Bryce Tech has officially released its Q3 2025 Global Space Activity report. The report reveals the number of rocket launches globally in Q3, the number of orbital launches in Q3, and the types of payloads that were launched into space in Q3.
Details From The Bryce Tech Q3 Global Space Activity Report
To gather the data for this report, Bryce Tech used official records on launches, available datasets, and other historical sources. The report revealed that the US space launch service providers had the most orbital launches in Q3 2025, leading the market with 47 orbital launches.
Of all 47 orbital launches, SpaceX performed 43 orbital launches, giving the US an edge over the competition. China’s space launch service providers boasted 24 orbital launches in Q3 2025, with CASC performing 17 of these launches.
Rosscosmos managed 6 orbital launches; Ariane Space, Rocket Lab, and ULA all had 2 orbital launches for Q3 2025. Other space launch service providers like CAS Space, CMS, Chinarocket, ExPace, Galactic Energy, Gilmour Space Technologies, IRSO, LandSpace, i-Space, and Israel Defence Forces (IDF) all completed 1 orbital launch each. This brought the number of orbital launches in Q3 2025 to 82, according to the Bryce Tech report.
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The report points out that there were a total of 1044 spacecraft launched by space launch providers around the world in Q3.
Once again, SpaceX had the most launches with 854 spacecraft launched, and CASC followed with a total of 89 spacecraft launched in Q3. Roscosmos and ULA were tied at 29 spacecraft launched in Q3. Chinarocket launched 11 spacecraft, CAS Space launched 7 spacecraft, and Arianespace and Rocket Lab were also tied at 6 spacecraft launches.
LandSpace launched 4 spacecraft and Galactic Energy launched 3 spacecraft. CMS, ExPace, Gilmore Space Technologies, ISRO, i-Space, and Israel Defence Forces (IDF) were all tied at 1 spacecraft launch each.
Communications Satellite Led Space Launches In Q3 2025
Communications satellites made up the majority of the spacecraft launched into space in Q3. According to Bryce Tech, satellites under 1200kg made up 98% of the spacecraft launched and 86% total upmass in Q3.
The Bryce Tech Global Orbital Space Activity report also estimated that 616,301kg of spacecraft mass were launched in Q3. In addition to communication satellite launches, other spacecraft launches in Q3 were for remote sensing, technology development, science, and finally crew and cargo transport.
SpaceX Starlink accounted for a total of 512,440kg of spacecraft launched into space in Q3. Of all 1044 spacecraft launched in Q3, 875 of them were conducted by commercial space firms.
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