Comparison of orbital launchers families
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This page exposes the list of launchers families.
To see the long complete list of launch systems, see Comparison of orbital launch systems.
Description [edit]
- Launcher : Name of the family/model of launcher.
- Country : origin country of launcher.
- Manufac. : Main manufacturer.
- Mass : Maximum mass of payload, for 3 altitudes
-
- - LEO (Low Earth Orbit)
- - GTO (Geostationary transfer orbit)
- - TLI (Trans Lunar Injection)
- Cost : Price for a launch at this time, in US$
- TL: Total launches (flights which lift-off, or where the vehicle is destroyed during the terminal count)
- RS: Launches reaching space (regardless of outcome)
- OL: Orbital launches (flights which lift-off, with the intention of reaching orbit)
- RO: Launches reaching any orbit, regardless of outcome
- RT: Launches reaching the target orbit, without damage to the payload
- Status : Actual status of launcher : retired, development, active.
- FF : Date of first flight of first family's member
- LF : Last flight.
Same cores are grouped together (like Ariane 1, 2 & 3, but not V).
List of launchers families [edit]
[Active] - [In development] - [Retired] - [Has flown but new version in dev.]
| Family | Country | Manufac. | LEO (kg) |
GTO (kg) |
TLI (kg) |
Cost US$ (Millions) |
TL | RS | OL | RO | RT | Status | FF | LF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angara 1.X |  Russia |
Khrunichev | 3,800[1] | -- | -- | 25[2] | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Angara A3 | Russia |
Khrunichev | 14,600[1] | 3,600[1] | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Angara A5 | Russia |
Khrunichev | 24,500[1] | 7,500[1] | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Angara A7 | Russia |
Khrunichev | 35,000[1] | 12,500[1] | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Antares |  USA |
Orbital Sciences | 6,000[3] | -- | -- | -- | 1[4] | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | Active | 2013 | -- | Cygnus launcher |
| Ariane 1-2-3 |  Europe |
Aérospatiale | -- | 2,650[5] | -- | -- | 28[6] | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1979 | 1989 | ||
| Ariane 4 | Europe |
Aérospatiale | 7,000[6] | 4,720[6] | -- | -- | 116[6] | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1988 | 2003 | Var: 2P,2L,4P,4L,2P2L | |
| Ariane 5 | Europe |
EADS Astrium | 21,000[7] | 9,600[7] | -- | 220[8] | 60[7] | 58 | 60[citation needed] | 58[citation needed] | Active | 2002 | -- | Var: ECA,ES,G,G+,GS. ME and ES Galileo in dev. | |
| ASLV |  India |
ISRO | 150[9] | -- | -- | -- | 4[9] | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1987 | 1994 | ||
| Athena I & II | USA |
Lockheed ATK | -- | -- | 7[citation needed] | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | 1995 | 2001 | Launch Lunar Prospector. Ic & IIc currently in dev. | |||
| Atlas A-B-C-D-E-F-G | USA |
Lockheed | 5,900 | 2,222[10] | -- | -- | 503[11] | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1957 | 1995[11] | Launch Mercury. Atlas or Centaur upper stage. |
|
| Atlas I | USA |
Lockheed | 2,340[12] | -- | -- | 11[citation needed] | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1990 | 1997 | |||
| Atlas II | USA |
Lockheed | 8,618 | 3,833[13] | -- | -- | Retired | 1991 | 2004 | ||||||
| Atlas III | USA |
Lockheed | 10,759[14] | 4,609[14] | -- | -- | Retired | 2003 | 2005 | ||||||
| Atlas V | USA |
ULA | -- | 30 | 30 | 30[citation needed] | 30[citation needed] | Active | 2002 | -- | Launched Juno & New Horizons | ||||
| Black Arrow |  UK |
RAE Westland | 132[15] | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 2[citation needed] | 1[citation needed] | Retired | 1969 | 1971 | ||
| Delta | USA |
Douglas | 3,848 | 1,312 | -- | -- | 186 [16] | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1960 | 1989 [17] | Launched Pioneer & Explorer probes. Variants : A, B, C, D, E, G, J, L, M, N, 300, 900, 1X00, 4X00, 2X00, 3X00, 5X00 |
|
| Delta II | USA |
ULA | 6,000[18] | 2,171[18] | 1,508[19] | -- | 151 [17] | 150[citation needed] | 151[citation needed] | 150[citation needed] | Active | 1989[17] | -- | Launched lot of Mars probes (MGS -> Phoenix). Variants : 6000, 7000 and Heavy. |
|
| Delta III | USA |
Boeing | 8,290[20][full citation needed] | 3,810[20] | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0[citation needed] | Retired | 1998 | 2000 | |
