Space Industry Charts
I’m very open to ideas for new charts!
I’m in this for the love of the game pls send me ideas on X or email (christopher.kalitin@gmail.com).
See the Github repo I wrote to generate these charts!
CSVs of all the data is also available in the repo if you’d like to visualize it yourself! Or, run the scripts and get your own data for a launch vehicle of your choosing!
Type Explanations
There are currently 2 types in which launches are categorised:
- Orbit
- General Launch Payload Type
Orbits:
- LEO (Low Earth Orbit)
- SSO (Sun-Synchronous Orbit)
- MEO (Medium Earth Orbit)
- GTO (Geostationary Transfer Orbit)
- GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit)
- HEO (High Earth Orbit)
- BEO (Beyond Earth Orbit)
Some polar orbits are considered a subset of SSO. If this is critical to your application, check the raw csv lists of the launches for a particular chart. Polar being SSO isn’t technically correct but it’s a useful simplification. Pls complain at me if you disagree my mind isn’t hard to sway here.
General Launch Payload Types:
- Starlink
- Commercial
- Chinese Commercial
- Government
- Eastern Government
- Military
- Eastern Military
Eastern is defined as Russia, China, Soviet Union. Fairly arbitrary.
These categories were created for high level views of the global space industry, so they don’t perfectly match some launch-vehicle specific charts.
Eg. There are Electron charts categorised by General Launch Payload Type, but obviously Electron isn’t launching Russian defense satellites.
Chart Examples & Explainations
Launches Vs Mass By Category:
These charts show the distribution of launches by payload mass range. They’re also broken down by category.
Eg. how many Falcon 9 launches were between 0 and 1000 kg and to LEO, BEO, etc.
Total Mass Vs Mass By Category:
These charts are the same as the launch count vs. mass range charts describe above but normalized for mass.
So, instead of launch count per mass range, this is total mass launched per mass range.
Eg. A launch in the 0-1000 kg range with a payload of 500 kg counts as 500 kg in the chart. A launch in the 16-17 t range with a payload of 16.5 t counts as 16,500 kg in the chart.
This weighs each launch by its payload mass, to give a better sense of the distribution of mass launched. Useful for constellations for example, like Starlink.
Launches Vs Month By Category:
There’s a lot of months in the history of a launch vehicle, so this charts gets a bit busy.
Launches Vs Year By Category:
Yea you get what this is right?
Charts in Alphabetical Order
Antares
Antares Launches Apogee Vs Date By Simple Orbit 2013 2023
Antares Launches Apogee Vs Inc By Simple Orbit 2013 2023
Antares Launches Inc Vs Date By Simple Orbit 2013 2023
Antares Launches Payload Mass Vs Date By Simple Orbit 2013 2023
Antares Launches Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Antares Launches Vs Mass By Launch Vehicle
Antares Launches Vs Mass By Orbit
Antares Launches Vs Month By General Launch Payload Type 2013 2023
Antares Launches Vs Month By Orbit 2013 2023
Antares Launches Vs Year By General Launch Payload Type 2013 2023
Antares Launches Vs Year By Launch Vehicle 2013 2023
Antares Launches Vs Year By Orbit 2013 2023
Antares Total Mass Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Antares Total Mass Vs Mass By Launch Vehicle
Antares Total Mass Vs Mass By Orbit
Ariane
This covers Ariane 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Ariane Launches Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Ariane Launches Vs Mass By Launch Vehicle
Ariane Launches Vs Mass By Orbit
Ariane Launches Vs Month By General Launch Payload Type 1979 Present
Ariane Launches Vs Month By Orbit 1979 Present
Ariane Launches Vs Year By General Launch Payload Type 1979 Present
Ariane Launches Vs Year By Launch Vehicle 1979 Present
Ariane Launches Vs Year By Orbit 1979 Present
Ariane Total Mass Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Ariane Total Mass Vs Mass By Launch Vehicle
Ariane Total Mass Vs Mass By Orbit
Atlas
This covers Atlas 1, 2, 3, and 5. Remember Atlas 4 doesn’t exist.
