User:FlyAkwa/Comparison of orbital launchers families
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)
- - LEO (Low Earth Orbit)
- Cost : Price for a launch at this time, in US$
- S/L : Successful launches (that reach space) and total launches (that lift-off).
- 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). This list is a resume of data collected in respective pages of the launchers. Sources are included in theses pages.
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$ |
S/L | Status | FF | LF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angara 1.X |  Russia
|
Khrunichev | 3,700 | -- | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Angara A3 | Russia
|
Khrunichev | 14,600 | 3,700 | -- | $70M | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Angara A5 | Russia
|
Khrunichev | 28,500 | 7,300 | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Angara A7 | Russia
|
Khrunichev | 40,500 | -- | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Ariane 1-2-3 |  Europe
|
Aérospatiale | 3,500 | 2,650 | -- | -- | 24/28 | Retired | 1979 | 1989 | |
| Ariane 4 | Europe
|
Aérospatiale | 7,000 | 4,720 | -- | -- | 113/116 | Retired | 1990 | 2003 | Var: 2P,2L,4P,4L,2P2L |
| Ariane 5 | Europe
|
EADS Astrium | 21,000 | 10,050 | -- | $220M | 58/60 | Active | 2002 | -- | Var: ECA,ES,G,G+,GS |
| ASLV |  India
|
ISRO | 150 | -- | -- | -- | 2/4 | Retired | 1987 | 1994 | |
| Athena I & II |  USA
|
Lockheed ATK | 1,896 | -- | 158 | -- | 5/7 | 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[1] | -- | -- | 408/503 [2] | Retired | 1957 | 1995[3] | Launch Mercury. Atlas or Centaur upper stage. |
| Atlas I | USA
|
Lockheed | 5,900 | 2,340[4] | -- | -- | 8/11 | Retired | 1990 | 1997 | |
| Atlas II | USA
|
Lockheed | 8,618 | 3,833[5] | -- | -- | 63/63 | Retired | 1991 | 2004 | |
| Atlas III | USA
|
Lockheed | 10,759 | 4,609[6] | -- | -- | 6/6 | Retired | 2003 | 2005 | |
| Atlas 5 | USA
|
ULA | 18,500 | 5,700 | 3,600 | -- | 27/27 | Active | 2002 | -- | Launched Juno & New Horizons |
| Black Arrow |  UK
|
RAE Westland | 132 | -- | -- | -- | 2/4 | Retired | 1969 | 1971 | |
| Thor | USA
|
Douglas | 1,270 | -- | 38 | -- | 300/357 [7] | Retired | 1957 | 1980 | Launched Pioneer & Explorer probes |
| Delta | USA
|
Douglas | 3,848 | 1,312 | -- | -- | 177/186 [8] | Retired | 1960 | 1989 [9] | 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 | -- | 2,171 | 1,508 [10] | -- | 148/149 [11] | Active | 1989[12] | -- | Launched lot of Mars probes (MGS -> Phoenix). Variants : 6000, 7000 and Heavy. |
| Delta III | USA
|
Boeing | 8,290 | 3,810 | -- | -- | 1/3 | Retired | 1998 | 2000 | |
| Delta IV | USA
|
ULA | 23,040 | 13,130 | 9,000 [13] | -- | 20/20 | Active | 2002 | -- | Variants : S, M and Heavy. |
| Diamant |  France
|
SEREB | 160 | -- | -- | -- | 9/12 | Retired | 1965 | 1975 | |
| Dnepr |  Ukraine
|
Yuzhmash | 3,700 | -- | 750 [14] | $14M | 16/17 | Active | 1999 | -- | |
| Energia |  Soviet Union
|
NPO Energia | 100,000 | 20,000 | 32,000 | $240M | 2/2 | Retired | 1987 | 1988 | 1 flight with Buran Shuttle. |
| Epsilon |  Japan
|
IHI Aerospace | 1,200 | -- | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Falcon 1 | USA
|
SpaceX | 1,010 | -- | -- | $10.9M | 2/5 | Devel. | 2006 | 2009 | New version "1e" under development. |
| Falcon 9 | USA
|
SpaceX | 10,450 | 4,680 | -- | $56M | 2/2 | Active | 2010 | -- | Launcher of Dragon capsule |
| Falcon Heavy | USA
|
SpaceX | 53,000 | 19,000 | -- | $80M | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | Demo expected for 2013 |
| GSLV Mk.I & II | India
|
ISRO | 5,100 | 2,500 | -- | -- | 5/7 | Active | -- | -- | Planned launch by 2012 |
| GSLV Mk.III | India
|
ISRO | 10,000 | 5,000 | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | Scheduled for 2012 |
| H-I | Japan
|
Mitsubishi | 3,200 | 1,100 | -- | -- | 9/9 | Retired | 1986 | 1992 | licence-built version of the Thor-ELT |
| H-II, IIA & IIB | Japan
|
Mitsubishi | 19,000 | 8,000 | -- | -- | 26/28 | Active | 1994 | -- | Var:. A202,A2022,A2024,A204,B |
| Haas |  Romania
|
ARCA | 400 | 100 | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | Launch from balloon |
| J-I | Japan
|
IHI Corporation Nissan Motors | 880 | -- | -- | -- | 1/1 | Retired | 1996 | 1996 | Partial demo flight only |
| KT-1 |  China
|
CALT | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 2/2 | Retired | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Kosmos | Soviet Union
|
