Comparison of orbital launcher families

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A Saturn V rocket, one of the most powerful operational launch vehicles to date

This article compares different orbital launcher families (launchers which are significantly different from other members of the same 'family' have separate entries). The article is organized into two tables: the first contains a list of currently active and under-development launcher families, while the second contains a list of retired launcher families.

The related article "Comparison of orbital launch systems" lists each individual launcher system within any given launcher family, categorized by its current operational status.

This article does not include suborbital launches (i.e. flights which were not intended to reach LEO or VLEO).

Description

  • Family: Name of the family/model of launcher
  • Country: Origin country of launcher
  • Manufac.: Main manufacturer
  • Payload: Maximum mass of payload, for 3 altitudes
  • Cost: Price for a launch at this time, in millions of US$
  • Launches reaching...
    • Total: 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.
    • Space (regardless of outcome): Flights which reach approximately 100 km or more above Earth's surface.
    • Any orbit (regardless of outcome): Flights which achieve at least one complete orbit even if the orbit differs from the targeted orbit.
    • Target orbit (without damage to the payload)
  • Status: Actual status of launcher (retired, development, active)
  • Date of flight
    • First: Year of first flight of first family member
    • Last (if applicable): 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 active and under-development launcher families

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Family Country/Org. Template:Abbr Payload (kg) Cost (US$,
millions) 		Launches reaching... Status Date of flight Notes Refs
LEO GTO TLI Total Space Any orbit Target orbit First Last
Agnibaan Template:Flag AgniKul Cosmos Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Abbr NET 2023 Expected launch in 2022
Alpha Template:Flag Firefly Aerospace Template:Nts Template:N/a Template:N/a -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2021 Template:Ntsh [1]
Angara Template:Flag Khrunichev 3,800–Template:Zwsp35,000 Template:Nts–Template:Zwsp12,500 -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2014 Template:Ntsh [2][3]
Antares Template:Flag Orbital ATK Template:Nts -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Citation needed Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts ActiveTemplate:Efn 2013 Template:Ntsh Cygnus launcher.
Template:Abbr: 110, 120, 130, 230, 230+, 330 		[4][5][6]
Ariane 6 Template:Flag
Template:Flagicon image ESA 		ArianeGroup Template:Nts
(A64 Template:Abbr) 		Template:Nts+
(A64 Template:Abbr) 		Template:Nts
(A64 Template:Abbr) 		Template:Nts Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2024 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: Ariane 62, Ariane 64. [7]
Astra Rocket Template:Flag Astra Template:Nts–Template:Zwsp150
(to SSO) 		Template:N/a Template:N/a -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2020 Template:Ntsh 2 suborbital test launches in 2018. [8]
Atlas V Template:Flag ULA Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts–Template:Zwsp153 Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts ActiveTemplate:Efn 2002 2029
(planned) 		Launched Juno & New Horizons [9][10]
Blue Whale 1 Template:Flag Perigee Aerospace 170 (to SSO) -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr NET 2024 Template:Ntsh [11]
Ceres-1 Template:Flag Galactic Energy Template:Nts (LEO)
300 (SSO) 		-- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2020 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: Ceres-1, Ceres-1S [12][13]
Chollima-1 Template:Flag NADA ~Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2023 Template:Ntsh UDMH/N2O4 fueled carrier [14]
Cyclone-4M Template:Flag Yuzhnoye
Yuzhmash 		Template:Nts Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr unknown Template:Ntsh [15]
Darwin-1 Template:Flag Rocket Pi Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr NET 2024 Template:Ntsh methalox launcher [16]
Electron Template:Flag
Template:Flag 		Rocket Lab Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2017 Template:Ntsh [17]
Epsilon Template:Flag IHI Corporation Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2013 Template:Ntsh [18][19]
Eris Template:Flag Gilmour Space Technologies Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr NET 2023 Template:Ntsh [20]
