Largest recorded group
Falcon 9 accounts for 698 launches, or 26.04% of the snapshot total. This is a cumulative count, not an annual rate.
Historical analysis · 2006–2026
Most Frequently Launched Rockets
A ranking of recorded rocket vehicle names, with the full table behind the leading models.
RECORDED LAUNCHES2,680O + D · includes incomplete latest year
IDENTIFIED VEHICLE NAMES186Distinct source labels
LEADING SHARE26.04%Falcon 9
UNKNOWN VEHICLE0Included in the total denominator
Most frequent vehicle names
Top 15 vehicle names; the table includes all 186 groups.
Recorded launches
Source: GCAT · Unique launch identifiersCumulative snapshot counts · latest year incomplete
2026 is incomplete: 254 launches are recorded in this snapshot year. No annual growth comparison with the previous full year is made.
Reading the data
What the record shows
Coverage remains visible
2,680 launches have an identified vehicle name; 0 remain unknown. All 2,680 launches are retained in the share denominator.
The underlying numbers
Complete vehicle ranking
Shares use all launches, including unknown values. Counts cover unequal periods of activity.
| GCAT vehicle name | Launches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon 9 | 698 | 26.04% |
| Chang Zheng 3B | 96 | 3.58% |
| Chang Zheng 2D | 95 | 3.54% |
| Proton-M/Briz-M | 91 | 3.40% |
| Electron | 89 | 3.32% |
| Soyuz-2-1B | 87 | 3.25% |
| Soyuz-2-1A | 82 | 3.06% |
| Ariane 5ECA | 69 | 2.57% |
| Chang Zheng 4C | 59 | 2.20% |
| Chang Zheng 2C | 55 | 2.05% |
| Soyuz-FG | 55 | 2.05% |
| Soyuz-U-PVB | 55 | 2.05% |
| Chang Zheng 4B | 51 | 1.90% |
| Atlas V 401 | 38 | 1.42% |
| H-IIA 202 | 33 | 1.23% |
| Kuaizhou-1A | 30 | 1.12% |
| Chang Zheng 6A | 28 | 1.04% |
| PSLV-XL | 27 | 1.01% |
| Gushenxing 1 | 24 | 0.90% |
| Rokot | 24 | 0.90% |
| Atlas V 551 | 23 | 0.86% |
| Chang Zheng 2F | 23 | 0.86% |
| Vega | 22 | 0.82% |
| PSLV | 21 | 0.78% |
| Space Shuttle | 21 | 0.78% |
| Chang Zheng 11 | 18 | 0.67% |
| Chang Zheng 3A | 18 | 0.67% |
| Chang Zheng 7A | 18 | 0.67% |
| Soyuz-ST-B | 18 | 0.67% |
| Zenit-3SL | 18 | 0.67% |
| Chang Zheng 3C | 17 | 0.63% |
| Dnepr | 17 | 0.63% |
| Lijian-1 | 16 | 0.60% |
| Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1 | 15 | 0.56% |
| Chang Zheng 6 | 15 | 0.56% |
| Delta 4H | 14 | 0.52% |
| Delta 4M+(4,2) | 14 | 0.52% |
| Falcon Heavy | 14 | 0.52% |
| GSLV Mk II | 13 | 0.49% |
| Soyuz-2-1V | 13 | 0.49% |
| Ariane 5ECA+ | 12 | 0.45% |
| Chang Zheng 8A | 12 | 0.45% |
| Jielong-3 | 12 | 0.45% |
| Chang Zheng 2C/YZ-1S | 10 | 0.37% |
| Chang Zheng 5 | 10 | 0.37% |
| Chang Zheng 7 | 10 | 0.37% |
| Pegasus XL | 10 | 0.37% |
| Atlas V 421 | 9 | 0.34% |
| Atlas V 541 | 9 | 0.34% |
| Chang Zheng 12 | 9 | 0.34% |
| Delta 7925-9.5 | 9 | 0.34% |
| H-IIB | 9 | 0.34% |
| Kosmos 11K65M | 9 | 0.34% |
| Soyuz-ST-A | 9 | 0.34% |
| Antares 230+ | 8 | 0.30% |
| Atlas V 501 | 8 | 0.30% |
| Delta 4M+(5,4) | 8 | 0.30% |
| Minotaur I | 8 | 0.30% |
| Proton-M/DM-3 | 8 | 0.30% |
| Safir | 8 | 0.30% |
| Shuang Quxian 1 | 8 | 0.30% |
| Vega C | 8 | 0.30% |
| Angara-1.2 | 7 | 0.26% |
| Chang Zheng 8 | 7 | 0.26% |
| Delta 7420-10C | 7 | 0.26% |
| Delta 7920-10C | 7 | 0.26% |
| Firefly Alpha | 7 | 0.26% |
| H3-22S | 7 | 0.26% |
| Kuaizhou-11 | 7 | 0.26% |
| Shavit 2 | 7 | 0.26% |
| Zhuque-2E | 7 | 0.26% |
| Ariane 62 | 6 | 0.22% |
| Atlas V 411 | 6 | 0.22% |
| Delta 7320-10C | 6 | 0.22% |
| Epsilon | 6 | 0.22% |
| LVM3 | 6 | 0.22% |
| LauncherOne | 6 | 0.22% |
| Minotaur IV | 6 | 0.22% |
| Proton-M/DM-2 | 6 | 0.22% |
| Simorgh | 6 | 0.22% |
| Zenit-3SLB | 6 | 0.22% |
| Antares 230 | 5 | 0.19% |
| Ariane 5ES/ATV | 5 | 0.19% |
| Astra Rocket 3.3 | 5 | 0.19% |
| Atlas V 531 | 5 | 0.19% |
| Falcon 1 | 5 | 0.19% |
| H-IIA 204 | 5 | 0.19% |
| Nuri | 5 | 0.19% |
| PSLV-DL | 5 | 0.19% |
| Proton-K/DM-2 | 5 | 0.19% |
| Starship V2 | 5 | 0.19% |
| Chang Zheng 2D/YZ-3 | 4 | 0.15% |
| Chang Zheng 5B | 4 | 0.15% |
| Molniya 8K78M | 4 | 0.15% |
| Yinli-1 | 4 | 0.15% |
| Zenit-3SLBF | 4 | 0.15% |