Yuzhnoye Polyot | 1,500 | 775 | -- | -- | 424/444 | Active | 1967 | -- | Var: 1, 3, 3M |
| L-4S | Japan
|
Nissan ISAS | 56 | -- | -- | -- | 1/5 | Retired | 1966 | 1970 | Var: 1, 3, 3M |
| Long March 1 | China
|
CALT | 930 | -- | -- | -- | 6/6[15] | Retired | 1970 | 2002 | Var: 1, 1D |
| Long March 2-3-4 | China
|
CALT | 12,000 | 4,850 | 3,300 | -- | 155/163[16] | 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 | 14,000 | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | Var: 200,320,504,522,540 |
| Long March 6 | China
|
CALT | 1,500 [17] | -- | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Minotaur I | USA
|
Orbital Science | 580 | -- | -- | -- | 10/10 | Active | 2000 | -- | Derived from the Minuteman II |
| Minotaur IV & V | USA
|
Orbital Science | 1,735 | 640 | 447 | $50M | 5/5 | Active | 2010 | -- | Var: IV, IV Lite, IV HAPS, V Derived from the Peacekeeper missile |
| Mu 1-3-4 | Japan
|
Nissan Motor IHI | 770 | -- | -- | -- | 25/27[18] | Retired | 1966 | 1995 | Var: 1, 3D, 4S, 3C, 3H, 3S, 3SII |
| Mu 5 | Japan
|
Nissan Motor IHI | 1,800 | -- | -- | -- | 6/7 | Retired | 1997 | 2006 | Var: M-V, M-V KM |
| N1 | Soviet Union
|
NPO Energia | 90,000 | -- | 23,500 | -- | 0/4 | Retired | 1969 | 1972 | |
| N-I & II | Japan
|
NPO Energia | 2,000 | 730 | -- | -- | 14/15 | Retired | 1975 | 1987 | Derived from the American Delta rocket |
| Naro |  Korea
|
Khrunichev KARI | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 0/2 | Active | 2009 | -- | |
| Pegasus | USA
|
Orbital Sciences | 443 | -- | -- | -- | 37/40 | Active | 1990 | -- | |
| UR-500 Proton | Soviet Union Russia
|
Khrunichev | 21,600 | 6,360 | 5,650 | -- | 294/335 | Active | 1965 | -- | Var: M, K, R, Breeze |
| PSLV | India
|
ISRO | 3,800 | 1,300 | -- | -- | 18/19 | Active | 1993 | -- | Var: CA, XL, HP, 3S Launched moon probe Chandrayaan I |
| UR-100 Rokot Strela | Russia
|
Eurockot Khrunichev | 1,950 | -- | -- | $14M | 16/17 | Active | 1994 | -- | |
| Rus-M | Russia
|
NPO Energia | 23,800 | 7,000 | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| Safir |  Iran
|
ISA | 27 | -- | -- | -- | 4/5 | Active | 2007 | -- | |
| Saturn_IB & IB | USA
|
Chrysler Douglas | 21,000 | -- | -- | -- | 19/19 | Retired | 1961 | 1975 | |
| Saturn V | USA
|
Boeing North American Douglas | 118,000 | -- | 47,000 | $185M | 13/13 | Retired | 1967 | 1973 | Var: Apollo, Skylab |
| Scout | USA
|
US Air Force NASA | 210 | -- | -- | -- | ?? | Retired | 1960 | 1994 | Var: X1, X2, A, D, G |
| Shavit |  Israel
|
IAI | 800 | -- | -- | $15M | 6/9 | Active | 1988 | -- | Var: Shavit, -1, -2 |
| R-29 Shtil Volna | Russia
|
Makeyev | 430 | -- | -- | -- | 8/9 | Active | 1995 | -- | [19]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 | -- | 1,628/1740 | 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 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| SLS | USA
|
Alliant Lockheed | 129,000 | -- | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | Expected 2017 |
| SLV | India
|
ISRO | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 3/4 | Retired | 1979 | 1983 | |
| Space_Shuttle | USA
|
Alliant Martin Marietta Rockwell | 24,400 | 3,810 | -- | -- | 134/135 | Retired | 1981 | 2011 | Orbiter weight: 68585Kg. |
| Start-1 | Russia
|
MITT | 532 | -- | -- | -- | 6/6 | Active | 1993 | -- | |
| Taurus | USA
|
Orbital | 1,320 | -- | -- | -- | 6/9 | Active | 1989 | -- | Var:2110, 3110, 3210 |
| Taurus II | USA
|
Orbital | 7,000 | -- | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | Cygnus launcher |
| Titan I-II-3-IV | USA
|
Martin_Marietta | 21,900 | 9,000 | 8,600[20] | $350M | 338/369[21] | Retired | 1959 | 2005 | Var: I, II, IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, IIID, IIIE, 34D, IVA, IVB Gemini launcher |
| R-36 Tsyklon | Soviet Union Ukraine
|
Yuzhmash | 4,100 | -- | -- | -- | 226/236 | Devel. | 1967 | 2009 | Var: 1, 2, 3. Tsyklon 4 in dev. |
| Unha |  North Korea
|
KCST | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 0/1 | Active | 2009 | -- | |
| Vanguard | USA
|
Martin | 23 | -- | -- | -- | 3/11 | Retired | 1957 | 1959 | |
| Vega | Europe
|
ESA ASI Avio | 1,500 | -- | -- | -- | 0/0 | Devel. | -- | -- | |
| VLS-1 |  Brazil
|
ESA ASI Avio | 380 | -- | -- | -- | 0/2 | Active | 1997 | -- | Var in dev: Alfa, VLM |
| Zenit | Soviet Union Ukraine
|
Yuzhnoye | 13,740 | 6,160 | 4,098[22] | -- | 65/74 | Active | 1985 | -- | Var: 2, 2M, 2SLB, 3SL, 3SLB, 3SLBF |
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