Every orbital and deep-space launch since Sputnik
Every launch attempt that aimed to reach Earth orbit or beyond, from Sputnik 1 in 1957 to the present, with date, rocket, launch site, launch provider, country and outcome. One row per launch attempt.
Columns
Stable keys — use them in the API, SQL and code
| Key | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| launch_tag | Launch tag | string | GCAT launch identifier (international designation for successful launches, e.g. 1957 ALP). |
| date | Date | date | Launch date (UTC). |
| time_utc | Time (UTC) | string | — |
| year | Year | year | — |
| launch_vehicle | Rocket | string | Launch vehicle type (and variant, when GCAT gives one). |
| flight | Flight | string | Payload or flight name as GCAT lists it. |
| mission | Mission | string | — |
| launch_site | Launch site | string | — |
| launch_pad | Pad | string | — |
| site_country | Site country | string | Country of the launch site. |
| agency | Launch provider | string | Organisation(s) responsible for the launch service. |
| launch_country | Country | string | Country of the launch provider. |
| launch_class | Class | string | Orbital or Deep space. |
| outcome | Outcome | string | Success, Failure or Unknown (GCAT propulsive-success flag). |
| launch_code | Launch code | string | GCAT launch code, e.g. OS, OF, OF40. |
| apogee_km | Apogee | number · km | — |
| perigee_km | Perigee | number · km | — |
| inclination_deg | Inclination | number · ° | — |
| payload_mass_t | Payload to orbit | number · t | Total payload mass delivered to orbit, tonnes (GCAT auto-generated; zero for failures). |
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