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RANKED BY LAUNCHES FLOWN
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CHECKED 29 SEPT 2026
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Every launch vehicle that has flown, active and retired, ranked by number of launches.
| Rank | Vehicle | Launches | Maker | Payload to LEO | First flight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Soyuz U | 714 launches | RFSA | 6,900 kg | 1973 |
| 02 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | 634 launches | SpX | 22,800 kg | 2018 |
| 03 | Kosmos-3M (11K65M) | 445 launches | VKS | — | 1967 |
| 04 | Voskhod | 299 launches | CCCP | — | 1963 |
| 05 | Molniya-M 2BL | 272 launches | VKS | — | 1965 |
| 06 | Space Shuttle | 135 launches | NASA | 27,500 kg | 1981 |
| 07 | Kosmos 11K63 | 126 launches | RVSN RF | 300 kg | 1966 |
| 08 | Tsiklon-3 | 122 launches | OKB-586 | 4,100 kg | 1977 |
| 09 | Proton K/DM-2 | 110 launches | KhSC | — | 1982 |
| 10 | Tsiklon-2 | 105 launches | OKB-586 | 2,820 kg | 1969 |
| 11 | Long March 2D | 101 launches | CASC | 3,500 kg | 1992 |
| 12 | Electron | 97 launches | RL | 300 kg | 2017 |
| 13 | Vostok 8A92M | 93 launches | RSC | 3,800 kg | 1964 |
| 14 | Long March 3B/E | 78 launches | CASC | 12,000 kg | 2007 |
| 15 | Soyuz-U-PVB | 74 launches | PRSC | 6,900 kg | 1984 |
| 16 | Ariane 5 ECA | 73 launches | AG | — | 2002 |
| 17 | Soyuz-U2 | 71 launches | CCCP | 7,050 kg | 1982 |
| 18 | Proton-M Briz-M | 68 launches | KhSC | 21,000 kg | 2001 |
| 19 | SpaceShipTwo | 67 launches | VG | 0 kg | 2010 |
| 20 | Proton-K/DM | 66 launches | KhSC | — | 1982 |
| 21 | Long March 2C | 66 launches | CASC | 3,850 kg | 1982 |
| 22 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | 61 launches | MDC | — | 1963 |
| 23 | Soyuz FG | 60 launches | PRSC | 6,450 kg | 2001 |
| 24 | Long March 4C | 60 launches | CASC | — | 2006 |
| 25 | Soyuz 2.1a | 58 launches | PRSC | 7,020 kg | 2004 |
| 26 | Long March 4B | 58 launches | CASC | 4,200 kg | 1999 |
| 27 | Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | 48 launches | Convair | 1,000 kg | 1964 |
| 28 | Vostok 8A92 | 44 launches | RSC | 4,730 kg | 1962 |
| 29 | Atlas V 401 | 41 launches | ULA | 9,050 kg | 2002 |
| 30 | Proton-K/DM-2M | 41 launches | KhSC | — | 1994 |
| 31 | Ariane 44L | 40 launches | Aérospatiale | 10,200 kg | 1989 |
| 32 | Molniya 8K78 | 40 launches | RVSN RF | 1,900 kg | 1960 |
| 33 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | 40 launches | USAF | — | 1960 |
| 34 | Proton / UR-500 K/D | 39 launches | RFSA | — | 1967 |
| 35 | New Shepard | 38 launches | BO | 0 kg | 2015 |
| 36 | Kosmos-2I | 38 launches | RVSN RF | 300 kg | 1961 |
| 37 | Delta II 7925 | 36 launches | ULA | — | 1990 |
| 38 | Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M | 36 launches | PRSC | 8,200 kg | 2008 |
| 39 | Zenit 3SL | 36 launches | SL | 0 kg | 1999 |
| 40 | Titan IIIC | 36 launches | LMT | 13,100 kg | 1965 |
| 41 | Zenit-2 | 35 launches | OKB-586 | 13,740 kg | 1985 |
| 42 | H-IIA 202 | 35 launches | MHI | 10,000 kg | 2001 |
| 43 | Proton-M Briz-M Enhanced | 33 launches | KhSC | — | 2004 |
| 44 | Soyuz | 32 launches | RFSA | — | 1966 |
| 45 | Pegasus XL | 32 launches | OSC | 443 kg | 1994 |
| 46 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | 32 launches | Convair | 800 kg | 1973 |
| 47 | Rokot/Briz-KM | 31 launches | VKO | 1,850 kg | 2000 |
| 48 | Kuaizhou 1A | 31 launches | EP | 300 kg | 2017 |
| 49 | Delta 2914 | 30 launches | MDC | 724 kg | 1974 |
| 50 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | 30 launches | MDC | — | 1966 |
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