As space becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, economies, and strategic interests of European societies, the pace and complexity of space activities are accelerating. With more actors entering orbit and more launches taking place than ever before, access to timely, transparent, and curated data is essential.
Considering this growing need, we are pleased to present our new interactive dashboard on launches and spacecraft: a publicly accessible tool that tracks and visualises global space activity.
This dashboard is part of our ongoing mission to make space policy research accessible to a wider audience. Whether you’re a policymaker, journalist, researcher, or simply curious about who is launching what and why, this platform is designed for you. Click here or below to access the ESPI Launch Dashboard.
The dashboard builds on and replaces the space activity section of our former annual Yearbook, which we are discontinuing as we shift toward more dynamic and regularly updated formats. The new tool allows for more frequent updates, customisable views, and deeper exploration of launch trends, satellite operators, mission purposes, and more.
We invite you to explore the dashboard, use it in your own work, and share it freely. This is part of our commitment to open, evidence-based debate about the future of space in Europe and beyond.
The dashboard will be updated with the latest data on a monthly basis and new features will be added in the future.
If you have any questions, please reach out to ESPI’s Research Fellow Lars Petzold at: <lars.petzold@espi.or.at>