SpaceX has grown to 87% of the world's tonnage to orbit, a new high in the first quarter of 2024. The graph uses a magnifying projection to even see the other domestic launch providers. The five Chinese launchers combined lofted 13.6x less than SpaceX. Europe was zero.
SpaceX might exceed 90% of all Earth payload to orbit later this year.
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