Falcon Falcon 9 Template:Flag SpaceX Template:Nts Template:Nts -- Template:Nts Template:NtsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2010 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: v1.0, v1.1,Template:Efn FT,Template:Efn Block 4, Block 5. Launcher of crewed Dragon capsule.
Falcon Heavy Template:Flag SpaceX Template:Nts Template:Nts -- Template:Nts–Template:Zwsp150 Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2018 Template:Ntsh First test launch 2018-02-06 [21][22][23]
Gravity-1 Template:Flag Orienspace Template:Nts (LEO)
3,700 (700 km SSO) 		-- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2024 Template:Ntsh largest solid launcher (3rd stage can be solid/kerolox) [16][24]
Gravity-2 Template:Flag Orienspace Template:Nts (LEO)
19,100 (SSO) 		Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2025 Template:Ntsh kerolox (core), solid (boosters); reusable 1st stage [24]
GSLV Mark II Template:Flag ISRO Template:Nts Template:Nts -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2010 Template:Ntsh [25][26][27]
H-II, IIA & IIB Template:Flag Mitsubishi Template:Nts Template:Nts -- Template:Nts Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 1994 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: A202, A2022, A2024, A204, B [28]
H3 Template:Flag Mitsubishi Template:Nts–28,300 (base-heavy) Template:Nts–14,800 (base-heavy) Template:Nts (heavy) Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2023 Template:Abbr: 30S, 22S, 32L, 24L, heavy[29][30] [30]
Hyperbola-1 Template:Flag i-Space Template:Nts -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2019 Template:Ntsh [31]
Hyperbola-3 Template:Flag i-Space Template:Nts–13,400 -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2025 Template:Ntsh VTVL [32]
Jielong 1 Template:Flag CALT Template:Nts (SSO) -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2019 Template:Ntsh [33]
Jielong 3 Template:Flag CALT Template:Nts (500 km SSO)[34] -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2022 Template:Ntsh [34][35][36]
KAIROS Template:Flag Space One Template:Nts
150 (SSO) 		-- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2024 Template:Ntsh [37]
Kuaizhou
(DF-21) 		Template:Flag CASIC Template:Nts (KZ-1A Enhanced) -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2013 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: KZ-1, KZ-1A, KZ-11; (KZ-21 under development) [38][39]
Template:Nts (KZ-11) -- --
LauncherOne Template:Flag Virgin Orbit Template:Nts (SSO) -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:AbbrTemplate:Efn 2020 Template:Ntsh [40]
Lijian-1
(Kinetica-1) 		Template:Flag CAS Space Template:Nts
(500 km SSO) 		-- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2022 solid fueled carrier [35][16]
Lijian-2
(Kinetica-2) 		Template:Flag CAS Space Template:Nts (LEO)
7800 (SSO) 		-- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2025 kerolox LV. reusable 1st stage [41][42]
Long March 2–3–4
(DF-5) 		Template:Flag CALT+SAST Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:NtsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 1971 See notes Template:Abbr: 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F,Template:Efn 3, 3A, 3B, 3B/E, 3C, 4A, 4B, 4C. See Template:Efn for retired Template:Abbr among those listed here. [43]
Long March 5 Template:Flag CALT -- Template:Nts Template:Nts -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2016 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: CZ-5 [44][45]
Template:Nts -- -- Template:Abbr: CZ-5B
CZ 6–7–8 family Long March 6 Template:Flag SAST Template:Nts (LEO)
1,080 (700 lm SSO)
 -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2015 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: 6 [46][47]
Template:Nts (700 km SSO) -- -- Template:Abbr: 6A
Template:Nts (500 km SSO) -- -- Template:Abbr: 6C
Long March 7 Template:Flag CALT Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2016 Template:Abbr: 7 [48][49][50]
-- Template:Nts -- Template:Abbr: 7A
Long March 8 Template:Flag CALT Template:Nts (SSO) Template:Nts > Template:Nts -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2020 Template:Abbr: 8 [49][51][52][53]
Template:Nts (700 km SSO) -- -- Template:Abbr: 8A
Long March 9 Template:Flag CALT Template:Nts -- Template:Nts -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2033 partly-reusable Super-Heavy carrier [51][54]
Long March 10 Template:Flag CALT Template:Nts (CZ-10)[55] -- Template:Nts
(CZ-10)[54] 		-- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2026 Template:Ntsh Human-rated
Template:Abbr: 10 (3-core, TLI) 		[56][57][55][54][58]
14,000 (CZ-10A, reusable) -- -- Human-rated
Template:Abbr: 10A (1-core, LEO, partly reusable)
18,000 (CZ-10A, expendable) -- -- Human-rated
Template:Abbr: 10A (1-core, LEO, expendable)
