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<title>
(Chart) World-Wide Successful Space Launches:1957-89
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Compact ALMANAC--United States Statistics
Space
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<hdr>
World-Wide Successful Space Launches: 1957 - 1989
[Criterion of success is attainment of Earth orbit or escape.]
China:
Total Soviet United ESA Main-
Year (1) Union States Japan (2) India land
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Total 3,091 2,106 887 36 23 3 23
1957-59 21 6 15 - - - -
1960-64 268 76 192 - - - -
1965-69 586 302 279 - - - -
1970-74 555 405 139 5 - - 2
1975-79 607 461 126 10 1 - 6
1980-84 605 483 93 12 8 3 6
1985 120 97 17 2 3 - 1
1986 103 91 6 2 2 - 2
1987 110 95 8 3 2 - 2
1988 116 90 12 2 7 - 4
1989 101 74 18 2 7 - -
- Represents zero.
1. Includes launches in other countries not shown separately.
2. E.S.A.=European Space Agency.
Source:Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service,
Science Policy Research Division.
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