Russia

Active spacefaring nation

The Soviet Union got to orbit first, in 1957. Soyuz has been flying since 1966 without a break, and since 2022 it carries almost only Russian government payloads — Western customers stopped booking.

We track every launch from Russia. Data updated 7 days ago.

Next launch in 40 daysSep 9

Programme since 1957
1957 to 2028
  • Other (19 rockets)
  • , Soyuz since 1965
  • , Kosmos 1961–2010
  • , Proton since 1965
1957 first launch 1982 peak (107 launches) Kosmotras leading provider
launcheshome and abroad
3,497
upcoming
57
success
93%

6 spaceports

One of them is physically in Kazakhstan.

past launches
3,454
upcoming
+53
VostochnySvobodnyPlesetskDombarovskyKapustin YarBaikonur
19562029
Plesetsk
1,690 +29
Baikonur in Kazakhstan
1,621 +9
Kapustin Yar
107
Vostochny
21 +15
Dombarovsky
10
Svobodny
5
19562029

Fleet overview

22 rockets in Russia's fleet

Soyuz
State-operated
1,15141
Proton
State-operated
4303
Angara
State-operated
1310
Irtysh
State-operated
1-

Launch activity

Past launches and what's coming up View 2026 launches →

  1. Apr 23 202608:29 UTC
    Apr 23 2026
    08:29 UTC
    Success
  2. Apr 25 202622:21 UTC
    Apr 25 2026
    22:21 UTC
    Success
  3. Apr 30 202618:00 UTC
    Apr 30 2026
    18:00 UTC
    Success
  4. Jul 14 202614:47 UTC
    Jul 14 2026
    14:47 UTC
    Success
  5. Jul 19 2026
    Jul 19 2026
    Success
  6. Now Jul 31 · 2026
  7. Upcoming

  8. Sep 09 202604:10 UTC
    Sep 09 2026
    04:10 UTC
  9. Sep 2026
    Sep 2026
  10. Nov 2026
    Nov 2026
  11. Q4 2026
    Q4 2026
  12. 2026
    2026

Launch providers

1 commercial provider and state-operated launches from Russia

Provider mix 3,497 past 19 in past year
  • State-operated launches 99%
  • Kosmotras 1%

Every launch from Russia has been state-operated. The programme has flown 3,475 launches across 21 different rockets.

State-operated launches

in 2026
11
past launches
3,475
upcoming
57
2021: 24 launches2022: 21 launches2023: 19 launches2024: 17 launches2025: 17 launches2026: 11 launchesSteady peak 24 · 2021
Flies Soyuz +20 next in ~1mo

Inactive for 3+ years: Kosmotras (22 launches, last 2015).

Full launch history

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