Source

UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, via Our World in Data ↗

Reference period

2025Dataset updated Oct 18, 2026. The badge reflects the reference year, not the update date.

Definition

Satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecraft and station elements launched into orbit or beyond in a year, attributed to the commissioning country rather than the launch site.

Unit

space objects

Coverage & value range

Worldwide · 47 listed countries and territoriesValues: 1 to 3,708

Ranking direction

Highest value first (descending)#1 is the highest listed value, not necessarily the best outcome.

Source notes: Based on national registrations; UN estimates about 88% of all launched objects are covered. Joint objects count in each participating country's series.

Coverage describes this list, not necessarily the full population. Missing entries do not imply a value of zero. Collection & methodology →