USA

Active spacefaring nation

The United States has flown more different rockets than any other country. NASA carried the early decades; SpaceX flies most of what goes up today, with Falcon 9 accounting for 697 of the 3,178 launches on record.

We track every launch from USA. Data updated less than an hour ago.

Next launch in 5 hoursOct 20

Programme since 1956
1956 to 2029
  • Other (33 rockets)
  • , Falcon 9 since 2010
  • , Atlas since 1957
  • , Delta 1960–2024
1956 first launch 2025 peak (210 launches) SpaceX leading provider
launcheshome and abroad
3,178
upcoming7 with a date
128
success
89%

8 spaceports

Where USA’s launches lift off.

AlaskaWallopsCorn RanchKennedyStarbaseMARSVandenbergKodiakCanaveral
19552030
Canaveral
1,395 +59
Vandenberg
1,213 +34
Kennedy
278 +9
Wallops
46
MARS
39 +2
Corn Ranch
39
Starbase
14 +3
Kodiak
12
19552030

Fleet overview

36 rockets in USA's fleet

Falcon 9
SpaceX
69767
Atlas
State-operated
6911
Electron
Rocket Lab
889
Minotaur
State-operated
401
New Shepard
Blue Origin
39-
Antares
State-operated
181
Falcon Heavy
SpaceX
146
Starship
SpaceX
145
Astra
Astra
101
HASTE
Rocket Lab
9-
Firefly
Firefly Aerospace
76
Vulcan
State-operated
419
New Glenn
Blue Origin
35
SLS
State-operated
21
Terran
Relativity Space
14

Launch activity

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

  1. Oct 02 202603:53 UTC
    Oct 02 2026
    03:53 UTC
    NROL-97 Broadcast available
    SpaceX Success
  2. Oct 10 202607:39 UTC
    Oct 10 2026
    07:39 UTC
    SpaceX Success
  3. Oct 13 202600:28 UTC
    Oct 13 2026
    00:28 UTC
    Starlink Group 15-25 Broadcast available
    SpaceX Success
  4. Oct 13 202610:33 UTC
    Oct 13 2026
    10:33 UTC
    CRS-35 Broadcast available
    SpaceX Success
  5. Oct 16 202600:01 UTC
    Oct 16 2026
    00:01 UTC
    USSF-481 Broadcast available
    SpaceX Success
  6. Now Oct 20 · 2026
  7. Upcoming

  8. Oct 20 202610:30 UTC
    Oct 20 2026
    10:30 UTC
    Bandwagon-5 Broadcast available
    SpaceX Watch
  9. Oct 20 202623:10 UTC
    Oct 20 2026
    23:10 UTC
    Starlink Group 15-15 Broadcast available
    SpaceX Watch
  10. Oct 24 202605:29 UTC
    Oct 24 2026
    05:29 UTC
    Starlink Group 15-16 Broadcast available
    SpaceX Watch
  11. Oct 28 202604:31 UTC
    Oct 28 2026
    04:31 UTC
    Starlink Group 15-18 Broadcast available
    SpaceX Watch
  12. Nov 10 2026
    Nov 10 2026
    Starlink Group 15-21 Broadcast available
    SpaceX Watch
  13. Jan 29 2027
    Jan 29 2027
    Rocket Lab

Launch providers

10 commercial providers and state-operated launches from USA

Provider mix 3,178 past 192 in past year
  • State-operated launches 72%
  • SpaceX 23%
  • Rocket Lab 3%
  • Blue Origin 1%
  • Other (6 providers) 1%

Of USA's 3,178 past launches, State-operated launches has flown 72%, and 5% of every launch in the past year.

State-operated launches

in 2026
8
past launches
2,274
upcoming
23
2021: 9 launches2022: 11 launches2023: 4 launches2024: 5 launches2025: 7 launches2026: 8 launchesSteady peak 11 · 2022
Flies Atlas +19 next in 12d

SpaceX

in 2026
120
past launches
730
upcoming
78
2021: 31 launches2022: 61 launches2023: 98 launches2024: 138 launches2025: 170 launches2026: 120 launchesSteady peak 170 · 2025
Operates Falcon 9 +3 next today

Rocket Lab

in 2026
18
past launches
97
upcoming
10
2021: 6 launches2022: 9 launches2023: 10 launches2024: 16 launches2025: 21 launches2026: 18 launchesRamping peak 21 · 2025
Operates Electron +2 next in ~2mo

Blue Origin

in 2026
2
past launches
42
upcoming
5
2021: 6 launches2022: 4 launches2023: 1 launch2024: 4 launches2025: 11 launches2026: 2 launchesRamping peak 11 · 2025
Operates New Shepard +1 next in ~5mo

Astra

past launches
10
upcoming
1
2021: 2 launches2022: 3 launches2023: 0 launches2024: 0 launches2025: 0 launches2026: 0 launchesEmerging peak 3 · 2022
Operates Astra next in Dec 2027

Firefly Aerospace

in 2026
1
past launches
7
upcoming
6
2021: 1 launch2022: 1 launch2023: 2 launches2024: 1 launch2025: 1 launch2026: 1 launchSteady peak 2 · 2023
Operates Firefly next in ~2mo

Relativity Space

past launches
1
upcoming
4
2021: 0 launches2022: 0 launches2023: 1 launch2024: 0 launches2025: 0 launches2026: 0 launchesEmerging peak 1 · 2023
Operates Terran next in Dec 2027

Phantom Space

upcoming
1
2021: 0 launches2022: 0 launches2023: 0 launches2024: 0 launches2025: 0 launches2026: 0 launchesEmerging
Operates Daytona (in development) next in Dec 2027

Inactive for 3+ years: Lockheed Martin (10 launches, last 2005), Virgin Orbit (6 2023), and ABL Space Systems (1 2023).

Full launch history

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