Comparison of orbital launch systems

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This page exposes the full list of orbital launch systems. For the short simple list of launchers families, see Comparison of orbital launchers families.

Orbital launch systems are rockets and other systems capable of placing payloads into or beyond Earth orbit.

Legend for orbit abbreviations in table:

Legend for launch system status in below table:   [under development] — [retired] — [operational]

Vehicle Origin Manufacturer Mass to
LEO
(kg)		 Mass to
other orbits
(kg)		 Cost
(Mil US$)		 Cost/kg
(LEO) (US$)		 Cost/kg
(GTO) (US$)		 Launches Status First flight Last flight Vehicle
Angara 1.1  Russia Khrunichev 50000000000000000000 Development Angara 1.1
Angara 1.2  Russia Khrunichev 70033800000000000003,800[1] 50000000000000000000 Development Angara 1.2
Angara A3  Russia Khrunichev 700414600000000000014,600[1] 70032400000000000002,400–3,600 to GTO[1] 7001700000000000000 €50 (US$70)[2] 50000000000000000000 Development Angara A3
Angara A5  Russia Khrunichev 700424500000000000024,500 (63°) [3][4] 50000000000000000000 Development Angara A5
Angara A7  Russia Khrunichev 700441000000000000041,000[3][4] 50000000000000000000 Development Angara A7
Ariane 1  Europe Aérospatiale 70031400000000000001,400 70031830000000000001,830 to GTO[5] 700111000000000000011[5] Retired 1979 1986 Ariane 1
Ariane 2  Europe Aérospatiale 70032270000000000002,270 to GTO[5] 70006000000000000006[5] Retired 1986 1989 Ariane 2
Ariane 3  Europe Aérospatiale 70032650000000000002,650 to GTO[5] 700111000000000000011[5] Retired 1984 1989 Ariane 3
Ariane 4 40  Europe Aérospatiale 70034600000000000004,600[5] 70032740000000000002,740 to SSO
1,900 to GTO[5]		 70003000000000000003[5] Retired 1990 1993 Ariane 4 40
Ariane 4 40 H10+  Europe Aérospatiale 70032020000000000002,020 to GTO[5] 70001000000000000001[5] Retired 1995 1995 Ariane 4 40 H10+
Ariane 4 40 H10-3  Europe Aérospatiale 70032105000000000002,105 to GTO[5] 70003000000000000003[5] Retired 1995 1999 Ariane 4 40 H10-3
Ariane 4 42L  Europe Aérospatiale 70037000000000000007,000[5] 70034500000000000004,500 to SSO
3,200 to GTO[5]		 70001000000000000001[5] Retired 1993 1993 Ariane 4 42L
Ariane 4 42L H10+  Europe Aérospatiale 70037000000000000007,000[5] 70033350000000000003,350 to GTO[5] 70001000000000000001[5] Retired 1994 1994 Ariane 4 42L H10+
Ariane 4 42L H10-3  Europe Aérospatiale 70037000000000000007,000[5] 70033480000000000003,480 to GTO[5] 700111000000000000011[5] Retired 1995 2002 Ariane 4 42L H10-3
Ariane 4 42P  Europe Aérospatiale 70036000000000000006,000[5] 7003260000000000000 3,400 to SSO
2,600 to GTO[5]		 70002000000000000002[5] Retired 1990 1992 Ariane 4 42P
Ariane 4 42P H10+  Europe Aérospatiale 70032740000000000002,740 to GTO[5] 70004000000000000004[5] Retired 1992 1994 Ariane 4 42P H10+
Ariane 4 42P H10-3  Europe Aérospatiale 70032930000000000002,930 to GTO[5] 70009000000000000009[5] Retired 1994 2002 Ariane 4 42P H10-3
Ariane 4 44L  Europe Aérospatiale 70037000000000000007,000[5] 7003420000000000000 6,000 to SSO
4,200 to GTO[5]		 700111000000000000011[5] Retired 1989 1992 Ariane 4 44L
Ariane 4 44L H10+  Europe Aérospatiale 70037000000000000007,000[5] 70034460000000000004,460 to GTO[5] 70005000000000000005[5] Retired 1992 1994 Ariane 4 44L H10+
Ariane 4 44L H10-3  Europe Aérospatiale 70037000000000000007,000[5] 70034720000000000004,720 to GTO[5] 700124000000000000024[5] Retired 1995 2003 Ariane 4 44L H10-3
Ariane 4 44LP  Europe Aérospatiale 70037000000000000007,000[5] 7003370000000000000 5,000 to SSO
3,700 to GTO[5]		 70007000000000000007[5] Retired 1988 1993 Ariane 4 44LP
Ariane 4 44LP H10+  Europe Aérospatiale 70037000000000000007,000[5] 70034030000000000004,030 to GTO[5] 70006000000000000006[5] Retired 1992 1995 Ariane 4 44LP H10+
Ariane 4 44LP H10-3  Europe Aérospatiale 70037000000000000007,000[5] 70034220000000000004,220 to GTO[5] 700113000000000000013[5] Retired 1995 2001 Ariane 4 44LP H10-3
Ariane 4 44P  Europe Aérospatiale 70036500000000000006,500[5] 7003300000000000000 4,100 to SSO
3,000 to GTO[5]		 70002000000000000002[5] Retired 1991 1991 Ariane 4 44P
Ariane 4 44P H10-3  Europe Aérospatiale 70033465000000000003,465 to GTO[5] 70009000000000000009[5] Retired 1995 2001 Ariane 4 44P H10-3
