The other day India launched its most powerful GSLV Mk missile. 3, which put into orbit a three-ton satellite GSAT-19. Thus, India in terms of the number of launches in the first half of 2017 equaled the great space superpower Russia (abbreviated VKS). And here there is a question, and whether VKS in general for today Russia.

It's no secret that recently in Russia with launches somehow does not fart and even after the construction of the legendary cosmodrome "Vostochny", rockets to stars are not sent as often as we would like. Some do not take off, some do not fly. But not even on the technical side it is necessary to say and annoying state of emergency, but about the very number of these launches.

For example, the leader in this year's launch is the US - only 11. What's remarkable, out of 11 starts 7 on the SpaceX account! A week later, on June 15, SpaceX will also be marked by the launch of BulgariaSat-1, and on June 25 Iridium. That is, only SpaceX launches more than the RF!.

But, so the situation is with the United States, and with the rest? The rest are more modest, but still better than the VCS. So, the EU carried out 6 launches in six months, China - 5, and Japan - 4. That is, even Japan, a small island country, launches more often than the VCS. Although, Russia is not the last in the list and it is much inferior to New Zealand with only 1 launch.

Trampolines say, yes?.

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