Many of the satellites operated by China are part of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, which has been designed as an alternative to the US Global Positioning System (GPS), the Russian GLONASS, and the European Galileo systems. Year through 1991, and 23 per year since 1992.
ByĬomparison, US launches have remained relatively consistent, averaging 27 per Since 1992, Russia has averaged 30 launches per year – a considerableĭecline from its average of 66 launches per year during the Cold War. Part, China launched only 28 rockets over the same period all other countries completedįollowing the collapse of the Soviet Union, this trend predictablyīegan to shift. 1 This was more than double the 938 launches by the US. Between 19, Soviet rockets completed an impressive 2,309 successful launches. Throughout the Cold War, activity in space was dominated by the US and the Soviet Union. With the launch of Dong Fang Hong 1 (East Is Red 1) in April 1970, China became the fifth country to indigenously launch a satellite into orbit. France and Japan delivered their own satellites into orbit in the following years. The US launched Explorer 1 in January 1958. The successful launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in October 1957 ushered in a new era where countries around the world raced to develop and launch their own satellites.
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