Orbital Launches by Launcher Family
editFamily | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures | Partial failures |
Retired | Active |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane | Europe | 202 | 191 | 9 | 2 | Ariane 1,2,3,4 | Ariane 5 |
Atlas | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Atlas 1,2,3 | Atlas 5 |
Thor/Delta | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Delta 1,3 | Delta 2, 4 |
Energia | Ukraine/ Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Falcon | United States | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Falcon 1 | Falcon 9 |
H-II | Japan | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | H-II | H-IIA, H-IIB |
Long March | People's Republic of China | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
Minotaur | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Minotaur | |
Pegasus | United States | 40 | 35 | 3 | 2 | Pegasus | |
R-7 | Russia | 1748 | 0 | 0 | Soyuz | ||
Redstone/Saturn | United States | ALL | |||||
Safir | Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
SLV | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | PSLV | |
Space Shuttle | United States | 135 | 134 | 1 | 0 | ALL | |
Titan | United States | ALL | |||||
Universal Rocket | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Proton | |
Vega | Europe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vega |
Active Launch Vehicles
editVehicle | Origin | Manufacturer | Mass to LEO (kg) |
Mass to other orbits (kg) |
Cost (Mil US$) |
Cost/kg (LEO) (US$) |
Launches | Status | First flight | Last flight |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariane 5ECA | Europe | EADS Astrium | 21,000[1] | 10,050 to GTO[2] | 20,000[3] | 31 [note 1] |
Operational | 2002 | ||
Ariane 5ES | Europe | EADS Astrium | 21,000[1] | 8,000 to GTO[4] | 20,000[5] | 2 | Operational | 2008 | ||
Atlas V 401 | United States | United Launch Alliance | 9,050[6] | 6,670 to SSO 4,950 to GTO[6] |
11[6] | Operational | 2002 | |||
Atlas V 411 | United States | United Launch Alliance | 9,050[6] | 8,495 to SSO 6,075 to GTO[6] |
3[6] | Operational | 2006 | |||
Atlas V 421 | United States | United Launch Alliance | 9,050[6] | 9,050 to SSO 7,000 to GTO[6] |
3[6] | Operational | 2007 | |||
Atlas V 431 | United States | United Launch Alliance | 9,050[6] | 9,050 to SSO 7,800 to GTO[6] |
2[6] | Operational | 2005 | |||
Atlas V 501 | United States | United Launch Alliance | 8,250[6] | 5,945 to SSO 3,970 to GTO 1,500 to GEO[6] |
3[6] | Operational | 2010 | |||
Atlas V 511 | United States | United Launch Alliance | 10,950[6] | 7,820 to SSO 5,370 to GTO 1,750 to GEO[6] |
0[6] | Operational | ||||
Atlas V 521 | United States | United Launch Alliance | 13,300[6] | 9,585 to SSO 6,485 to GTO 2,760 to GEO[6] |
2[6] | Operational | 2003 | |||
Atlas V 531 | United States | United Launch Alliance | 15,300[6] | 11,160 to SSO 7,425 to GTO 3,250 to GEO[6] |
1[6] | Operational | 2010 | |||
Atlas V 541 | United States | United Launch Alliance | 17,100[6] | 12,435 to SSO 8,240 to GTO 3,730 to GEO[6] |
0[6] | Operational | ||||
Atlas V 551 | United States | United Launch Alliance | 18,500[6] | 12,435 to SSO 8,700 to GTO 3,960 to GEO[6] |
1[6] | Operational | 2006 | |||
Delta II 7920 | United States | United Launch Alliance | 5,030[note 2][7] | 3,123 to SSO[note 2][7] | 27[7] | Operational | 1998 | |||
Delta II-H 7920H | United States | United Launch Alliance | 6,097[note 2][7] | 2[7] | Operational | 2003 | ||||
Delta II-H 7925H | United States | United Launch Alliance | 2,171 to GTO 1,508 to HCO[note 2][7] |
3[7] | Operational [citation needed][note 3] |
2003 | ||||
Delta IV-H | United States | United Launch Alliance | 22,950[8] | 12,980 to GTO [8] | 5 | Operational | 2004 | |||
Delta IV-M+(4,2) | United States | United Launch Alliance | 11,750[9] | 5,740 to GTO[9] | 8[10] | Operational | 2002 | |||
Delta IV-M+(5,2) | United States | United Launch Alliance | 10,250[9] | 4,590 to GTO[9] | 0[10] | Operational |
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Delta IV-M+(5,4) | United States | United Launch Alliance | 13,500[9] | 16,470 to GTO[9] | 1[10] | Operational | 2009[11] | |||
Dnepr-1 | Ukraine | Yuzhmash | 3,700[12] | €10 million.[13] | 16 | Operational | 1999 | |||
Falcon 9 | United States | SpaceX | 10,450[14][15] | 4,680 to GTO[14] | [14] | 565,359 | 2 | Operational | 2010 | |
H-IIA 202 | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 10,000[16] | 3,800 to GTO[16] | 7[16] | Operational | 2001 | |||
H-IIA 204 | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 5,800 to GTO[16] | 1[16] | Operational | 2006 | ||||
H-IIB 304 | Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 19,000[17] | 8,000[18] | 2[19] | Operational | 2009 | |||
Long March 3B | China | CALT | 5,100[citation needed] | 10 | Operational | 1996 | ||||
Long March 3B/E | China | CALT | 11,500[citation needed] | 5,500[citation needed] | 4 | Operational | 2007 | |||
Proton | Soviet Union Russia |
Khrunichev | 21,600[20] | 6,360 to GTO[20] | [21] | 85[21] | 4,302335 [22] | Operational | 1965 | |
PSLV | India | ISRO | 3,200[23] | 1,600 to SSO 1,050 to GTO[24] |
11 | Operational | 1993 | |||
PSLV-CA | India | ISRO | 2,800[23] | 1,100 to SSO[24] | 6 | Operational | 2007 | |||
PSLV-XL | India | ISRO | 3,800[24] | 1,750 to SSO 1300 to GTO[24] |
2 | Operational | 2008 | |||
Zenit-2M (2SLB) | Ukraine | Yuzhnoye | 13,920[25] | 1 | Operational | 2007 |
Orbital Launch Vehicles In Development
editVehicle | Origin | Manufacturer | Mass to LEO (kg) |
Mass to other orbits (kg) |
Cost (Mil US$) |
Cost/kg (LEO) (US$) |
Launches | Status | First flight | Last flight |
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Angara 1.2 | Russia | Khrunichev | 3,800[26] | 0 | Development | |||||
Angara A3 | Russia | Khrunichev | 14,600[26] | 2,400-3,600 to GTO[26] | €50 million[13] | 0 | Development | |||
Angara A5 | Russia | Khrunichev | 24,500 (63°) [27][28] | 0 | Development | |||||
Angara A7 | Russia | Khrunichev | 41,000[27][28] | 0 | Development | |||||
Falcon Heavy | United States | SpaceX | 53,000[29] | 19,000 to GTO[29] 16,000 to TLI[29] |
80-125 | 2,204 | 0 | Development | ||
GSLV Mk.III | India | ISRO[30] | 10,000 | 4,500 - 5,000[31] | 0 | Development | ||||
Long March 2F/G | China | CALT | 0 | Development | ||||||
Rus-M | Russia | TsSKB-Progress | 35,500-54,000 [32][33] | 7,500-11,500 to GTO[32][34] | 0 | Development [note 4] |
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Space Launch System | United States | Alliant Techsystems (SRBs) Lockheed Martin Stage I |
70,000 — 130000[35] | 0 | Development |
Retired Launch Vehicles
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