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A commercial launch is a launch that is internationally competed (i.e., available in principle to international launch providers) or whose primary payload is commercial in nature. FAA-licensed launches carrying captive government (NASA and DOD) or industry payloads (ORBCOMM, Delta 3 demosat, Zenit 3SL demosat, and others) are counted here. Data are for orbital launches only.
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US Department of Transportation. (October 19, 2018). Commercial space launches of the United States from 1990 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185465/us-commercial-space-launches-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Commercial space launches of the United States from 1990 to 2017." Chart. October 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185465/us-commercial-space-launches-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. (2018). Commercial space launches of the United States from 1990 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185465/us-commercial-space-launches-since-1990/
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Commercial space launches of the United States from 1990 to 2017 [Graph], US Department of Transportation, October 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185465/us-commercial-space-launches-since-1990/