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Launch Log, 2023
![Interested in this year's global space launch vehicle activity? Keep track of orbital launch trends with our 2023 launch log. Launch data is updated every day during weekdays, excluding U.S. holidays.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NASAs-Artemis-launch-150x150.jpg)
![Interested in this year's global space launch vehicle activity? Keep track of orbital launch trends with our 2023 launch log. Launch data is updated every day during weekdays, excluding U.S. holidays.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NASAs-Artemis-launch.jpg)
Interested in this year’s global space launch vehicle activity? Keep track of orbital launch trends with our 2023 launch log. Launch data is updated every day during weekdays, excluding U.S. holidays.
Human Spaceflight
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In the sixty years since Yuri Gagarin became the first human to reach space in 1961, over six hundred humans have joined him in traveling beyond Earth. Space agencies and companies are seeking to improve diversity in space
Lunar Missions
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After decades of relatively little activity, missions to the Moon are becoming more frequent. Well-established space agencies like NASA and Roscosmos are ramping up their lunar programs.
Space Insurance Industry Estimates, 2001-2021
![Commercial space activity refers to efforts undertaken by private industry with little or no government investment. Commercial space revenue in 2021 totaled $362 billion.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Space-Insurance-Industry-Estimates-2001-2021-150x150.jpg)
![Commercial space activity refers to efforts undertaken by private industry with little or no government investment. Commercial space revenue in 2021 totaled $362 billion.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Space-Insurance-Industry-Estimates-2001-2021.jpg)
In 2021, despite high-profile insurance claims on numerous satellites. . . Net premiums totaled $537 million, and incurred losses were $362 million.
Spacecraft Value by Market, 2017-2021
![Commercial space activity refers to efforts undertaken by private industry with little or no government investment. Commercial space revenue in 2021 totaled $362 billion.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Spacecraft-Value-by-Market-2017-2021-150x150.jpg)
![Commercial space activity refers to efforts undertaken by private industry with little or no government investment. Commercial space revenue in 2021 totaled $362 billion.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Spacecraft-Value-by-Market-2017-2021.jpg)
Commercial spacecraft manufacturing revenue was estimated to be $4.3 billion in 2021, an increase of 6% over the estimated $4 billion in revenue in 2020. The growth from 2020 to 2021 reflects the increase in the number of payloads launched, while also recognizing efficiencies and cost-savings achieved by companies utilizing small satellite technology and mass manufacturing techniques.
Orbital Launch Attempts, 2021
![Commercial space activity refers to efforts undertaken by private industry with little or no government investment. Commercial space revenue in 2021 totaled $362 billion.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Orbital-Launch-Attempts-2021-150x150.jpg)
![Commercial space activity refers to efforts undertaken by private industry with little or no government investment. Commercial space revenue in 2021 totaled $362 billion.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Orbital-Launch-Attempts-2021.jpg)
Of the 55 commercial launches attempted in 2021, 31 occurred in the United States. Of these, 23 were carried out by SpaceX, all of which were successful. China and Russia each conducted nine commercial launches in 2021. All six Russian launches were conducted on the Soyuz launch vehicle, and all were successful.
Launch Services Value by Market, 2017-2021
![Commercial space activity refers to efforts undertaken by private industry with little or no government investment. Commercial space revenue in 2021 totaled $362 billion.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Launch-Services-Value-by-Market-2017-2021-150x150.jpg)
![Commercial space activity refers to efforts undertaken by private industry with little or no government investment. Commercial space revenue in 2021 totaled $362 billion.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Launch-Services-Value-by-Market-2017-2021.jpg)
There were 145 launch attempts in 2021, 135 of which were fully or partially successful. This is an increase of 27% from 2020, when 114 launch attempts took place. Commercial launches —those carried out for a non-government customer — accounted for 55 attempts, 49 of which were successful.
Launches by Nation Jan. 1 to June 30, 2022
![The first six months of 2022 saw a record pace of space launches, matching the mark of 75 set in the first half of 1967. And through June 30, the year saw a record pace for successful launches, topping the mark of 70 set in 1984.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Launches-by-Nation-Jan.-1-to-June-30-2022-150x150.jpg)
![The first six months of 2022 saw a record pace of space launches, matching the mark of 75 set in the first half of 1967. And through June 30, the year saw a record pace for successful launches, topping the mark of 70 set in 1984.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Launches-by-Nation-Jan.-1-to-June-30-2022.jpg)
American firms led the world for launches in the first half of 2022 with 39, including 27 launches from SpaceX.
Payload Launches by Mission Type, Jan.-June, 2022
![The first six months of 2022 saw a record pace of space launches, matching the mark of 75 set in the first half of 1967. And through June 30, the year saw a record pace for successful launches, topping the mark of 70 set in 1984.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Payload-Launches-by-Mission-Type-Jan.-June-2022-150x150.jpg)
![The first six months of 2022 saw a record pace of space launches, matching the mark of 75 set in the first half of 1967. And through June 30, the year saw a record pace for successful launches, topping the mark of 70 set in 1984.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Payload-Launches-by-Mission-Type-Jan.-June-2022.jpg)
In terms of payloads, the impact of commercial firms is far more striking. Of 1,022 spacecraft sent to orbit in the first half of the year, 958 were backed by commercial firms, accounting for nearly 94 percent of all spacecraft sent to orbit so far in 2022, up four percentage points from records set in 2021, Space Foundation research shows.
Launches by Mission Type, Jan.-June 2022
![The first six months of 2022 saw a record pace of space launches, matching the mark of 75 set in the first half of 1967. And through June 30, the year saw a record pace for successful launches, topping the mark of 70 set in 1984.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Launches-by-Mission-Type-Jan.-June-2022-150x150.jpg)
![The first six months of 2022 saw a record pace of space launches, matching the mark of 75 set in the first half of 1967. And through June 30, the year saw a record pace for successful launches, topping the mark of 70 set in 1984.](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Launches-by-Mission-Type-Jan.-June-2022.jpg)
Including five launches that carried mixed payloads, commercial firms backed 36 missions to space in the first half of 2022, civil governments backed 26 and militaries footed the bill for 15, Space Foundation research shows. In all of 2021, itself a record year, commercial firms backed 56 launches.