INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAUNCHES
INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAUNCHES
Successful Space Launches, By Launch Site Country (three-month moving average)
Successful space launches include all military, commercial, and government launches that deliver a payload to the proper orbit and location.
NOTE: The three-month moving average is the average number of successful launches for the most recent month and two preceding months. Launches per month have been adjusted for a 30-day month. The actual number of launches during a month is multiplied by the ratio of 30 to the number of days in that month to yield the adjusted number of launches for that month.
Successful Space Launches (three-month moving average) | May-01 | May-02 |
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United States of America | 2.0 | 1.3 |
Percentage change from same month previous year | -24.48 | -34.07 |
Other Countries | 2.3 | 4.5 |
Percentage change from same month previous year | -22.26 | 97.18 |
SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Space Science Data Center, Spacewarn monthly bulletin, May 2002, available at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/spacewarn/.