Year in flight / 2026

The story of the year.

Completed launches only — who flew, from where, how often, and how much of it worked.

Completed launches

219

2026 year to date · 282 days · 5.5 / week

01

96.6%

Success rate

-0.9 pts vs 2025

02

31

Providers flying

SpaceX at 46.6%

03

55

Launch pads used

Space Launch Complex 4E busiest

04

47%

Reusable families

103 Falcon / New Glenn / Starship

Story of 2026 / 02

What the numbers say.

219 completed launches 2026 so far — about 5.5 launches per week across 282 calendar days.

02SpaceX leads with 102 missions (46.6% of the year).
03The busiest pad is Space Launch Complex 4E at 54 liftoffs.
04Of 175 missions with a clear success or failure outcome, 96.6% reached orbit or their target — down 0.9 points versus the same stretch last year.
05The peak week was Week of Sep 28 with 16 launches.
06103 missions (47%) flew on vehicles with known reusable stages in the catalog — Falcon, New Glenn, and Starship families where tracked.

Cadence / 03

Completed launches over time. Quiet weeks stay in as empty slots, so the spacing is honest.

Completed launches per ISO week, including weeks with none. Peak: Week of Sep 28 at 16.

The leaderboard / 04

Outcomes / 05

2025 same stretch2026 to date

97.5%96.6%

Down 0.9 points against the same stretch of 2025.

Terminal success and failure only — holds, TBDs, and scrubs are excluded.