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  1. <text>
  2. <title>
  3. (Chart) World-Wide Successful Space Launches:1957-89
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--United States Statistics         
  7. Space                                                
  8. </history>
  9. <article>
  10. <source></source>
  11. <hdr>
  12. World-Wide Successful Space Launches: 1957 - 1989
  13. [Criterion of success is attainment of Earth orbit or escape.]
  14.                                                            China:
  15.            Total    Soviet    United          ESA           Main-
  16. Year        (1)      Union    States  Japan   (2)    India  land
  17. </hdr><body>
  18. <table>
  19.   Total    3,091     2,106      887     36     23      3     23
  20.  
  21. 1957-59       21         6       15      -      -      -      -
  22. 1960-64      268        76      192      -      -      -      -
  23. 1965-69      586       302      279      -      -      -      -
  24. 1970-74      555       405      139      5      -      -      2
  25. 1975-79      607       461      126     10      1      -      6
  26. 1980-84      605       483       93     12      8      3      6
  27. 1985         120        97       17      2      3      -      1
  28. 1986         103        91        6      2      2      -      2
  29. 1987         110        95        8      3      2      -      2
  30. 1988         116        90       12      2      7      -      4
  31. 1989         101        74       18      2      7      -      -
  32.  
  33. -  Represents zero.
  34. 1. Includes launches in other countries not shown separately.
  35. 2. E.S.A.=European Space Agency.
  36.  
  37. Source:Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service,
  38.        Science Policy Research Division.
  39. </table>
  40. </body>
  41. </article>
  42. </text>
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