) 10(0) 89(6)
1998 75(7) 7(0) 82(7)
1999 74(8) 4(0) 78(8)
2000 78(4) 7(0) 85(4)
2001 51(3) 8(0) 59(3)
2002 58(4) 7(0) 65(4)
2003 59(2) 4(1)++ 63(3)++
2004 52(4) 2(0) 54(4)
2005 51(3) 4(0) 55(3)
2006 61(4) 5(0) 66(4)
2007 63(5) 5(0) 68(5)
2008 61(3) 7(0) 68(3)
2009 69(5) 9(0) 78(5)
2010 67(4) 7(0) 74(4)
2011 77(6) 7(0) 84(6)
2012 73(6)&& 5(0) 78(6)&&
2013 76(3) 5(0) 81(3)
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* Does not included two U.S. suborbital crew launches.
** Soyuz 1 crew of 1 lost due landing parachute failure.
& Soyuz 11 crew of 3 lost due depressurization in orbit
after undocking from Salyut.
# Soyuz 18a failed to orbit. Crew of 2 recovered
safely.
x Soyuz T-10-1 abort on pad before actual liftoff.
Crew of 2 saved by escape system.
+ STS 51F (Challenger) lost SSME, reached low orbit
safely.
## STS 51L (Challenger) SRB failed, crew of 7 lost.
++ STS 107 (Columbia) TPS damaged during launch,
failed reentry. Crew of 7 lost.
&& Includes 2 suspected launch failure not reported
by Iran. Suspected failure based on satellite
imagery analyzed by Jane's Defence Weekly.
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