Space Missions Report (1957 - 2023)

The Space Missions report shows summary KPIs for all missions as well as key details about the top 5 countries with the most space missions, namely the USA, Russia, Kazakstan, China, and France.

Overall, there have been a total of 4,555 missions launched across 22 countries between 1957 and 2023 and over $162 billion have been used to purchase the rockets launched during these missions.

Among the top 5 countries, The USA had the highest number of space missions (1442), while France had the least (317). France had the highest rate in terms of successful missions launched (95.53%), while Kazakstan had the least (90.03%). The average number of missions launched on a yearly basis was 65. The highest number of missions (122) was launched in 1977. Rockets launched in the US were the most expensive ($113.16 billion), while rockets launched in Russia were the least expensive ($2.81 billion).