Comparison of orbital launcher families
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This page contains a list of orbital launchers' families. To see the long complete list of launch systems, see Comparison of orbital launch systems.
Description
- Family: 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 millions of US$
- Total launches: flights which lift-off, or where the vehicle is destroyed during the terminal count
- note: only includes orbital launches (flights launched with the intention of reaching orbit). Suborbital tests launches are not included in this listing.
- Launches reaching space (regardless of outcome)
- Launches reaching any orbit, regardless of outcome
- Launches reaching the target orbit, without damage to the payload
- Status: Actual status of launcher (retired, development, active)
- First flight: Year of first flight of first family's member
- Last Flight: Year of Last flight (for vehicles retired from service)
- Refs: citations
Same cores are grouped together (like Ariane 1, 2 & 3, but not V).
List of launchers families
- Legend
- ActiveIn developmentRetiredHas flown but new version in dev.
Family | Country | Manufac. | Payload (kg) | Cost (US$, millions) |
Launches reaching… | Status | Date of flight | Refs | Notes | ||||||
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LEO | GTO | TLI | Total | Space | Any orbit | Target orbit | First | Last | |||||||
Angara 1.2 | Russia | Khrunichev | 3,800 | -- | -- | 25 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | Active | 2014 | -- | [1][2][3] | As of 2014, only launch was suborbital[4] |
Angara A3, A5 |
Russia | Khrunichev | 14,600 to 35000 |
3,600 to 12500 |
-- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2014 | -- | [1][5] | proposed future versions of Angara family |
Antares | USA | Orbital Sciences | 6,000 | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 4 | 4 | Active | 2013 | -- | [6][7] | Cygnus launcher | |
Ariane 1-2-3 | Europe | Aérospatiale | -- | 2,650 | -- | -- | 28 | Retired | 1979 | 1989 | [8][9] | ||||
Ariane 4 | Europe | Aérospatiale | 7,000 | 4,720 | -- | -- | 116 | -- | -- | Retired | 1988 | 2003 | [9] | Var: 2P,2L,4P,4L,2P2L | |
Ariane 5 | Europe | Airbus | 21,000 | 9,600 | -- | 220 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 72 | Active | 1996 | -- | [10][11] | Var: ECA,ES,G,G+,GS. ME and ES Galileo in dev. |
Ariane 6 | Europe | Airbus Safran | -- | 10,500 | -- | 115 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | 2020 | -- | Var: Ariane 62 & Ariane 64. | |
ASLV | India | ISRO | 150 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | Retired | 1987 | 1994 | [12] | ||
Athena I & II | USA | Lockheed ATK | 2,065 | -- | 295 | -- | 7 | -- | -- | Devel. | 1995 | 2001 | [13] | Launch Lunar Prospector[14] Ic & IIc currently in dev. | |
Atlas A-B-C-D-E-F-G Atlas I |
USA | Lockheed | 5,900 | 2,340 | -- | -- | 514 | -- | -- | Retired | 1957 | 1997 | [15][16][17][18] | Launch Mercury. Atlas or Centaur upper stage. | |
Atlas II | USA | Lockheed | 8,618 | 3,833 | -- | -- | 63 | 63 | 63 | Retired | 1991 | 2004 | [19][20][21] | ||
Atlas III | USA | Lockheed | 10,759 | 4,609 | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 6 | Retired | 2003 | 2005 | [22][23] | variants: IIIA, IIIB | |
Atlas V | USA | ULA | 18,850 | 8,900 | 2,807 | -- | 30 | 30 | Active | 2002 | [24][25] | Launched Juno & New Horizons | |||
Black Arrow | UK | RAE Westland | 132 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | Retired | 1969 | 1971 | [26] | |||
Delta | USA | Douglas | 3,848 | 1,312 | -- | -- | 186 | -- | -- | Retired | 1960 | 1989 | [27][28] | 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 | 2,171 | 1,508 | 51 | 151 | Active | 1989[27] | -- | [27][29][30] | Launched Mars probes MGS to Phoenix Variants : 6000, 7000 and Heavy. | |||
Delta III | USA | Boeing | 8,290 | 3,810 | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 2 | Retired | 1998 | 2000 | [31][32] | ||
Delta IV | USA | ULA | 23,040 | 13,130 | 9,000 | -- | 18 | 18 | Active | 2002 | -- | [33] | Variants : S, M and Heavy. | ||
Diamant | France | SEREB | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1965 | 1975 | [citation needed] | ||||
Dnepr | Ukraine Russia | Yuzhmash | 3,600 | -- | 750 | 14 | 17 | Active | 1999 | -- | [34][35] [full citation needed] |