Long March 11 Template:Flag CALT Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2015 Likely based on DF-31 missile [59]
Long March 12 Template:Flag SAST Template:Nts (LEO);
6,000 (700 km SSO) 		-- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2024 Template:Ntsh kerolox LV
3.8 metres diameter 		[60][61][62]
LVM3 Template:Flag ISRO Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2014 Template:Ntsh Uprated cryo 2nd stage (C32) and semi-cryo 1st stage (SC120) variants expected [63][64]
Maia Template:Flag MaiaSpace Template:Nts (SSO) -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2025 Template:Ntsh Planned first stage reuse [65]
Minotaur I Template:Flag Orbital ATK Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2000 Template:Ntsh Derived from the Minuteman II [66][67]
Minotaur IV & V Template:Flag Orbital ATK Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2010 Template:Ntsh Also 2 suborbital launches (HTV-2a). Template:Abbr: IV, IV Lite, IV HAPS, V. Derived from Peacekeeper missile [66][68]
Miura 5 Template:Flag PLD Space Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr NET 2024 Template:Ntsh [69]
MLV Template:Flag Firefly Aerospace Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2025 Template:Ntsh [70]
Nebula-1 Template:Flag Deep Blue Aerospace Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2024 Template:Ntsh VTVL (first stage) [71]
Nebula-2 Template:Flag Deep Blue Aerospace Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2025 Template:Ntsh kerolox; VTVL (first stage) [72]
Neutron Template:Flag
Template:Flag 		Rocket Lab Template:Nts -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2024 Template:Ntsh [73]
New Glenn Template:Flag Blue Origin Template:Nts Template:Nts -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2025 Template:Ntsh [74]
New Line 1 Template:Flag LinkSpace Template:Nts (SSO) -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr unknown Template:Ntsh [75]
NGLV (Soorya) Template:Flag ISRO Template:Nts[76] Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr Template:Ntsh NET 2032 Template:Ntsh Program approved in 2024 [77]
Nuri Template:Flag KARI Template:Nts -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2021 Template:Ntsh [78][79]
OS-M Template:Flag OneSpace Template:Nts (M1) -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2019 Template:Abbr: M1, M2, M4. Single M1 failed launch; M2 & M4 in development. [80]
Pallas-1 Template:Flag Galactic Energy Template:Nts
3,000 (SSO) 		-- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr Nov. 2024 kerolox LV with reusable 1st stage [81][42]
Pegasus Template:Flag Orbital ATK Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 1990 Template:Ntsh [82]
Pioneer-1
(aka Yuanxingzhe-1 or XZY-1) 		Template:Flag Arrowhead Technology/Space Epoch Template:Nts (1,100 km LEO) -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2025 Template:Ntsh first stage recovery via ocean landing [83][84]
Prime Template:Flag Orbex Template:Nts (SSO) -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr NET 2023 Template:Ntsh [85][86]
Proton
(UR-500) 		Template:Flagicon USSR
Template:Flag 		Khrunichev Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts (Proton-M) Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Active 1965 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: K, M, Medium in development. [87][88][89]
PSLV Template:Flag ISRO Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 1993 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: CA, XL, QL, DL
Launched moon probe Chandrayaan I, Mars probe Mangalyaan I 		[90][91]
Qaem-100 Template:Flag IRGC Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2023 Template:Ntsh also one successful suborbital launch [92]
Qased Template:Flag IRGC ~Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2020 Template:Ntsh [93][94]
RFA One Template:Flag Rocket Factory Augsburg Template:Nts Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2024 1st stage combustion in Europe, Orbital Stage. Template:Cn[95][96][97][98]
Rokot/Strela
(UR-100N) 		Template:Flag Eurockot Khrunichev Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 1994 Template:Ntsh 34 Rokot launches (no launches post-2019 due to Ukrainian tech ban); 3 Strela launches. [99][100][101][102]
RS1 Template:Flag ABL Space Systems Template:Nts -- -- 12 Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2023 Template:Ntsh [103]
Shavit Template:Flag IAI Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 1988 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: Shavit, -1, -2 [104]
Simorgh Template:Flag ISA Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2016 Template:Ntsh [105]