| Delta IV | USA |
ULA | 23,040 | 13,130 | 9,000 [21] | -- | 18 [21] | 18 | 18[citation needed] | 18[citation needed] | Active | 2002 | -- | Variants : S, M and Heavy. | |
| Diamant |  France |
SEREB | 160 | -- | -- | -- | 12[citation needed] | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1965 | 1975 | ||
| Dnepr |  Ukraine |
Yuzhmash | -- | 750 [22][full citation needed] | 14 | 17 | 16[citation needed] | 17[citation needed] | 16[citation needed] | Active | 1999 | -- | |||
| Energia |  USSR |
NPO Energia | 100,000[23] | 240 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Retired | 1987 | 1988 | 1 flight with Buran spacecraft | |||
| Epsilon |  Japan |
IHI Aerospace | -- | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | ||
| Falcon 1 | USA |
SpaceX | 670 | -- | -- | 10.9 | 5 | 4 | 5[citation needed] | 2[citation needed] | Retired | 2006 | 2009 | ||
| Falcon 9 | USA |
SpaceX | 10,450 | 3,400 | -- | 56 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Active | 2010 | -- | Launcher of Dragon capsule; new version 1.1 under development. | |
| Falcon 9 v1.1 | USA |
SpaceX | 13,150 | 4,680 | -- | 60-80 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | 2013 | -- | Launcher of Dragon capsule; |
| Falcon Heavy | USA |
SpaceX | 53,000[24] | 12,000[25] | -- | 80-125 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | Demo expected for 2013 |
| GSLV Mk.I & II | India |
ISRO | 5,000[26] | 2,150[26] | -- | -- | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2[26] | Active | -- | -- | Planned launch by 2012[citation needed][dated info] |
| GSLV Mk.III | India |
ISRO | 5,000[27] | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | Scheduled for 2012[citation needed][dated info] | |
| H-I | Japan |
Mitsubishi | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9[citation needed] | Retired | 1986 | 1992 | licence-built version of the Thor-ELT | |||
| H-II, IIA & IIB | Japan |
Mitsubishi | -- | -- | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26[citation needed] | Active | 1994 | -- | Var:. A202,A2022,A2024,A204,B | |||
| Haas |  Romania |
ARCA | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | Launch from balloon | ||
| J-I | Japan |
IHI Corporation Nissan Motors | 880 | -- | -- | -- | 1[citation needed] | 1[citation needed] | 0[citation needed] | 0[citation needed] | Retired | 1996 | 1996 | Partial demo flight only | |
| Kosmos | USSR |
Yuzhnoye Polyot | 1,500[28] | -- | -- | 12[8] | 610[29] | -- | -- | -- | 559 | Active | 1967 | Var: 1, 3, 3M | |
| KT-1 |  China |
CALT | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 2[citation needed] | 2[citation needed] | 2[citation needed] | 0[citation needed] | Retired | 2002 | 2003 | ||
| L-4S | Japan |
Nissan ISAS | 56 | -- | -- | -- | 5[citation needed] | 5[citation needed] | 5[citation needed] | 1[citation needed] | Retired | 1966 | 1970 | ||
| Long March 1 | China |
CALT | 740[30] | 440[30] | -- | -- | 6[31] | -- | -- | -- | Retired[32] | 1970 | 2002 | Var: 1, 1D | |
| Long March 2-3-4 | China |
CALT | 12,000[33] | 5,500[33] | 3,300[33] | -- | 167[33] | 158 | -- | -- | -- | Active | 1971 | -- | Ascends of ICBMs DF-5 Var: 2A,2C,2D,2E,2F,3,3A,3B,3C,4,4B 2F Launcher of Shenzhou |
| Long March 5 | China |
CALT | 25,000[34] | 14,000[35] | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | Var: 200,320,504,522,540 |
| Long March 6 | China |
CALT | 1,500 [36] | -- | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Long March 7 | China |
CALT | 20 [37] | -- | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Minotaur I | USA |
Orbital Sciences | 580 | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Active | 2000 | -- | Derived from the Minuteman II | |
| Minotaur IV & V | USA |
Orbital Sciences | 1,735 | 640 | 447 | 50 | 5[citation needed] | 5[citation needed] | 3[citation needed] | 3[citation needed] | Active | 2010 | -- | Var: IV, IV Lite, IV HAPS, V Derived from the Peacekeeper missile |
|
| Mu 1-3-4 | Japan |
Nissan Motor IHI | 770 | -- | -- | -- | 27[38] | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1966 | 1995 | Var: 1, 3D, 4S, 3C, 3H, 3S, 3SII | |
| Mu 5 | Japan |
Nissan Motor IHI | 1,800 | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | 7[citation needed] | 6[citation needed] | Retired | 1997 | 2006 | Var: M-V, M-V KM | |
| N1 | USSR |
NPO Energia | 90,000[citation needed] | -- | 23,500[citation needed] | -- | 4 | 0 | 4[citation needed] | 0 | Retired | 1969 | 1972 | ||