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Energia | Soviet Union | NPO Energia | 100,000 | 240 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Retired | 1987 | 1988 | [36][citation needed] | 1 partial failure with Polyus spacecraft, 1 successful flight with Buran spacecraft. | ||
Epsilon | Japan | IHI Corporation | 1,200 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2013 | -- | [37][38] | |
Falcon 1 & 1e | USA | SpaceX | 420[39] | -- | -- | 7.9[39] | 5[40] | 4[39] | 2[39] | 2[40] | Retired[39] | 2006 | 2009 | v1 superseded by 1e version | |
Falcon 9 v1.0, v1.1, FT |
USA | SpaceX | 22,800 | 8,300 | -- | 61.2 | 29*Wiki | 28 | 28 | 28 | Active | 2010 | -- | [41][42] | upgrade to version 1.1 in 2013; upgrade to version FT in 2015 Launcher of Dragon capsule * notes: One flight put primary but not secondary payload into correct orbit,[43] one rocket and payload were destroyed before launch in preparation for static fire[44] and thus is not counted |
Falcon Heavy | USA | SpaceX | 54,400 | 22,200 | -- | 80-125 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | [45][46] | Demo expected for 2017 |
GSLV Mk.I & II | India | ISRO | 5,000 | 2,500 | -- | -- | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Active | 2001 | -- | [47][48][49] | |
GSLV Mk.III (LVM3) | India | ISRO | 8,000 | 4,000 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | Devel. | 2014 | 2014 | [50] | First Experimental Flight (suborbital) with passive cryogenic upper stage successful [51] |
H-I | Japan | Mitsubishi | 3,200 | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | Retired | 1986 | 1992 | [52] | license-built version of the Thor-ELT | |||
H-II, IIA & IIB | Japan | Mitsubishi | 19,000 | 8,000 | -- | -- | 28 | 26 | Active | 1994 | -- | [53] | Var:. A202,A2022,A2024,A204,B | ||
Haas | Romania | ARCA | 400 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | [54] | Launch from balloon | |
Interplanetary Transport System | USA | SpaceX | 300,000 (reusable)
550,000 (expendable) |
-- | -- | 430 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | [55][56] | Expected in the mid-2020s |
J-I | Japan | IHI Corporation Nissan Motors | 880 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | Retired | 1996 | 1996 | [citation needed] | Partial demo flight only | |||
Kosmos | Soviet Union | Yuzhnoye Polyot | 1,500 | -- | -- | 12 | 610 | -- | -- | 559 | Retired | 1967 | 2010 | [11][57][58] | Var: 1, 3, 3M |
Kaituozhe-1 | China | CALT | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 2002 | 2003 | [citation needed] | ||||||
Lambda 4S | Japan | Nissan ISAS | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1966 | 1970 | [citation needed] | ||||||
Long March 1 | China | CALT | 740 | 440 | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | Retired | 1970 | 2002 | [59][60][61] | Var: 1, 1D | |
Long March 2-3-4 | China | CALT | 12,000 | 5,500 | 3,300 | -- | 167 | 158 | -- | -- | Active | 1971 | -- | [62] | 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 | 14,000 | 8,000 | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2016 | -- | [63][64] | Var: 200,320,504,522,540 |
Long March 6 | China | CALT | 1,500 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2015 | -- | [65] | |
Long March 7 | China | CALT | 20,000 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2016 | -- | [66] | |
Minotaur I | USA | Orbital Sciences | 580 | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Active | 2000 | -- | [67][68] | Derived from the Minuteman II |
Minotaur IV & V | USA | Orbital Sciences | 1,735 | 640 | 447 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Active | 2010 | -- | [67][69] | Also 2 suborbital launches (HTV-2a). Variants: IV, IV Lite, IV HAPS, V. Derived from Peacekeeper missile |
Mu 1-3-4 | Japan | Nissan Motor IHI | 770 | -- | -- | -- | 27 | -- | -- | Retired | 1966 | 1995 | [70] | Var: 1, 3D, 4S, 3C, 3H, 3S, 3SII | |
Mu 5 | Japan | Nissan Motor IHI | 1,800 | -- | -- | -- | Retired | 1997 | 2006 | [citation needed] | Var: M-V, M-V KM | ||||
N1 | Soviet Union | NPO Energia | 90,000 | -- | 23,500 | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Retired | 1969 | 1972 | [71] | Designed for Soviet Manned Lunar Mission |
N-I & II | Japan | Mitsubishi | 2,000 | 730 | -- | -- | 15 | -- | -- | Retired | 1975 | 1987 | [72] | Derived from the American Delta rocket | |
Naro | South Korea | Khrunichev KARI | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2009 | -- | [73] | |