Atlas Launches Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Atlas Launches Vs Mass By Launch Vehicle
Atlas Launches Vs Mass By Orbit
Atlas Launches Vs Month By General Launch Payload Type 1958 Present
Atlas Launches Vs Month By Orbit 1958 Present
Atlas Launches Vs Year By General Launch Payload Type 1958 Present
Atlas Launches Vs Year By Launch Vehicle 1958 Present
Atlas Launches Vs Year By Orbit 1958 Present
Atlas Total Mass Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Atlas Total Mass Vs Mass By Launch Vehicle
Atlas Total Mass Vs Mass By Orbit
Canada
Canada Payloads Vs Mass By Orbit 1000 50
Canada Payloads Vs Mass By Orbit 100 5
Canada Payloads Vs Mass By Orbit Max Mass
Delta
This covers Delta 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Delta Launches Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Delta Launches Vs Mass By Launch Vehicle
Delta Launches Vs Mass By Orbit
Delta Launches Vs Month By General Launch Payload Type 1972 2024
Delta Launches Vs Month By Orbit 1972 2024
Delta Launches Vs Year By General Launch Payload Type 1972 2024
Delta Launches Vs Year By Launch Vehicle 1972 2024
Delta Launches Vs Year By Orbit 1972 2024
Delta Total Mass Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Delta Total Mass Vs Mass By Launch Vehicle
Delta Total Mass Vs Mass By Orbit
Electron
Electron Launches Apogee Vs Date By Simple Orbit 2017 Present
Electron Launches Apogee Vs Inc By Simple Orbit 2017 Present
Electron Launches Inc Vs Date By Simple Orbit 2017 Present
Electron Launches Payload Mass Vs Date By Simple Orbit 2017 Present
Electron Launches Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Electron Launches Vs Mass By Orbit
Electron Launches Vs Month By General Launch Payload Type 2017 Present
Electron Launches Vs Month By Orbit 2017 Present
Electron Launches Vs Year By General Launch Payload Type 2017 Present
Electron Launches Vs Year By Orbit 2017 Present
Electron Total Mass Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Electron Total Mass Vs Mass By Orbit
Falcon 9
F9 Launches Apogee Vs Date By Simple Orbit 2010 Present
F9 Launches Apogee Vs Inc By Simple Orbit 2010 Present
F9 Launches Inc Vs Date By Simple Orbit 2010 Present
F9 Launches Payload Mass Vs Date By Simple Orbit 2010 Present
F9 Launches Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
F9 Launches Vs Mass By Orbit
F9 Launches Vs Month By General Launch Payload Type 2010 Present
F9 Launches Vs Month By Orbit 2010 Present
F9 Launches Vs Year By General Launch Payload Type 2010 Present
F9 Launches Vs Year By Orbit 2010 Present
F9 Total Mass Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
F9 Total Mass Vs Mass By Orbit
Falcon Heavy
F9H Launches Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
F9H Launches Vs Mass By Orbit
F9H Launches Vs Month By General Launch Payload Type 2018 2024
F9H Launches Vs Month By Orbit 2018 2024
F9H Launches Vs Year By General Launch Payload Type 2018 2024
F9H Launches Vs Year By Orbit 2018 2024
F9H Total Mass Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
F9H Total Mass Vs Mass By Orbit
Global
Global Launches Vs Month By General Launch Payload Type 1957 2025
Global Launches Vs Month By General Launch Payload Type 2000 2025
Global Launches Vs Month By Orbit 1957 2025
Global Launches Vs Month By Orbit 2000 2025
Global Launches Vs Year By General Launch Payload Type 1957 2025
Global Launches Vs Year By General Launch Payload Type 2000 2025
Global Launches Vs Year By Orbit 1957 2025
Global Launches Vs Year By Orbit 2000 2025
Planet Labs
Planet Labs Payloads Vs Year By Launch Country
Planet Labs Payloads Vs Year By Launch Vehicle
Planet Labs Payloads Vs Year By Orbit
Planet Labs Payloads Vs Year By Program
Soyuz
Soyuz Launches Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Soyuz Launches Vs Mass By Orbit
Soyuz Launches Vs Month By General Launch Payload Type 1957 Present
Soyuz Launches Vs Month By Orbit 1957 Present
Soyuz Launches Vs Year By General Launch Payload Type 1957 Present
Soyuz Launches Vs Year By Orbit 1957 Present
Soyuz Total Mass Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Soyuz Total Mass Vs Mass By Orbit
Starlink
Starlink Launches Apogee Vs Date By Launch Pad 2019 2025
Starlink Launches Apogee Vs Inc By Launch Pad 2019 2025
Starlink Launches Inc Vs Date By Launch Pad 2019 2025
Starlink Launches Payload Mass Vs Date By Launch Pad 2019 2025
Titan
Titan Launches Apogee Vs Date By Simple Orbit 1964 2005
Titan Launches Apogee Vs Inc By Simple Orbit 1964 2005
Titan Launches Inc Vs Date By Simple Orbit 1964 2005
Titan Launches Payload Mass Vs Date By Simple Orbit 1964 2005
Titan Launches Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Titan Launches Vs Mass By Launch Vehicle
Titan Launches Vs Mass By Orbit
Titan Launches Vs Month By General Launch Payload Type 1964 2005
Titan Launches Vs Month By Orbit 1964 2005
Titan Launches Vs Year By General Launch Payload Type 1964 2005
Titan Launches Vs Year By Launch Vehicle 1964 2005
Titan Launches Vs Year By Orbit 1964 2005
Titan Total Mass Vs Mass By General Launch Payload Type
Titan Total Mass Vs Mass By Launch Vehicle
Titan Total Mass Vs Mass By Orbit