Ariane 5ECA  Europe EADS Astrium 700421000000000000021,000[6] 700410050000000000010,050 to GTO[7] 7002220000000000000220 [8] 700410476000000000010,476 [8] 700131000000000000031
[note 1]		 Operational 2002
Ariane 5ME  Europe EADS Astrium 700411200000000000011,200 to GTO[9] 50000000000000000000 Development Ariane 5ME
Ariane 5ES  Europe EADS Astrium 700421000000000000021,000[6] 70038000000000000008,000 to GTO[10] 7002220000000000000220 [8] 700410476000000000010,476 [8] 70002000000000000002 Operational 2008 Ariane 5ES
Ariane 5G  Europe EADS Astrium 700418000000000000018,000[10] 70036900000000000006,900[10] 700116000000000000016[10] Retired[11] 1996 2003 Ariane 5G
Ariane 5G+  Europe EADS Astrium 700418000000000000018,000[citation needed] 70037100000000000007,100 to GTO [10] 70003000000000000003[10] Retired[11] 2004 2004 Ariane 5G+
Ariane 5GS  Europe EADS Astrium 700418000000000000018,000[citation needed] 70036600000000000006,600 to GTO [10] 70006000000000000006[10] Retired[11] 2005 2009 Ariane 5GS
ASLV  India ISRO[citation needed] 1987 1994 ASLV
Athena I  United States Lockheed Martin 70004000000000000004[12] Retired 1995 2001 Athena I
Athena Ic [13]  United States ATK
Lockheed Martin		 50000000000000000000 Development Athena Ic
Athena II  United States Lockheed Martin 70032065000000000002,065[citation needed] 70003000000000000003[14] Retired[citation needed] 1998 1999 Athena II
Athena IIc [13]  United States ATK
Lockheed Martin		 50000000000000000000 Development Athena IIc
Atlas-Centaur  United States Lockheed 70038618000000000008,618[citation needed] 70033833000000000003,833 to GTO[citation needed] 7002148000000000000148 Retired 1962 1983 Atlas-Centaur
Atlas G  United States Lockheed 70035900000000000005,900[15] 70032222000000000002,222 to GTO
1,179 to HCO[15]		 70007000000000000007[15] Retired 1984 1989 Atlas G
Atlas H/MSD  United States Lockheed 70005000000000000005 Retired 1983 1987 Atlas H/MSD
Atlas I  United States Lockheed Martin 70035900000000000005,900[15] 70032340000000000002,340[15] 700111000000000000011[15] Retired 1990 1997 Atlas I
Atlas II  United States Lockheed Martin 70036780000000000006,780[15] 70032810000000000002,810 to GTO
2,000 to HCO[15]		 700110000000000000010[15] Retired 1991 1998 Atlas II
Atlas IIA  United States Lockheed Martin 70037316000000000007,316[15] 70033180000000000003,180 to GTO
2,160 to HCO[15]		 700123000000000000023[15] Retired 1992 2002 Atlas IIA
Atlas IIAS  United States Lockheed Martin 70038618000000000008,618[15] 70033833000000000003,833 to GTO
2,680 to HCO[15]		 700130000000000000030[15] Retired 1993 2004 Atlas IIAS
Atlas IIIA  United States Lockheed Martin 70038686000000000008,686[15] 70034060000000000004,060 to GTO
2,970 to HCO[15]		 70002000000000000002[15] Retired 2000 2004 Atlas IIIA
Atlas IIIB/DEC  United States Lockheed Martin 700410759000000000010,759[15] 70034609000000000004,609 to GTO[15] 70001000000000000001[15] Retired 2002 2002 Atlas IIIB/DEC
Atlas IIIB/SEC  United States Lockheed Martin 70034193000000000004,193 to GTO [15] 70003000000000000003[15] Retired 2003 2005 Atlas IIIB/SEC
Atlas V 401  United States United Launch Alliance 70039050000000000009,050[16] 7003495000000000000 6,670 to SSO
4,950 to GTO[16]		 7002125000000000000125 [8] 700413812000000000013,812 [8] 700111000000000000011[16] Operational 2002 Atlas V 401
Atlas V 411  United States United Launch Alliance 70039050000000000009,050[16] 7003607500000000000 8,495 to SSO
6,075 to GTO[16]		 70003000000000000003[16] Operational 2006 Atlas V 411
Atlas V 421  United States United Launch Alliance 70039050000000000009,050[16] 7003700000000000000 9,050 to SSO
7,000 to GTO[16]		 70003000000000000003[16] Operational 2007 Atlas V 421
Atlas V 431  United States United Launch Alliance 70039050000000000009,050[16] 7003780000000000000 9,050 to SSO
7,800 to GTO[16]		 70002000000000000002[16] Operational 2005 Atlas V 431
Atlas V 501  United States United Launch Alliance 70038250000000000008,250[16] 7003397000000000000 5,945 to SSO
3,970 to GTO
1,500 to GEO[16]		 70003000000000000003[16] Operational 2010 Atlas V 501
Atlas V 511  United States United Launch Alliance 700410950000000000010,950[16] 7003537000000000000 7,820 to SSO
5,370 to GTO
1,750 to GEO[16]		 50000000000000000000[16] Operational Atlas V 511
Atlas V 521  United States United Launch Alliance 700413300000000000013,300[16] 7003648500000000000 9,585 to SSO
