France vs Germany: Annual number of objects launched into space
France
25 objects
in 2025
Germany
20 objects
in 2025
France rank
6th
Germany rank
8th
Annual number of objects launched into space over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 25 objects against 20 objects in Germany, a difference of 5 objects.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.
France ranks 6th and Germany ranks 8th of 50 countries.
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About this data
Annual number of satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecrafts, and space station flight elements, launched into Earth orbit or beyond.