Comparison of solid-fuelled orbital launch systems

This article contains the lift launch systems constructed by some solid fuel stages except the final stage.

All stages solid fueled

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* Including suborbital mission

All stages solid fueled except uppermost stage

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Vehicle Main stages Origin Manufacturer Height
(meter)
Diameter
(meter)
Weight
(ton)
Mass to... (kg) Maiden
flight
Retired Record Status
Solid Liquid LEO Other orbit
Ares I 1 1   United States Alliant Techsystems / Boeing 94 5.5 25000 (2015) 0/0 Cancelled
Athena I 2 1   United States Lockheed Martin 1995 2001 3/4 Retired
Athena Ic 2 1   United States Lockheed Martin
Alliant Techsystems
(2012) 0/0 Development
Athena II[7] 3 1   United States Lockheed Martin 30.5 2.36 120.2 1896 1998 1999 2/3 Retired
Athena IIc 3 1   United States Lockheed Martin
Alliant Techsystems
(2012) 0/0 Development
Epsilon PBS 3 1   Japan IHI AeroSpace 24.4 2.6 90.8 2013 - 3/4 Active
Hyperbola-1 3 1   China i-Space 20 31 300 2019 - 1/1 Active
Kuaizhou-1 3 1   China CASIC 18 1.4 32 ~300 SSO: 430@500 km 2013 - 1/1 Active
Kuaizhou-1A 3 1   China CASIC 1.4 30 ~300 SSO: 200@700 km 2014 - 2/2 Active
Long March 11 3 1   China 2015 - 7/7 Active
Minotaur IV HAPS   United States Orbital Sciences 23.88 2.34 86.3 2010 - 1/1 Active
Vega 3 1   European Union ESA / ISA 30 3 137 2000(?) SSO: 1500 2012 2024 20/22 Retired
Vega-C 3 1   European Union ESA / ISA 35 3.4 2022 - 1/2 Active
Zuljanah 2 1   Iran MODAFL 25.5 1.5 52 220 - 0/0 Development

See also

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References

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