6,485 to GTO
2,760 to GEO[16]		 70002000000000000002[16] Operational 2003 Atlas V 521
Atlas V 531  United States United Launch Alliance 700415300000000000015,300[16] 7003742500000000000 11,160 to SSO
7,425 to GTO
3,250 to GEO[16]		 70001000000000000001[16] Operational 2010 Atlas V 531
Atlas V 541  United States United Launch Alliance 700417100000000000017,100[16] 7003824000000000000 12,435 to SSO
8,240 to GTO
3,730 to GEO[16]		 223 (2013)[17] 27,063 50000000000000000000[16] Operational Atlas V 541
Atlas V 551  United States United Launch Alliance 700418500000000000018,500[16] 7003870000000000000 12,435 to SSO
8,700 to GTO
3,960 to GEO[16]		 70001000000000000001[16] Operational 2006 Atlas V 551
Black Arrow  United Kingdom RAE 700173000000000000073 70002000000000000002 Retired 1969[note 2] 1971 Black Arrow
Commercial Titan III  United States Martin Marietta 70004000000000000004 Retired 1990 1992 Commercial Titan III
Delta 0300  United States McDonnell Douglas 7002700000000000000700[citation needed] 7002370000000000000370 to SSO[citation needed] 70003000000000000003[18] Retired[19] 1972 1973 Delta 0300
Delta 0900  United States McDonnell Douglas 70031300000000000001,300[20] 7002818000000000000818 to SSO[18] 70002000000000000002[18] Retired 1972 1972 Delta 0900
Delta 1410  United States McDonnell Douglas 70001000000000000001[18] Retired 1975 1975 Delta 1410
Delta 1604  United States McDonnell Douglas 70002000000000000002[18] Retired 1972 1973 Delta 1604
Delta 1900  United States McDonnell Douglas 70031800000000000001,800[18] 70001000000000000001[18] Retired 1973 1973 Delta 1900
Delta 1910  United States McDonnell Douglas 70001000000000000001[18] Retired 1975 1975 Delta 1910
Delta 1913  United States McDonnell Douglas 70001000000000000001[18] Retired 1973 1973 Delta 1913
Delta 1914  United States McDonnell Douglas 70002000000000000002[18] Retired 1972 1973 Delta 1914
Delta 2310  United States McDonnell Douglas 70003000000000000003[18] Retired 1974 1981 Delta 2310
Delta 2313  United States McDonnell Douglas 70003000000000000003[18] Retired 1974 1977 Delta 2313
Delta 2910  United States McDonnell Douglas 70031887000000000001,887[18] 70006000000000000006[18] Retired 1975 1978 Delta 2910
Delta 2913  United States McDonnell Douglas 70032000000000000002,000[21] 7002700000000000000700 to GTO[21] 70006000000000000006[18] Retired 1975 1976 Delta 2913
Delta 2914  United States McDonnell Douglas 7002724000000000000724 to GTO[18] 700130000000000000030[18] Retired 1974 1979 Delta 2914
Delta 3910  United States McDonnell Douglas 70032494000000000002,494[18] 70031154000000000001,154 to GTO with PAM-D[18] 700110000000000000010[18] Retired 1980 1988 Delta 3910
Delta 3913  United States McDonnell Douglas 70001000000000000001[18] Retired 1981 1981 Delta 3913
Delta 3914  United States McDonnell Douglas 7002954000000000000954 to GTO[18] 700113000000000000013[18] Retired 1975 1987 Delta 3914
Delta 3920  United States McDonnell Douglas 70033452000000000003,452[18] 70031284000000000001,284 to GTO with PAM-D[18] 700110000000000000010[18] Retired 1982 1989 Delta 3920
Delta 3924  United States McDonnell Douglas 70031104000000000001,104 to GTO[18] 70004000000000000004[18] Retired 1982 1984 Delta 3924
Delta 4925  United States McDonnell Douglas 70033400000000000003,400[22] 70031312000000000001,312 to GTO[18] 70002000000000000002[18] Retired 1989 1990 Delta 4925
Delta 5920  United States McDonnell Douglas 70033848000000000003,848[23] 70001000000000000001[18] Retired 1989 1989 Delta 5920
Delta II 6920  United States McDonnell Douglas 70033983000000000003,983[18] 70003000000000000003[18] Retired 1990 1992 Delta II 6920
Delta II 6925  United States McDonnell Douglas 70031447000000000001,447 to GTO[18] 700114000000000000014[18] Retired 1989 1992 Delta II 6925
Delta II 7320  United States United Launch Alliance 70032865000000000002,865[note 3][18] 70031651000000000001,651 to SSO[note 3][18] 700110000000000000010[18] Retired 1999 2011 Delta II 7320
Delta II 7326  United States Boeing IDS 7002934000000000000934 to GTO
636 to TLI
629 to HCO[note 3][18]		 70003000000000000003[18] Retired 1998[citation needed] Delta II 7326
Delta II 7420  United States United Launch Alliance 70033185000000000003,185[note 3][18] 70031966000000000001,966 to SSO[note 3][18] 700113000000000000013[18] Retired 1998 2010 Delta II 7420