SK solid fueled TV2 Template:Flag MND Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2023 Template:Ntsh solid fueled launch vehicle [106]
SLS Template:Flag Orbital ATK Boeing United Launch Alliance Aerojet Rocketdyne Template:Ntsh95,000–Template:Zwsp130,000 -- Template:Nts–Template:Zwsp46,000 -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2022 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: Block 1, Block 1B, Block 2 [107][108]
Soyuz
 Template:Flagicon USSR
Template:Flag 		RSC Energia TsSKB-Progress Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Efn Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Active 1957 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: Sputnik, Luna, Vostok-L, Vostok-K, Voskhod, Molniya, Molniya-L, Molniya-M, Polyot, Soyuz, Soyuz-L, Soyuz-M, Soyuz-U, Soyuz-FG, Soyuz-2, Soyuz-2-1v [109][110]
SS-520 Template:Flag IHI Aerospace Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2017 Template:Ntsh 2 successful suborbital flights and 2 orbital flights (one success). A test of how small orbital rockets can be. The rocket has a mass of only 2.6 tonnes. [111]
SSLV Template:Flag ISRO Template:Nts Template:Nts -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2022 Template:Ntsh
Starship Template:Flag SpaceX Template:Nts (expendable) Template:Better source needed Template:Nts Template:Better source needed Template:Nts+
(With in-orbit
refueling)
Template:Better source needed 		-- Template:NtsTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts test flights 2023 Template:Ntsh 1st flight intended a TAO orbit; 3rd flight suborbital [112][113][114][115][116]
Template:Nts (reusable) Template:Better source needed
Start-1
(RT-2PM) 		Template:Flag MITT Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 1993 Template:Ntsh [117]
Taurus / Minotaur-C Template:Flag Orbital Sciences Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 1989 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: 2110, 3110, 3210 [118]
Tianlong 2 Template:Flag Space Pioneer Template:Nts (LEO)
1,500 (500 km SSO) 		-- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2023 Template:Ntsh liquid fueled (kerolox) carrier [119][120]
Tianlong 3 Template:Flag Space Pioneer Template:Nts (LEO)
14,000 (500 km SSO) 		-- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2024 Template:Ntsh kerolox with reusable 1st stage [120][121]
Tronador Template:Flagicon ARG CONAE 500 Template:Abbr 2030
Unha Template:Flag KCST Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2006 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: Paektusan based on Taepodong-1 missile; Unha based on Taepodong-2 missile. [122][123]
Vega Template:Flag
Template:Flag
Template:Flagicon image ESA 		Avio Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2012 Template:Ntsh Vega, Vega-C,
Vega-E in-development. 		[124]
Vikram Template:Flag Skyroot Aerospace Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr NET 2023 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: Vikram 1, Vikram II, Vikram III [125]
VLM Template:Flag CTA Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr NET 2025 Template:Ntsh [126][127][128]
Vulcan Template:Flag ULA Template:Ntsh17,800–Template:Zwsp34,900 Template:Ntsh7,400–Template:Zwsp16,300 -- Template:Nts Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2024 Template:Ntsh [129]Template:Primary source inline[130][131][132]
Yenisei Template:Flag TsSKB-Progress
RSC Energia 		Template:Nts–Template:Zwsp115,000 Template:Nts-27,000 Template:Nts Template:Abbr NET 2032 Template:Ntsh [133][134][135][136]
Zenit Template:Flagicon USSR
Template:Flag
Template:Flag 		Yuzhnoye Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 1985 Template:Ntsh Template:Abbr: 2, 2M (2SB, 2SLB), 3SL, 3SLB, 3SLBF [137]
Zephyr Template:Flag Latitude Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2025 Template:Ntsh [138]
Zero Template:Flag Interstellar Technologies Template:Nts (SSO) -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2023 Template:Ntsh [139]
Zhuque-2 Template:Flag LandSpace Template:Nts (LEO)
1,500 (500 km SSO)[140] 		-- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Active 2022 Template:Abbr: ZQ-2 1st methalox LV to reach:
space (2022),
orbit (2023),
orbit with payload (12/2023) 		[35][140][141]
Template:Nts (LEO)
4,000 (500 km SSO)[141] 		-- -- Template:Abbr: ZQ-2E
Zhuque-3 Template:Flag LandSpace Template:Nts (expendable) -- -- Template:Nts Template:Abbr 2025 methalox LV with reusable 1st stage; stainless steel body [142]
12,500–18,300 (1st stage recovered)
Zuljanah Template:Flagicon IRN ISA Template:Nts[143] Template:Nts Template:Abbr NET 2023 Two successful suborbital flights [144][143]

