Global Orbital Space Launches Q2 2021 Orbital Launches by Launch Provider Last quarter, SpaceX and CASC had the most orbital launches with 11 each 11 3 2 1 Counts include unsuccessful launches Spacecraft Launched by Provider In Q2, SpaceX launched 450 spacecraft, the most of any launch provider Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) 450 Arianespace 78 China Aerospace Science and 28 Technology Corporation (CASC) Virgin Orbit 7 Northrop Grumman Space Systems 4 United Launch Alliance 4 Roscosmos 3 Rocket Lab 2 Iranian Space Agency 1 0 100 200 300 400 500 Number of Spacecraft Launched Includes spacecraft launched regardless of operational status Upmass Carried by Launch Provider SpaceX launched nearly 124,000 kg of upmass in Q2, followed by CASC with about 59,500 kg Space Exploration Technologies 123,788 (SpaceX) China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 59,450 Roscosmos 20,670 Arianespace 11,547 Northrop 740 Grumman United Launch Alliance 10,530 Rocket Lab 110 Northrop Grumman Space Systems Iranian Space 50 Agency Rocket Lab Virgin Orbit 39 Iranian Space Agency 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Total Upmass (kg) Virgin Orbit 0 30,000 60,000 90,000 120,000 150,000 Total Upmass (kg) Orbital Launches by Country 17 launches were conducted by U.S.-based providers, while Chinese providers conducted 11 orbital launches 3 Russia 3 11 17 1 Europe China USA Iran *Rocket Lab is headquartered in the U.S. with a subsidiary in New Zealand. It is counted here as a U.S. company Spacecraft by Service Type Driven by continued deployment of the Starlink constellation, most spacecraft launched in Q2 were communications satellites 1% Other 1% Crew and Cargo Transportation 83% Communications 5% Development 10% Remote Sensing 577 spacecraft launched in Q2 Spacecraft Launched and Total Upmass by Mass Class Smallsats represented 97% of spacecraft launched in Q2, 49% of total upmass Each 0.35% Each 1% 1% Mass Class (kg) 5% 6% Femto (.01-.09) 7% Pico (.1-1) Nano (1.1-10) 31% 226,924 Micro (11-200) 22% kg total Mini (201-600) upmass in 41% Small (601-1,200) Q2 Medium (1,201-2,500) 62% Intermediate (2,501-4,200) 12% Large (4,201-5,400) 4% Heavy (5,401-7,000) Extra Heavy (7,000+) 2% 3% 1% Spacecraft by Operator Type Most spacecraft launched in Q2 are operated by commercial companies 532 13 Commercial Civil 28 Military 4 Non-Profit.