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|{{space|China Great Wall Industry Corporation|China Great Wall Industry Corporation}} | |{{space|China Great Wall Industry Corporation|China Great Wall Industry Corporation}} | ||
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|Emirates Mars mission | |Emirates Mars mission | ||
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|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-IIA | |https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-IIA | ||
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|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(rocket_family) | |https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(rocket_family) | ||
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[[Mars 2020|Mars 2020-Perseverance]] | [[Mars 2020|Mars 2020-Perseverance]] | ||
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|[[Viking 1|Mars Viking 1 mission]] | |[[Viking 1|Mars Viking 1 mission]] | ||
[[Viking 2|Mars Viking II mission]] | [[Viking 2|Mars Viking II mission]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:38, 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 |
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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 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_V | ||
USA | Delta II | Retired | 2001 Mars Odyssey
Mars climate observer |
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 | ||||
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