today plate 318 · power shift · 2025 data

Russia's share of rocket launches fell from 57% to 5%

  • 5% Russia's share of orbital launch attempts in 2025: 17 of 329, against 55 of 97 (57%) in 1992.
  • 11% Its share outside the US, where SpaceX swells the total: down from 81% in 1992. China flew 92 in 2025.
  • 30 → 17 Russia's own launches a year, 2010 vs 2025: the fall is its own, not only others rising.
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