Pegasus | USA | Orbital Sciences | 450 | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | -- | Active | 1990 | -- | [74] | ||
UR-500 Proton | Soviet Union Russia |
Khrunichev | 23,000 | 6,920 | 5,680 | -- | 399 | 353 | -- | Active | 1965 | -- | [75][76] | Var: M, K | |
PSLV | India | ISRO | 3,800 | 1,300 | -- | -- | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | Active | 1993 | [77][78] | Var: CA, XL, HP, 3S Launched moon probe Chandrayaan I, Mars probe Mangalyaan I | |
UR-100N Rokot Strela | Russia | Eurockot Khrunichev | 2,100 | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 23 | 23 | Active | 1994 | -- | [79][80][81][82] | 23 launches of Rockot; 2 launches of Strela | |
Safir | Iran | ISA | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | Active | 2007 | -- | [83] | |||
Saturn I & IB | USA | Chrysler Douglas | 18,600 | -- | -- | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Retired | 1961 | 1975 | [84][85] | Saturn 1 family also included 6 suborbital test launches |
Saturn V | USA | Boeing North American Douglas | 118,000 | -- | 47,000 | 185 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Retired | 1967 | 1973 | [84][86][87] | Var: Apollo, Skylab | |
Scout | USA | US Air Force NASA | 210 | -- | -- | -- | 125 | 104 | -- | -- | Retired | 1960 | 1994 | [88] | Var: X1, X2, A, D, G |
Shavit | Israel | IAI | 225 | -- | -- | 15 | 8 | -- | -- | Active | 1988 | -- | [89] | Var: Shavit, -1, -2 | |
R-29 Shtil Volna | Russia | Makeyev | 430 | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | Active | 1995 | 2006 | [90] | Var: Vysota, Volna, Shtil, 2.1, 2R, 3 | |
R-7 Semyorka Soyuz | Soviet Union Russia |
RSC Energia TsSKB-Progress | 5,500 | 2,400 | 1,200 | -- | 1,854 | -- | -- | Active | 1957 | -- | [91] | 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 | 350 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | [92] | |
SLS | USA | Alliant Lockheed | 130,000 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | [93] | Expected 2017 |
SLV | India | ISRO | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Retired | 1979 | 1983 | [94] | Launched Rohini satellite series |
STS Space Shuttle |
USA | Alliant Martin Marietta Rockwell | 24,400 | 3,810 | -- | 450 | 135 | 134 | 134 | 133 | Retired | 1981 | 2011 | [95] | Orbiter mass: 68585 kg. |
Start-1 | Russia | MITT | 532 | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 6 | Active | 1993 | 2006 | [96] | |||
Taurus | USA | Orbital Sciences | 1,450 | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | Active | 1989 | -- | [97] | Var:2110, 3110, 3210 | ||
Thor | USA | Douglas | 1,270 | -- | 38 | -- | 357 | -- | -- | Retired | 1957 | 1980 | [28] | Launched Pioneer & Explorer probes | |
Titan I-II-III-IV | USA | Martin Marietta | 21,900 | 5,773 | 8,600 | 350 | 369 | -- | -- | Retired | 1959 | 2005 | [98][99] | Var: I, II, IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, IIID, IIIE, 34D, IVA, IVB Gemini launcher | |
R-36 Tsyklon | Soviet Union Ukraine |
Yuzhmash | 4,100 | -- | -- | -- | 259 | -- | -- | Active | 1967 | 2009 | [100] | Var: 1, 2, 3. Tsyklon 4 in dev. | |
Unified Launch Vehicle | India | ISRO | 15,000 | 6,200 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | Devel. | -- | -- | [101] | Var: 6S12, 2S60, 2S138, 2S200 |
Unha | North Korea | KCST | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 1 | 1 | ? | Active | 2006 | -- | [102] | Variants: Paektusan based on Taepodong-1 missile; Unha based on TaepoDong-2 missile. |
Vanguard | USA | Martin | 23 | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | 3 | Retired | 1957 | 1959 | [103] | ||
Vega | Europe | ESA ASI Avio | 2,300 | -- | -- | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Active | 2012 | -- | [104] | |
VLS-1 | Brazil | CTA | 380 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | Active | 1997 | 2003 | [105] | Var in dev: Alfa, VLM | |
Vulcan | USA | ULA | -- | 23,000[106] | -- | 99 | 0 | -- | -- | Devel. | 2019 | [107][108] | |||
Zenit | Soviet Union Ukraine Russia |
Yuzhnoye | 13,740 | 6,160 | 4,098 | -- | 82 | 71 | 69 | Active | 1985 | -- | [109] | Var: 2, 2M, 2SLB, 3SL, 3SLB, 3SLBF |
See also
- Comparison of orbital launch systems
- Comparison of orbital rocket engines
- Comparison of space station cargo vehicles
- List of orbital launch systems
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