Delta II 7425  United States Boeing IDS 70031100000000000001,100 to GTO
804 to HCO[note 3][18]		 70004000000000000004[18] Retired 1998 2002 Delta II 7425
Delta II 7426  United States Boeing IDS 70031058000000000001,058 to GTO
734 to TLI
711 to HCO[note 3][18]		 70001000000000000001[18] Retired 1999 1999 Delta II 7426
Delta II 7920  United States United Launch Alliance 70035030000000000005,030[note 3][18] 70033123000000000003,123 to SSO[note 3][18] 700127000000000000027[18] Operational 1998 2011 Delta II 7920
Delta II 7925  United States Boeing IDS 70031819000000000001,819 to GTO
1,177 to TLI
1,265 to HCO[note 3][18]		 700169000000000000069[18] Retired 1990 2009 Delta II 7925
Delta II-H 7920H  United States United Launch Alliance 70036097000000000006,097[note 3][18] 70003000000000000003[18] Retired 2003 2011 Delta II-H 7920H
Delta II-H 7925H  United States United Launch Alliance 70032171000000000002,171 to GTO
1,508 to HCO[note 3][18]		 70003000000000000003[18] Operational
[citation needed][note 4]		 2003 2007 Delta II-H 7925H
Delta III 8930  United States Boeing IDS 70038292000000000008,292[18] 70033810000000000003,810 to GTO[18] 70003000000000000003[18] Retired 1998 2000 Delta III 8930
Delta IV-H  United States United Launch Alliance 700422950000000000022,950[24] 700412980000000000012,980 to GTO [24] 7002300000000000000300(€220)[25] 700413072000000000013,072[citation needed] 70005000000000000005 Operational 2004 Delta IV-H
Delta IV-M  United States Boeing IDS 70038120000000000008,120[26] 70034210000000000004,210 to GTO
2,722 to HCO[26]		 70003000000000000003[26] Retired 2003 2006 Delta IV-M
Delta IV-M+(4,2)  United States United Launch Alliance 700411750000000000011,750[27] 70035740000000000005,740 to GTO[27] 70008000000000000008[26] Operational 2002 Delta IV-M+(4,2)
Delta IV-M+(5,2)  United States United Launch Alliance 700410250000000000010,250[27] 70034590000000000004,590 to GTO[27] 50000000000000000000[26] Operational Delta IV-M+(5,2)
Delta IV-M+(5,4)  United States United Launch Alliance 700413500000000000013,500[27] 70036470000000000006,470 to GTO[27] 70001000000000000001[26] Operational 2009[28] Delta IV-M+(5,4)
Diamant  France SEREB 700112000000000000012 Retired 1965 1975 Diamant
Dnepr-1  Ukraine Yuzhmash 70033700000000000003,700[29] 700114000000000000014(€10)[2] 70033784000000000003,784[citation needed] 700116000000000000016 Operational 1999 Dnepr-1
Energia[note 5]  Soviet Union NPO Energia 7005100000000000000100,000[30] 700420000000000000020,000 to GTO[30]
32,000 to TLI[30]		 7002240000000000000240[note 6] 70001000000000000001[31] Retired 1987 1987 Energia
Energia-Buran  Soviet Union NPO Energia (Launcher)
NPO Molniya (Orbiter)		 700430000000000000030,000[30]
[note 7]		 70001000000000000001 Retired 1988 1988 Energia-Buran
Epsilon  Japan IHI Aerospace[32]　　　　　 70031200000000000001,200[33] 50000000000000000000 Development[33] Epsilon
Falcon 1  United States SpaceX 7002670000000000000670[citation needed] 70007000000000000007[citation needed] 70005000000000000005 Retired[34] 2006 2009 Falcon 1
Falcon 1e  United States SpaceX 70031010000000000001,010[citation needed] 700110900000000000010.9 700410792000000000010,792[citation needed] 50000000000000000000 Retired[34] Falcon 1e
Falcon 9 v1.0  United States SpaceX 700410450000000000010,450[35][36][37] 70034680000000000004,680 to GTO[35] 700156000000000000056[35] 70035359000000000005,359[citation needed] 70005000000000000005 Retired[38] 2010 2013 Falcon 9 v1.0
Falcon 9 v1.1  United States SpaceX 700416625000000000016,625[39] 70035760000000000005,760 to GTO[40] 700156000000000000056[35] 70034109000000000004,109[41] 50000000000000000000 Development 2013 Falcon 9 v1.1
Falcon Heavy  United States SpaceX 700453000000000000053,000[42][43] 700412000000000000012,000 to GTO[42]
700416000000000000016,000 to TLI[43]		 700183000000000000083–128[42] 70032200000000000002,200[41] 50000000000000000000 Development Falcon Heavy
GSLV Mk.I(a)  India ISRO[citation needed] 2001 2001 GSLV Mk.I(a)
GSLV Mk.I(b)  India ISRO 2004 2007[citation needed] GSLV Mk.I(b)
GSLV Mk.I(c)  India ISRO 70001000000000000001[citation needed] Operational 2010 GSLV Mk.I(c)
GSLV Mk.II  India ISRO 70032500000000000002,500[44] Operational 2010 GSLV Mk.II
