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Launch and access

235 launches in 2026 · 97% reached orbit · US 53% · China 30%

Print 2026-W39.r7 · updated 30 Sep 2026, 5:45 PM CT · weekly print after each GCAT data update; provisional count daily · JSON · Rules

Cadence

6.2 launches a week, last 13 weeks · 6.3 a year earlier

Reached Earth orbit

226

Deep space

2

Did not reach orbit

7

By country

United States 124 · China 70 · New Zealand 15 · Russia 13

Reflown booster

107 of 235

Mass to orbit, reported

1,401.5 t · 123 of 235 launches

Cost per kg

List price · SpaceX rideshare $7,000/kg to SSO · List price · Falcon 9 $74M for up to 5.5 t to GTO (about $13,455/kg)

Provisional

0 provisional launches since GCAT's 28 Sep update · read 30 Sep 2026, 12:02 PM CT
Provisional counts of launches since the latest GCAT update are calculated by Space Markets from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs (thespacedevs.com); they are not included in index figures, which use GCAT only.

List prices

List prices as published. Not what any customer paid.

• List price · SpaceX rideshare to SSO: $7,000/kg. As published: "$350k for 50kg to SSO with additional mass at $7k/kg" Read 27 Sep 2026, 2:05 PM CT.
• List price · Falcon 9, standard payment plan (through 2026): $74M for up to 5.5 t to standard GTO, about $13,455/kg (price ÷ the mass stated for that price). Read 30 Sep 2026, 11:44 AM CT.

Published list prices

By country, 2026

Mass to orbit, reported

Week 2026-W39

4 launches: 2026-221 (23 Sep, Chang Zheng 8A) · 2026-222 (24 Sep, Chang Zheng 6A) · 2026-223 (26 Sep, Electron) · 2026-224 (26 Sep, Falcon 9). Launch record pages exist for launches to 2026-222 (print 2026-W39.r5).