| N-I & II | Japan |
Mitsubishi | -- | -- | 15 | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1975 | 1987 | Derived from the American Delta rocket | |||
| Naro |  South Korea |
Khrunichev KARI | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | 2[citation needed] | 0[citation needed] | Active | 2009 | -- | |||
| Pegasus | USA |
Orbital Sciences | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- | -- | Active | 1990 | -- | |||
| UR-500 Proton | USSR Russia |
Khrunichev | -- | 335[citation needed] | -- | -- | -- | Active | 1965 | -- | Var: M, K | ||||
| PSLV | India |
ISRO | 3,800[39] | 1,300[39] | -- | -- | 21[39] | 21 | 21[citation needed] | 20[citation needed] | Active | 1993 | -- | Var: CA, XL, HP, 3S Launched moon probe Chandrayaan I |
|
| UR-100 Rokot Strela | Russia |
Eurockot Khrunichev | 1,950[citation needed] | -- | -- | 14 | 19[40][41] | 19 | 17 | 16[citation needed] | Active | 1994 | -- | ||
| Safir |  Iran |
ISA | 50[42] | -- | -- | -- | 4[42] | 4 | 4 | 3[citation needed] | Active | 2007 | -- | ||
| Saturn I & IB | USA |
Chrysler Douglas | 18,600[43] | -- | -- | -- | 19[43] | 19[citation needed] | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1961 | 1975 | |
| Saturn V | USA |
Boeing North American Douglas | 118,000[44] | -- | 47,000[44] | 185[45] | 13[44] | 13 | 13[citation needed] | 13[citation needed] | Retired | 1967 | 1973 | Var: Apollo, Skylab | |
| Scout | USA |
US Air Force NASA | 210 | -- | -- | -- | 125 [46] | 104 | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1960 | 1994 | Var: X1, X2, A, D, G |
| Shavit |  Israel |
IAI | 225[47] | -- | -- | 15 | 8[47] | 6[citation needed] | -- | -- | -- | Active | 1988 | -- | Var: Shavit, -1, -2 |
| R-29 Shtil Volna | Russia |
Makeyev | 430[48] | -- | -- | -- | 8[48] | -- | -- | -- | Active | 1995 | 2006 | Var: Vysota, Volna, Shtil, 2.1, 2R, 3 | |
| R-7 Semyorka Soyuz | USSR Russia |
RSC Energia TsSKB-Progress | 5,500[49] | 2,400[49] | 1,200[49] | -- | 1,740[citation needed] | -- | -- | -- | Active | 1957 | -- | Var: Sputnik, Luna, Vostok-L, Vostok-K, Voskhod, Molniya, Molniya-L, Molniya-M, Polyot, Soyuz, Soyuz-L, Soyuz-M, Soyuz-U, Soyuz-FG, Soyuz-2 | |
| Simorgh | Iran |
ISA | 100[50] | -- | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| SLS | USA |
Alliant Lockheed | 130,000[51] | -- | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | Expected 2017 |
| SLV | India |
ISRO | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1979 | 1983 | ||
| Space Shuttle | USA |
Alliant Martin Marietta Rockwell | 24,400 | 3,810 | -- | 450[52] | 135 | 134 | 135[citation needed] | 134[citation needed] | Retired | 1981 | 2011 | Orbiter mass: 68585 kg. | |
| Start-1 | Russia |
MITT | 532 | -- | -- | -- | 7[53] | 6 | 7 | 6[citation needed] | Active | 1993 | 2006 | ||
| Taurus | USA |
Orbital Sciences | 1,450[54] | -- | -- | -- | 9[54] | 9 | 9[citation needed] | 6[citation needed] | Active | 1989 | -- | Var:2110, 3110, 3210 | |
| Thor | USA |
Douglas | 1,270[citation needed] | -- | 38[citation needed] | -- | 357 [16] | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1957 | 1980 | Launched Pioneer & Explorer probes | |
| Titan I-II-3-IV | USA |
Martin Marietta | 21,900[55] | 5,773[55] | 8,600[55] | 350 | 369[56] | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1959 | 2005 | Var: I, II, IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, IIID, IIIE, 34D, IVA, IVB Gemini launcher |
|
| R-36 Tsyklon | USSR Ukraine |
Yuzhmash | 4,100 | -- | -- | -- | 259[57] | -- | -- | -- | Active | 1967 | 2009 | Var: 1, 2, 3. Tsyklon 4 in dev. | |
| Unha |  North Korea |
KCST | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0[citation needed] | Active | 2006 | -- | |
| Vanguard | USA |
Martin | 23[58] | -- | -- | -- | 12[58] | -- | -- | 3 | 2[citation needed] | Retired | 1957 | 1959 | |
| Vega | Europe |
ESA ASI Avio | 2,300[59] | -- | -- | 23[59] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1[citation needed] | Active | 2012 | -- | |
| VLS-1 |  Brazil |
CTA | 380[60] | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0[citation needed] | Active | 1997 | 2003 | Var in dev: Alfa, VLM |
| Zenit | USSR Ukraine |
Yuzhnoye | 13,740[61] | 6,160[61] | 4,098[61] | -- | 74[61] | 65 | -- | -- | -- | Active | 1985 | -- | Var: 2, 2M, 2SLB, 3SL, 3SLB, 3SLBF |
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