GSLV Mk.III  India ISRO[45] 700410000000000000010,000[citation needed] 70035000000000000005,000[46] 50000000000000000000 Development GSLV Mk.III
H-I  Japan
 United States		 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 70033200000000000003,200[citation needed] 70031100000000000001,100 to GTO[citation needed] 70009000000000000009 Retired 1986 1992 H-I
H-II  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 70005000000000000005[47][note 8] Retired 1994 1998 H-II
H-IIA 202  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 700410000000000000010,000[48] 70033800000000000003,800 to GTO[48] 70009000000000000009[48] Operational 2001 H-IIA 202
H-IIA 204  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 70035800000000000005,800 to GTO[48] 70001000000000000001[48] Operational 2006 2006 H-IIA 204
H-IIA 2022  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 70034200000000000004,200[48] 70003000000000000003[48] Retired 2005 2007 H-IIA 2022
H-IIA 2024  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 70007000000000000007[48] Retired 2002 2008 H-IIA 2024
H-IIB 304  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 700416500000000000016,500[42] 70038000000000000008,000[49][dead link] 70002000000000000002[50] Operational 2009 H-IIB 304
H-II/SSB  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 70001000000000000001[47] Retired 1995 1995 H-II/SSB
H-IIS  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 70001000000000000001[note 9][47] Retired 1999 1999 H-IIS
J-I  Japan IHI Corporation
Nissan Motors[51]		 69971000000000000000(+1) Retired 1996 1996 J-I
Kaituozhe-1  China CALT 70002000000000000002 2002 2003[citation needed] Kaituozhe-1
Kosmos-3M  Soviet Union
 Russia		 NPO Polyot 70031500000000000001,500 €12 million[2] 7002442000000000000442[citation needed] Operational[citation needed] 1967 2010[citation needed] Kosmos-3M
Lambda 4S  Japan Nissan Motors[51] 700126000000000000026[33] 70005000000000000005 Retired 1966 1970[citation needed] Lambda 4S
Long March 1  China CALT 7002300000000000000300[citation needed] 70003000000000000003 Retired[52] 1969 1971[citation needed] Long March 1
Long March 1D  China CALT 69973000000000000000(+3) Operational[citation needed] 1995[note 10] 2002 Long March 1D
Long March 2A  China CALT 70001000000000000001 Retired 1974 1974[citation needed] Long March 2A
Long March 2C  China CALT 700132000000000000032 Operational 1975[citation needed] Long March 2C
Long March 2D  China CALT 700114000000000000014 Operational 1992[citation needed] Long March 2D
Long March 2E  China CALT 70007000000000000007[citation needed] Retired 1990 1995[citation needed] Long March 2E
Long March 2F  China CALT 70007000000000000007 Operational 1999[citation needed] Long March 2F
Long March 2F/G  China CALT 70001000000000000001 Operational 2011 Long March 2F/G
Long March 3  China CALT 700114000000000000014 Retired 1984 Long March 3
Long March 3A  China CALT 70032650000000000002,650 to GTO[53] 700123000000000000023[citation needed] Operational 1994 Long March 3A
Long March 3B  China CALT 700411200000000000011,200[42][54][source needs translation] 700110000000000000010[citation needed] Operational 1996 Long March 3B
Long March 3B/E  China CALT 70035500000000000005,500 to GTO [54] Operational 2007[citation needed] Long March 3B/E
Long March 3B(A)  China CALT 50000000000000000000 Development[citation needed] Long March 3B(A)
Long March 3C  China CALT 70033700000000000003,700 [54] 70008000000000000008
[citation needed]		 Operational 2008 Long March 3C
Long March 4A  China CALT 70002000000000000002
[citation needed]		 Retired 1988 1990[citation needed] Long March 4A
Long March 4B  China CALT 70034200000000000004,200[55] 700118000000000000018[55] Operational 1999[55] Long March 4B
Long March 4C  China CALT Operational 2007[citation needed] Long March 4C
Long March 5  China CALT 700425000000000000025,000 [56] 700414000000000000014,000 to GTO [56] 50000000000000000000 Development[citation needed] Long March 5
Long March 6  China CALT 50000000000000000000 Development[citation needed]
since 2009		 Long March 6
Long March 7  China CALT 50000000000000000000 Development
since 2009[citation needed]		 Long March 7
Long March 9  China CALT 7005100000000000000100,000 50000000000000000000 Development Long March 9
M-V  Japan Nissan Motors[51] (-2000)
