7,202 orbital launches since 1957 — and 98% flew from sites that are still active today

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“Every orbital launch from 1957 to today — for each one list the year, the launch site, the operating bloc and whether the site is still active.”

The GCAT catalog holds 7,202 orbital launches and confirmed orbital launch attempts from 1957 through 2026 (updated 2026-10-24) — every record whose launch code begins with “O”. They flew from 65 launch-site codes under 27 historical state or polity codes; 7,077 launched from sites with a currently open operating phase and 125 from sites that are no longer active. The record-level data and site status are single-sourced from GCAT/planet4589; an independent Orbital Radar index serves only as a cross-check.

Launches per year, stacked by operating bloc

One bar per year, 1957–2026. Colour is the historical operating bloc of the launch site (top seven blocs; the rest grouped as “other”). Hover a segment for its launches; click it to filter the table below.

Findings

The United States (2,306) and the Soviet Union (2,248) together account for 63% of all 7,202 launches; post-1991 Russia adds 974 more. planet4589.org

Only 125 launches — under 2% — rose from sites GCAT no longer lists as open; the busiest codes, like Plesetsk (NIIP-53, 1,416) and Cape Canaveral (CC, 1,011), still operate. planet4589.org

China (CN, 795) and French Guiana (GUF, 329) lead the non-superpower blocs, with New Zealand (84) the youngest frequent entrant. planet4589.org

Each year of the record can be cross-checked against an independent year index at Orbital Radar. orbitalradar.com

All 7,202 records

Search ID / site / bloc Year Launch site Operating bloc Site status

Launch ID	Date	Year	Site	Bloc	Site active	Source

Method: all 7,202 GCAT (planet4589.org, Jonathan McDowell) launch records 1957–2026 with LaunchCode beginning “O” — successful orbital launches and confirmed failed orbital attempts; catalog updated 2026-10-24. “Bloc” is the historical GCAT StateCode of the launch-site phase, not the launch provider. “Site active” means any phase of the unified GCAT site has an open TStop; this is site-level, not pad-level. Record fields are single-sourced from the GCAT launch and sites tables; Orbital Radar year pages are navigation cross-checks only. Methodology: planet4589.org. Table shows rows in pages for speed; filters cover the full set.

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