Orbital Launch Register, 1957–2026 (Partial 5,000-Record Extraction)
One row per orbital launch or confirmed failed orbital attempt, parsed from Jonathan McDowell's GCAT launch files O.tsv and F.tsv (both updated 2026 Aug 28 1800:30 UTC). Each record carries year, effective launch-site code, GCAT launch-agency code, and outcome.
Partial extraction. GCAT states its launch database includes all successful orbital launches and confirmed failed orbital attempts, but this query's output was capped at its 5,000-row ceiling: the extracted register runs from 1957 through 2011 only and is not a verified complete answer to the 1957–today request. Site-active status is shown as Unknown throughout, because this register has not been joined to GCAT's dated site phases.
Launches per site per year — every one of the 5,000 extracted records, all 37 site codes, 1957–2011. Hover a cell for the exact count and outcome split.
1–2 launches103060+ (darkest cell: 60 at NIIP-53 in 1970)red ring: half or more of the cell's launches failed
The Soviet/Russian pads dominate this slice: site codes NIIP-53 (1,395 records) and NIIP-5 (865) together hold 45% of the 5,000 extracted rows — planet4589.org
1967 is the busiest year in the extraction with 139 launches; the register then thins after 1990 and holds 50–75 per year through 2011 — planet4589.org
194 of the 5,000 rows come from F.tsv (failed orbital attempts); by LaunchCode, 268 records carry a failure code and 4,732 a success code — planet4589.org
The most frequent operating-bloc/agency codes are RVSN (1,513), UNKS (878), AFSSD (242) and VKSR (192); codes are shown as-is per GCAT and not expanded — planet4589.org
The register — search by launch ID, year, site code or agency code. Showing matches in pages of 60.
Launch ID
Year
UTC date
Site code
Agency code
Outcome
Site active
Source
Data: Jonathan McDowell, GCAT (General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects), launch lists O.tsv (orbital launches, incl. partial successes) and F.tsv (failed orbital attempts), both updated 2026 Aug 28 1800:30; reference tables sites.tsv and orgs.tsv (updated 2026 Aug 28 1759:57). 5,000 records extracted (4,806 from O.tsv, 194 from F.tsv) — the query hit its row ceiling, so coverage stops in 2011 and totals here measure the extraction, not the full catalog. Each cell counts launch records by year and effective site code (ascent-site field when set, else launch-site field); outcome derives from the source file and GCAT LaunchCode; site-active status was not resolved and is left Unknown. Nothing beyond these 5,000 rows was cut for space.