IHI AEROSPACE[32] (-2006)		 70031800000000000001,800 - 1,850[33] 70007000000000000007 Retired 1997 2006 M-V
Minotaur I  United States Orbital 7002580000000000000580[57] 700110000000000000010[58] Operational 2000 2011 Minotaur I
Minotaur IV  United States Orbital 70003000000000000003(+2)[59] Operational 2010[59] 2011[59] Minotaur IV
Minotaur V  United States Orbital 7002640000000000000640 to GTO
447 to TLI		 50000000000000000000 Development[citation needed] Minotaur V
Molniya  Soviet Union RSC Energia 700124000000000000024[60] Retired 1960 1965[60] Molniya
Molniya-M  Soviet Union
 Russia		 RSC Energia 7002275000000000000275 Retired 1964 2010 Molniya-M
Mu-3C  Japan Nissan Motors[51] 7002195000000000000195[33] 70004000000000000004 Retired 1974 1979 Mu-3C
Mu-3H  Japan Nissan Motors[51] 7002300000000000000300[33] 70003000000000000003 Retired 1977 1978 Mu-3H
Mu-3S  Japan Nissan Motors[51] 7002300000000000000300[33] 70004000000000000004 Retired 1980 1984[citation needed] Mu-3S
Mu-3SII  Japan Nissan Motors[51] 7002770000000000000770[33] 70008000000000000008 Retired 1985 1995 Mu-3SII
Mu-4S  Japan Nissan Motors[51] 7002180000000000000180[33] 70004000000000000004 Retired 1971 1972 Mu-4S
N1  Soviet Union NPO Energia 700495000000000000095,000 [61][62][63][note 11] 70004000000000000004 [64] Retired 1969 1972 N1
N-I  Japan
 United States		 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 1975 1982[citation needed] N-I
N-II  Japan
 United States		 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 70008000000000000008 Retired 1981 1987[citation needed] N-II
Naro-1  South Korea
 Russia		 KARI/Khrunichev 3 Retired 2009 2013 Naro-1
Paektusan  North Korea KCST 1998 1998
Pegasus  United States Orbital 7002443000000000000443 700141000000000000041[65] Operational 1990 2012[65] Pegasus
Polyot  Soviet Union RSC Energia 70031400000000000001,400 1963 1964[citation needed] Polyot
Proton-K  Soviet Union
 Russia		 Khrunichev 700419760000000000019,760[citation needed] 70034930000000000004,930[citation needed] to GTO 7002311000000000000311 [66] Retired 1965 2012[citation needed] Proton-K
Proton-M  Soviet Union
 Russia		 Khrunichev 700421600000000000021,600[67] 70036150000000000006,150 to GTO[67] 700185000000000000085 [68] 70034302000000000004,302[68] 700161000000000000061 [66] Operational 2001[citation needed] Proton-M
PSLV  India ISRO 70033200000000000003,200[69] 70031600000000000001,600 to SSO
1,050 to GTO[70]		 700111000000000000011 Operational 1993[citation needed] PSLV
PSLV-CA  India ISRO 70032800000000000002,800[69] 70031100000000000001,100 to SSO[70] 70007000000000000007 Operational 2007 PSLV-CA
PSLV-XL  India ISRO 70033800000000000003,800[70] 7003130000000000000 1,750 to SSO
1,300 to GTO[70]		 70003000000000000003 Operational 2008 PSLV-XL
PSLV-HP  India ISRO 70034000000000000004,000[70] 7003144000000000000 1,900 to SSO
1,440 to GTO[70]		 50000000000000000000 Development PSLV-HP
Rokot  Russia Khrunichev 70031950000000000001,950 700114000000000000014[71] 70037179000000000007,179[citation needed] 700114000000000000014[72] Operational 1990
Safir  Iran Iranian Space Agency 70003000000000000003 2008 2012[citation needed] Safir
Saturn I  United States Chrysler (S-I)
Douglas (S-IV)		 700110000000000000010[73] Retired 1961 1965[73] Saturn I
Saturn IB  United States Chrysler (S-IB)
Douglas (S-IVB)		 700420412000000000020,412[citation needed] 70009000000000000009[74] Retired 1966 1975 Saturn IB
Saturn V  United States Boeing (S-IC)
North American (S-II)
Douglas (S-IVB)		 7005118000000000000118,000[75] 700447000000000000047,000 to TLI[75] 7002185000000000000185 (1.16 billion in 2013)[76] 70039915000000000009,915[citation needed] 700113000000000000013[77][78][note 12] Retired 1967 1973 Saturn V
Scout  United States US Air Force/NASA 7002150000000000000150 7002125000000000000125 Retired 1961 1994 Scout
Shavit  Israel IAE 7002160000000000000160 700115000000000000015 70009000000000000009 Operational 1988 2010 Shavit
Shtil'  Russia Makeyev 7002160000000000000160 - 430 1998 2006[citation needed] Shtil'
Simorgh  Iran Iranian Space Agency 700160000000000000060-100[79][80] 50000000000000000000 Simorgh
SLS  United States Alliant Techsystems (SRBs)

Boeing (proposed)[81]

 700470000000000000070,000 — 130,000[82] 7002500000000000000500[83] 70037143000000000007,143projected[citation needed] 50000000000000000000 Development[83] SLS
