List of Launch Systems and Vendors: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:38, 8 September 2021

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


Country	Booster	Status	Orbital vehicle/ Spacecraft	Mars missions	Mars transfer orbit payload	LEO	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	In service		Tianwen-1			China Great Wall Industry Corporation
EU	Ariane 4	Retired		None			Arianespace
EU	Ariane 5	In service		None		21 t	Arianespace
EU	Ariane next	Future					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	Angara	In service	Soyuz-2
Russia	Proton	In service		ExoMars (EU)		23,7 t	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(rocket_family)
Russia	Soyuz	In service	Soyuz
Russia	Soyuz 2	In service	Soyuz-2
Ukraine	Zenit	In service
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 Opportunity			https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_II
USA	Delta IV heavy	In service			8 000 kg		ULA
USA	Titan III (C)	Retired		Mars Viking 1 mission Mars Viking II mission
USA	Vulcan centaur	Future					ULA
USA	SLS	Future	Orion				ULA
USA	Falcon 9	In service	Dragon 2		4 020 kg	22.8 t	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/
USA	Falcon Heavy	In service	Dragon 2		16 800 kg	63 t	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/
USA	Starship	Future	Starship		100 000 kg	100 t	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/

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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_orbital_launcher_families

External Links

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

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