| Angara A5 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Ariane 5ES | 3 | 0.11% |
| Ariane 5GS | 3 | 0.11% |
| Ariane 64 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Atlas V N22 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Chang Zheng 3C/YZ-1 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Chang Zheng 5B/YZ-2 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Cheonlima-1 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Delta 4M+(5,2) | 3 | 0.11% |
| GSLV Mk I | 3 | 0.11% |
| H-IIA 2024 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Kairos | 3 | 0.11% |
| Naro-1 | 3 | 0.11% |
| New Glenn 7x2 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Qaem-100 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Qased | 3 | 0.11% |
| SSLV | 3 | 0.11% |
| Starship V1.0 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Starship V3 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Zhuque-2 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Antares 110 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Antares 120 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Atlas V 431 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Chang Zheng 6C | 2 | 0.07% |
| Delta 7920H | 2 | 0.07% |
| Delta 7925-10L | 2 | 0.07% |
| GSLV Mk III | 2 | 0.07% |
| H-IIA 2022 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Kuaizhou | 2 | 0.07% |
| M-V | 2 | 0.07% |
| PSLV-QL | 2 | 0.07% |
| SLS Block 1 | 2 | 0.07% |
| SS-520 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Spectrum | 2 | 0.07% |
| Strela | 2 | 0.07% |
| Taurus 3110 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Unha-3 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Vulcan Centaur VC2S | 2 | 0.07% |
| Vulcan Centaur VC4S | 2 | 0.07% |
| Zhuque-3 | 2 | 0.07% |
| ADD TV2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Angara A5/Orion | 1 | 0.04% |
| Angara A5/Persei | 1 | 0.04% |
| Antares 130 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Astra Rocket 3.1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Astra Rocket 3.2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Atlas V 511 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Chang Zheng 10B | 1 | 0.04% |
| Chang Zheng 12A | 1 | 0.04% |
| Chang Zheng 12B | 1 | 0.04% |
| Chang Zheng 5/YZ-2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Chang Zheng 7/YZ-1A | 1 | 0.04% |
| Delta 4H/Star 48BV | 1 | 0.04% |
| Delta 4M | 1 | 0.04% |
| Delta 7925-10C | 1 | 0.04% |
| Delta 7925H | 1 | 0.04% |
| Eris Block 1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Gushenxing-2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| H3-24L | 1 | 0.04% |
| H3-24W | 1 | 0.04% |
| H3-30S | 1 | 0.04% |
| HANBIT-NANO | 1 | 0.04% |
| HASTE | 1 | 0.04% |
| Jielong-1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| KT-2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Kwangmyongsong | 1 | 0.04% |
| Lijian-2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Minotaur IV+ | 1 | 0.04% |
| Minotaur V | 1 | 0.04% |
| Minotaur-C 3210 | 1 | 0.04% |
| NK Kerolox LV | 1 | 0.04% |
| OS-M1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Proton-K/DM-2M | 1 | 0.04% |
| Proton-M | 1 | 0.04% |
| RS1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Shtil'-1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Start-1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Super Strypi | 1 | 0.04% |
| Terran 1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Tianlong-2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Tianlong-3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Tsiklon-2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Tsiklon-3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Unha-2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Vikram-1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Zenit-2M | 1 | 0.04% |
| Zenit-2SB | 1 | 0.04% |
| Zhishenxing-1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Zhuque-1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Zoljanah | 1 | 0.04% |