SLV  India ISRO 700140000000000000040[citation needed] 70004000000000000004[citation needed] 1979 1983[citation needed] SLV
Soyuz  Soviet Union RSC Energia 70036450000000000006,450 700130000000000000030 Retired 1966 1975 Soyuz
Soyuz-L  Soviet Union RSC Energia 70035500000000000005,500 70003000000000000003 Retired 1970 1971 Soyuz-L
Soyuz-M  Soviet Union RSC Energia 70036600000000000006,600 70008000000000000008 Retired 1971 1976 Soyuz-M
Soyuz-U  Soviet Union
 Russia		 TsSKB-Progress 70036200000000000006,200–6,700 kg from Plesetsk)
6590-6950 from Baikonour[84]		 7002727000000000000727 Operational 1973 Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U2  Soviet Union
 Russia		 TsSKB-Progress 700192000000000000092 Retired 1982 1995 Soyuz-U2
Soyuz-FG  Russia TsSKB-Progress 70036790000000000006,790–7130 kg[85] 700129000000000000029 Operational 2001 Soyuz-FG
Soyuz-2.1a  Russia TsSKB-Progress 70007001000000000007(+1) Operational 2004[note 13] Soyuz-2.1a
Soyuz-2.1b  Russia TsSKB-Progress 70004000000000000004 Operational 2011 Soyuz-2.1b
Soyuz-2.1v  Russia TsSKB-Progress 70032850000000000002,850 50000000000000000000 Development Soyuz-2.1v
Space Shuttle  United States Alliant Techsystems (SRBs)
Martin Marietta (ET)
Rockwell International (Orbiter)		 700424400000000000024,400[note 7] 7002300000000000000300 [68] 700410416000000000010,416 [68] 7002135000000000000135[86] Retired 1981 2011 Space Shuttle
Sputnik 8K71PS  Soviet Union RSC Energia 7002500000000000000500 70002000000000000002 Retired 1957 1957 Sputnik 8K71PS
Sputnik 8A91  Soviet Union RSC Energia 70031327000000000001,327 70002000000000000002 Retired 1958 1958 Sputnik 8A91
Start-1  Russia MITT 7002532000000000000532[citation needed] 7002167000000000000167 to SSO[citation needed] 70007000000000000007[citation needed] 1993 2006[citation needed] Start-1
StratoLaunch  United States Stratolaunch Systems 70036100000000000006,100[87] Development[87] 2016[88] StratoLaunch
Strela  Russia Khrunichev 70031700000000000001,700 €5 million.[2] Operational[citation needed] 2003 2003 Strela
Super Haas  Romania ARCA 70032600000000000002,600 50000000000000000000 Development Super Haas
Taurus  United States Orbital 70031320000000000001,320[citation needed] 70009000000000000009[citation needed] Operational[89] 1994 2011[citation needed] Taurus
Antares  United States Orbital Sciences Corporation 70036000000000000006,000[90] 70031900000000000001,900 to GTO[90] 50000000000000000000 Development Antares
Titan II GLV  United States Martin Marietta 700111001000000000011(+1) Retired 1964 1966 Titan II GLV
Titan II(23)G  United States Martin Marietta 700113000000000000013 Retired 1988 2003 Titan II(23)G
Titan IIIA  United States Martin Marietta Retired 1964 1965 Titan IIIA
Titan IIIB  United States Martin Marietta 700170000000000000070 Retired 1966 1987 Titan IIIB
Titan IIIC  United States Martin Marietta 700136000000000000036 Retired 1965 1982 Titan IIIC
Titan IIID  United States Martin Marietta 700122000000000000022 Retired 1971 1982 Titan IIID
Titan IIIE  United States Martin Marietta 70007000000000000007 Retired 1974 1977 Titan IIID
Titan 34D  United States Martin Marietta 700115000000000000015 Retired 1982 1989 Titan 34D
Titan IVA  United States Martin Marietta 700122000000000000022[91] Retired 1989 1998 Titan IVA
Titan IVB  United States Lockheed Martin 700421682000000000021,682[92] 70035761000000000005,761 to GTO [92]
(9,000 with upper stage)		 7002432000000000000432 700413836000000000013,836[citation needed] 700117000000000000017[91] Retired 1997 2005 Titan IVB
Tronador II  Argentina CONAE 50000000000000000000 Tronador 2.0
Tsyklon-2A  Soviet Union Yuzhmash 70008000000000000008[93] Retired 1967 1969 Tsyklon-2A
Tsyklon-2  Soviet Union
 Ukraine		 Yuzhmash 7002106000000000000106[94] Retired 1969 2006[94] Tsyklon-2
Tsyklon-3  Soviet Union
 Ukraine		 Yuzhmash 7002122000000000000122[95] Retired 1977 2009[95] Tsyklon-3
Tsyklon-4  Ukraine Yuzhmash 70035500000000000005,500 [96] 70031700000000000001,700 to GTO [96] 50000000000000000000 Development Tsyklon-4
Unha  North Korea KCST 7002100000000000000100[citation needed] 70002000000000000002[citation needed] Operational[citation needed] 2006 2009[citation needed] Unha
Vanguard  United States Martin 700123000000000000023[citation needed] 700111001000000000011(+1) Retired 1957 1959 Vanguard
