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How many rocket launches were there in 2024?

In 2024, there were 264 orbital launch attempts, and 258 succeeded. That is 41 more than 2023's 223. The United States led with 145, and SpaceX flew 138.

264

Launch attempts

258

Successful

138

By SpaceX

Carrying Starlink

A Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft climbing into a pale sky — A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a Dragon spacecraft lifts off on NASA's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station on September 28, 2024. Photo: NASA/Kim Shiflett.

2,898 payloads were carried into orbit. 6 launches failed. 4 Starship test flights are included in the total.

Launches by month

Orbital launch attempts each month of 2024.

By country

The biggest change from 2023 was the United States, up 36 to 145 launches.

United States145 (54.9%)
China69 (26.1%)
Russia17 (6.4%)
New Zealand13 (4.9%)
Japan7 (2.7%)
India5 (1.9%)
Iran4 (1.5%)
France2 (0.8%)

By rocket

Falcon 9132 (50.0%)
Electron14 (5.3%)
Soyuz-2-1A8 (3.0%)
Chang Zheng 3B7 (2.7%)
Chang Zheng 2D7 (2.7%)
Chang Zheng 2C6 (2.3%)
Soyuz-2-1B6 (2.3%)
Chang Zheng 6A5 (1.9%)

Launches in every year since 1957.

Sources and method

GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0. Updated October 17, 2026. Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat).
Counts are one per launch, not per satellite, and include failures and Starship test flights.

How many rocket launches were there in 2024?

Launches by month

By country

By launch site

By rocket

Sources and method