List of retired launcher families

Template:Smalldiv Template:Sticky headerTemplate:Sort under

Family Country/Orgs. Template:Abbr Payload (kg) Cost (US$,
millions) 		Launches reaching... Status Date of flight Notes Refs
LEO GTO TLI Total Space Any orbit Target orbit First Last
Ariane 1-2-3 Template:Flag
Template:Flagicon image ESA 		Aérospatiale Template:N/a Template:Nts Template:N/a -- Template:Nts Retired 1979 1989 [145][146]
Ariane 4 Template:Flag
Template:Flagicon image ESA 		Aérospatiale Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:N/a -- Template:Nts Retired 1988 2003 Template:Abbr: 40, 42P, 42L, 44P, 44L, 44LP [146]
Ariane 5 Template:Flag
Template:Flagicon image ESA 		Airbus Template:Nts Template:Nts[147] Template:N/a Template:Nts–Template:Zwsp220 Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1996 2023 Template:Abbr: G, G+, GS, ECA, ES. [148][149][150]
ASLV Template:Flag ISRO Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1987 1994 [151]
Athena I & II Template:Flag Lockheed ATK Template:Nts -- Template:Nts -- Template:Nts Retired 1995 2001 Launch Lunar Prospector.[152] [153]
Atlas I
(Atlas A-B-C-D-E-F-G) 		Template:Flag Lockheed Template:Nts Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Retired 1957 1997 Launch Mercury.
Atlas or Centaur upper stage. 		[154][155][156][157]
Atlas II Template:Flag Lockheed Template:Nts Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1991 2004 [158][159][160]
Atlas III Template:Flag Lockheed Template:Nts Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 2003 2005 Template:Abbr: IIIA, IIIB [161][162]
Black Arrow Template:Flag RAE Westland Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1969 1971 [163]
Delta Template:Flag Douglas Template:Nts Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Retired 1960 1989 Launched Pioneer & Explorer probes.
Template:Abbr A, B, C, D, E, G, J, L, M, N, 300, 900, 1X00, 4X00, 2X00, 3X00, 5X00 		[164]
Delta II Template:Flag ULA Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1989 2018 Launched Mars probes MGS to Phoenix
Template:Abbr: 6000, 7000, and Heavy. 		[164][165][166]
Delta III Template:Flag Boeing Template:Nts Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1998 2000 [167][168]
Delta IV Template:Flag ULA Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 2002 2024 Template:Abbr: M, M+, and Heavy. [169]
Diamant Template:Flag SEREB 160 -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1965 1975 Template:Citation needed
Dnepr
(R-36M) 		Template:Flag
Template:Flag 		Yuzhmash Template:Nts -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1999 2015 [170][171][172]
Energia Template:Flagicon USSR NPO Energia Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1987 1988 1 partial failure with Polyus spacecraft, 1 successful flight with Buran shuttle. [173]Template:Citation needed
Falcon 1 Template:Flag SpaceX Template:Nts[174] -- -- Template:Nts[174] Template:Nts[175] Template:Nts[174] Template:Nts[174] Template:Nts[175] Retired[174] 2006 2009
Feng Bao 1
(DF-5) 		Template:Flag SAST Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1972 1981 3 successful suborbital flights [176]
GSLV Mark I Template:Flag ISRO Template:Nts Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 2001 2010 [25][26][27]
H-I Template:Flag Mitsubishi Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1986 1992 License-built version of the Thor-ELT [177]
J-I Template:Flag IHI Corporation Nissan Motors Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Retired 1996 1996 Partial demonstration flight only Template:Citation needed
Kosmos
