List of Launch Systems and Vendors: Difference between revisions

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This is a list of active or future launch systems that can be used for Mars missions.


Country	Booster	Status	Orbital vehicle	Mars missions	Mars transfer orbit payload	Vendor
China	Long March 2	In service				China Great Wall Industry Corporation
China	Long March 3	In service				China Great Wall Industry Corporation
China	Long March 4	In service				China Great Wall Industry Corporation
China	Long March 5	future				China Great Wall Industry Corporation
EU	Ariane 4	Retired				Arianespace
EU	Ariane 5	In service				Arianespace
India	GSLV Mark III	In service		2 mars orbiter(2024)
International	Sea launch	Retired
Japan	H-IIA	Active		Emirates Mars mission		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-IIA
Japan	HTV-X	Future
Russia	Soyuz	In service	Soyuz
Russia	Soyuz 2	Future
Ukraine
USA	Atlas V	In service	Dreamchaser CST-100	Mars reconnaissance orbiter Mars Science Laboratory MAVEN Mars Orbiter InSight Mars CO Mars 2020-Perseverance		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_V
USA	Delta II	Retired		2001 Mars Odyssey Mars climate observer Mars global surveyor Mars Pathfinder Mars polar lander Mars Phoenix Mars rover Spirit Mars rover Opporrtunity		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_II
USA	Delta IV heavy	In service			8 000 kg	ULA
USA	Vulcan centaur	Future				ULA
USA	Falcon 9	In service	Dragon 2			SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/
USA	Falcon Heavy	In service	Dragon 2			SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/
USA	Starship	Future	Starship		100 000 kg	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/

Russia

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor

Cosmos-3M	Currently in service	PO Polyot http://www.omsk.net.ru/arm/polyot.htm
Dnepr	Currently in service	ISC Kosmotras http://www.kosmotras.ru/
Molniya	Currently in service	Starsemhttp://www.starsem.com/
Volna aka Priboy/Surf	Currently in service	SRC Makeyev http://www.makeyev.ru/english/start.htm
Proton	Currently in service	International Launch Services http://www.ilslaunch.com/
Rokot	Currently in service	EUROCKOT Launch Services GmbH http://www.eurockot.com/
Soyuz	Currently in service	Starsemhttp://www.starsem.com/
Start-1	Currently in service	oscow Institute of Thermal Technology

Ukraine

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor

Tsyklon	Currently in service	PA Yuzhmash http://www.yuzhmash.com/index_en.htm
Zenit	Currently in service	Yuzhnoe Design Bureau (see also Sea Launch

United States

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor

Atlas V	Currently in service	Lockheed Martin http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
Delta II	Currently in service	Boeing http://www.boeing.com/
Delta IV	Currently in service	Boeing http://www.boeing.com/
Minotaur	Currently in service	Boeing http://www.orbital.com/
Pegasus	Currently in service	Orbital Sciences http://www.orbital.com/
Taurus	Currently in service	Orbital Sciences http://www.orbital.com/
Falcon I	Retired	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/
Falcon 9	Currently in service	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/
Falcon Heavy	Currently in service	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/

Russia

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor

Soyuz 2	Future Development	vendor needed
Angara	Future Development	Khrunichev State Research and Production Center http://www.khrunichev.ru/

References

The canonical reference to launch vehicles is the International Reference Guide to Space Launch Systems by Isakowitz, Hopkins, and Hopkins, published by the AIAA; currently in its 4th edition (2004). (Amazon link)

External Links

Russian Spaceweb list of existing, historical and proposed Russian and Ukranian launch vehicles

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