List of Launch Systems and Vendors

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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 Vendor
China Long March 2Spaceicon H519 0958 link.png In service China Great Wall Industry CorporationSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png
China Long March 3Spaceicon H519 0958 link.png In service China Great Wall Industry CorporationSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png
China Long March 4Spaceicon H519 0958 link.png In service China Great Wall Industry CorporationSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png
China Long March 5 future China Great Wall Industry CorporationSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png
EU Ariane 4Spaceicon H519 0958 link.png Retired ArianespaceSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png
EU Ariane 5Spaceicon H519 0958 link.png In service ArianespaceSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png
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
Ukraine
USA Falcon 9 In service Dragon 2 SpaceXSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.spacex.com/
USA Falcon Heavy In service Dragon 2 SpaceXSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.spacex.com/
USA Starship Future Starship SpaceXSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.spacex.com/

Russia

Booster Operational Status Vendor
Cosmos-3MSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Currently in service PO PolyotSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.omsk.net.ru/arm/polyot.htm
DneprSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Currently in service ISC KosmotrasSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.kosmotras.ru/
MolniyaLunarpedia new.png Currently in service StarsemSpaceicon H519 0958 link.pnghttp://www.starsem.com/
VolnaSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png aka Priboy/SurfSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Currently in service SRC MakeyevSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.makeyev.ru/english/start.htm
ProtonLunarpedia new.png Currently in service International Launch ServicesSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.ilslaunch.com/
RokotSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Currently in service EUROCKOT Launch Services GmbHSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.eurockot.com/
SoyuzSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Currently in service StarsemSpaceicon H519 0958 link.pnghttp://www.starsem.com/
Start-1Spaceicon H519 0958 link.png Currently in service oscow Institute of Thermal TechnologySpaceicon H519 0958 link.png


Ukraine

Booster Operational Status Vendor
TsyklonSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Currently in service PA YuzhmashSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.yuzhmash.com/index_en.htm
ZenitLunarpedia new.png Currently in service Yuzhnoe Design Bureau (see also Sea Launch


United States

Booster Operational Status Vendor
Atlas V Currently in service Lockheed MartinSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
Delta II Currently in service BoeingSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.boeing.com/
Delta IV Currently in service BoeingSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.boeing.com/
MinotaurSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Currently in service BoeingSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.orbital.com/
PegasusSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Currently in service Orbital SciencesSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.orbital.com/
TaurusSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Currently in service Orbital SciencesSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.orbital.com/
Falcon ISpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Retired SpaceXSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.spacex.com/
Falcon 9 Currently in service SpaceXSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.spacex.com/
Falcon Heavy Currently in service SpaceXSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.spacex.com/

Russia

Booster Operational Status Vendor
Soyuz 2Spaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development vendor needed
AngaraSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Khrunichev State Research and Production CenterSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.khrunichev.ru/


References

United States

Booster Operational Status Vendor
AERA AltairisSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Sprague AstronauticsSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.spragueastronautics.com/
Ares-1Spaceicon H519 0958 link.png (Crew Transfer VehicleSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png) Future Development NASA http://www.nasa.gov/
Ares-5Spaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development NASA http://www.nasa.gov/
Black ArmadilloSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Armadillo AerospaceSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/
Dream ChaserSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development SpaceDevSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.spacedev.com/
Falcon Super Heavy Under Development SpaceXSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.spacex.com/
Galaxy Express GXSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Galaxy ExpressSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.galaxy-express.co.jp/
Interorbital Systems NeptuneSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Interorbital SystemsLunarpedia new.png http://www.interorbital.com/
Interorbital Systems NeutrinoLunarpedia new.png Future Development Interorbital SystemsLunarpedia new.png http://www.interorbital.com/
Masten XA SeriesSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Masten Space SystemsLunarpedia new.png http://www.masten-space.com/
Masten O SeriesSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Masten Space SystemsLunarpedia new.png http://www.masten-space.com/
Masten XL SeriesSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Masten Space SystemsLunarpedia new.png http://www.masten-space.com/
New ShepardLunarpedia new.png Future Development Blue OriginSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://public.blueorigin.com/
Rocketplane XPSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Rocketplane KistlerSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.rocketplanekistler.com/
Rocketplane Kistler K-1Spaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Rocketplane KistlerSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.rocketplanekistler.com/
ScorpiusSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Scorpius Space Launch CompanySpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.scorpius.com/
Space Adventures ExplorerSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Space AdventuresSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.spaceadventures.com/
Russian Federal Space AgencySpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.roscosmos.ru/
SpaceShipThreeSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development Scaled CompositesSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.scaled.com/
T/Space Crew Transfer VehicleSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development T/SpaceSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.transformspace.com/
XCOR XerusSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png Future Development XCOR AerospaceSpaceicon H519 0958 link.png http://www.xcor.com/

External Links

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