(R-12 & R-14) 		Template:Flagicon USSR Yuzhnoye Polyot Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1967 2010 Template:Abbr: 1, 2, 3, 3M [149][178][179]
Kaituozhe
(DF-31) 		Template:Flag CALT Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired (likely) 2002 2017 Template:Abbr: KT-1, KT-2, KT2-A [180]
Lambda 4S Template:Flag Nissan ISAS 26 -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1966 1970 Template:Citation needed
Long March 1 Template:Flag CALT Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1970 1971 [181][182][183]
Long March 1D Template:Flag CALT Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Retired 1995 2002 3 suborbital launches only (2 successful.) [181][182][183]
Mu 1-3-4 Template:Flag Nissan Motor IHI Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Retired 1966 1995 Template:Abbr: 1, 3D, 4S, 3C, 3H, 3S, 3SII [184]
Mu 5 Template:Flag Nissan Motor IHI Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1997 2006 Template:Abbr: M-V, M-V KM Template:Citation needed
N1 Template:Flagicon USSR NPO Energia Template:Nts -- Template:Nts -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1969 1972 Designed for Soviet Manned Lunar Mission [185]
N-I & II Template:Flag Mitsubishi Template:Nts Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Retired 1975 1987 Derived from the American Delta rocket [186]
Naro Template:Flag Khrunichev KARI Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 2009 2013 First stage uses the Russian RD-151 engine [187]
Safir Template:Flag ISA Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 2007 2019 Numbers given here may be in dispute [188]
Saturn I & IB Template:Flag Chrysler Douglas Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1961 1975 Saturn 1 family also included 6 suborbital test launches [189][190]
Saturn V Template:Flag Boeing North American Douglas Template:Nts -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1967 1973 Template:Abbr: Apollo, Skylab [189][191][192]
Scout Template:Flag US Air Force NASA Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1960 1994 Template:Abbr: X1, X2, A, D, G [193]
Shtil'/Volna-O
(R-29) 		Template:Flag Makeyev Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:NtsTemplate:Efn Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired (as commercial launchers)[194] 1995 2006 Template:Abbr: Volna, Shtil, 2.1, 2R, 3 [194]
SLV Template:Flag ISRO Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1979 1983 Launched Rohini satellite series [195]
STS
(Space Shuttle) 		Template:Flag Alliant Martin Marietta Rockwell Template:Nts Template:Nts -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1981 2011 Orbiter mass: 68585 kg. [196]
Terran 1 Template:Flag Relativity Space Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 2023 2023 anticipates 3-D printing most rocket parts [197]
Thor Template:Flag Douglas Template:Nts -- Template:Nts -- Template:Nts Retired 1957 1980 Launched Pioneer & Explorer probes [164]
Titan II-(II GLV)-III-IV
(LGM-25C) 		Template:Flag Martin Marietta Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1959 2005 Template:Abbr: I, II, IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, IIID, IIIE, 34D, IVA, IVB
Gemini launcher 		[198][199]
Tsyklon
(R-36) 		Template:Flagicon USSR
Template:Flag 		Yuzhmash Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Retired 1967 2009 Template:Abbr: 1, 2, 3. [200]
Vanguard Template:Flag Martin Template:Nts -- -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 1957 1959 [201]
Zhuque-1 Template:Flag LandSpace Template:Nts -- -- Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Template:Nts Retired 2018 2018 [202][203]

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