The annual number of successful orbital space launches was higher in the Soviet Union than in modern Russia, particularly during the Space Race that began in 1957. In 2023, Russia recorded 22 orbital space launches, three fewer than in the previous year. That represented around 12.6 percent of the total number of space launches worldwide.
Number of successful orbital space launches from the Soviet Union and Russia from 1957 to 2022
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