Yearly number of objects launched into outer space in EUMETSAT
EUMETSAT: Yearly number of objects launched into outer space was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
up 100.0%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
2
in 2002
All-time low
1
in 1989
Years of data
12
1989–2025
Yearly number of objects launched into outer space in EUMETSAT, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of objects launched into outer space in EUMETSAT is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of objects launched into outer space in EUMETSAT peaked at 2 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1989.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Yearly number of objects launched into outer space in EUMETSAT, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of objects launched into outer space in EUMETSAT?
- Yearly number of objects launched into outer space in EUMETSAT was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of objects launched into outer space recorded in EUMETSAT?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2002.
- What is the lowest yearly number of objects launched into outer space recorded in EUMETSAT?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- How does EUMETSAT rank for yearly number of objects launched into outer space?
- EUMETSAT ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is yearly number of objects launched into outer space rising or falling in EUMETSAT?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this EUMETSAT data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of objects launched into outer space. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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