Vega  Europe ESA/ASI 70031500000000000001,500 700123500000000000023.5 [97] 700415600000000000015,600[citation needed] 70001000000000000001 Operational 2012 [98] Vega
VLS-1  Brazil AEB, INPE 7002380000000000000380 70002000000000000002[note 14] Operational 1997 2003 VLS-1
Volna  Russia Makeyev 7002100000000000000100 70001004999999999991(+5)[A] Operational[citation needed] 1995[note 15] 2005 Volna
Voskhod  Soviet Union RSC Energia 7002306000000000000306 Retired 1963 1976 Voskhod
Vostok-L  Soviet Union RSC Energia 70004000000000000004 Retired 1960 1960 Vostok-L
Vostok-K  Soviet Union RSC Energia 700116000000000000016 Retired 1960 1964[citation needed] Vostok-K
Vostok-2  Soviet Union RSC Energia 700145000000000000045 Retired 1962 1967[citation needed] Vostok-2
Vostok-2M  Soviet Union RSC Energia 700193000000000000093[citation needed] Retired 1964 1991[citation needed] Vostok-2M
Soyuz/Vostok  Soviet Union RSC Energia Retired 1965 1966[citation needed] Soyuz/Vostok
Zenit-2  Soviet Union
 Ukraine		 Yuzhnoye 700413740000000000013,740[99] 700137000000000000037[50] Retired 1985 2004[100] Zenit-2
Zenit-2M (2SLB)  Ukraine Yuzhnoye 700413920000000000013,920[99] 70001000000000000001 Operational 2007 Zenit-2M (2SLB)
Zenit-3F  Ukraine Yuzhnoye[note 16] 70001000000000000001 Operational 2011 Zenit-3F
Zenit-3SL  Ukraine Yuzhmash
RKK Energia [note 17]		 70036000000000000006,000 to GTO [101] 7002100000000000000100[102] 700130000000000000030 Operational 1999 Zenit-3SL
Zenit-3SLB  Ukraine Yuzhmash
RKK Energia [note 16]		 70033750000000000003,750 to GTO[citation needed] 70004000000000000004[citation needed] Operational 2008 Zenit-3SLB

Contents

Proposed and design concepts [edit]

Main article: List of launch vehicle plans

See also [edit]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ A full listing of the Ariane 5 launch history is in its main article.
  2. ^ Suborbital test in 1969, first orbital launch attempt in 1970
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l With 9.5 foot (2.9 metre) fairing
  4. ^ No flights planned, but 5 unsold heavies could be used.
  5. ^ Without Buran, and assuming payload providing orbital insertion
  6. ^ Encyclopedia Astronautica quotes Energia's "flyaway unit cost" at "$764 million in 1985 dollars". However the realistic exchange rate of Soviet currency was drastically different from the official conversion rate which had been set by decree at 0.8 Soviet rubles per US$1. Unofficially one US dollar in 1980s was in terms of purchasing power roughly equivalent to four Soviet rubles.
  7. ^ a b The US Space Shuttle Transportation System and the Soviet Energia-Buran system, consist of launch vehicle rockets and returnable spaceplane orbiter. Payload values listed here are for the mass of the payload in cargo bay of the spaceplanes, excluding the mass of the spaceplanes themselves.
  8. ^ Not including two launches made using the H-II/SSB and H-IIS configurations
  9. ^ Only launch failed to achieve orbit
  10. ^ Suborbital test flights in 1995, 1997 and 2002, no orbital launches attempted
  11. ^ The N1 rocket was initially designed for 75mt LEO capacity and launch attempts were made with this version, but there were studies to increase the payload capacity to 90—95 mt, if a liquid-hydrogen upper stage engine could be developed.
  12. ^ The Saturn V made 13 launches, 12 of which reached the correct orbits, and the other (Apollo 6) reached a different orbit than the one which had been planned; however, some mission objectives could still be completed; NASA, Saturn V News Reference, Appendix: Saturn V Flight History (1968). For more information, see the Saturn V article. The Saturn V launch record is usually quoted as having never failed, e.g. "The rocket was masterminded by Wernher Von Braun and did not fail in any of its flights", Alan Lawrie and Robert Godwin; Saturn, but the Apollo 6 launch should be considered a partial mission failure. The 13th launch of Saturn V was in special configuration (SA-513) with the Skylab.
  13. ^ Suborbital test flight in 2004, first orbital launch in 2006
  14. ^ A third rocket exploded before launch
  15. ^ First orbital launch attempt in 2005
  16. ^ a b Operated by Land Launch
  17. ^ Operated by Sea Launch

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