Tags:
Space & The Universe,
Top 5 Most,
China,
The United States
Sources: SpacePolicyOnline.com, Jonathan’s Space Report.
List Notes: Data is successful space launches for the year 2009. "Successful space launch" means an object was placed into Earth's orbit (or onto a lunar or planetary trajectory) correctly or incorrectly. Arianespace is a French satellite launch company consisting of 24 shareholders from 10 European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, Norway, and Denmark.