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Every ride to orbit

Each square is one orbital launch attempt — all 7,107 of them since Sputnik in 1957, stacked by year and colored by who flew. Faded squares never made it. Tap or hover any square for the mission.

Data & source

Data: GCAT, Jonathan McDowell · updated — · suborbital flights and static tests excluded · an attempt counts whether or not it reached orbit