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Ten countries and one inter-governmental organisation have a proven orbital launch capability, as of November 2021. [a] Three countries (France, Italy [3] and the United Kingdom) formerly had such an independent capability.
This chart shows countries with homegrown capabilities of launching orbital space rockets (as of July 2022).
Of the 70+ space agencies in the world as of mid-2022, only 16 possessed the ability to conduct a space launch, and seven had the capability to send a probe to extraterrestrial locations such as the moon, Mars, or deep space.
Orbital launch stats from around the world.
While few countries have the technological capability to operate large-scale missions, a host of ambitious nations are ensuring a competitive field in the race to colonise space. Aerospace-technology.com lists the top ten countries with an active space presence.
You might be surprised to learn that there are over 70 space agencies on Earth, 16 of which have launch capabilities or are currently developing launch capabilities.
This comparison of orbital launch systems lists the attributes of all current and future individual rocket configurations designed to reach orbit. A first list contains rockets that are operational or have attempted an orbital flight attempt as of 2024; a second list includes all upcoming rockets.
Creating a space program can help countries attract some of the roughly $450 billion global space market (possibly worth $1 trillion within a decade or two). In addition, cheap launches as well as lighter, smaller, and sometimes standardized satellites have made it easier for newcomers to enter the scene, giving way to new industries altogether.
Ten countries have so far demonstrated independent orbital launch capabilities, and seven countries (i.e. the United States, the Russian Federation, China, Japan, India, Israel and Iran) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have opera-tional launchers.
Country of Origin. In Figure 1 of Escalation and Deterrence, the total number of space launches per year are displayed by country. While Space-Track includes the country of origin for each space object in its database, several assumptions were made to create the relevant figure.