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Revision as of 15:04, 7 April 2019
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Contents
HISTORICAL LAUNCHERS
List of Discontinued and Cancelled Boosters
EXISTING LAUNCHERS (Achieved Orbit)
China
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Long March 2 |
Currently in service | China Great Wall Industry Corporation |
|
| Long March 3 |
Currently in service | China Great Wall Industry Corporation |
|
| Long March 4 |
Currently in service | China Great Wall Industry Corporation |
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European Union
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Ariane 5 |
Currently in service | Arianespace |
|
| Ariane 4 |
Retired | Arianespace |
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India
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) |
Currently in service | Indian Space Research Organization |
|
| Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) |
Currently in service | Indian Space Research Organization |
|
International
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Zenit |
Currently in service | Sea Launch |
|
Israel
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Shavit |
Currently in service | Israeli Aircraft Industries |
|
Japan
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| H-IIA |
Currently in service | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
|
| H-IIB |
Currently in service | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
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Russia
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | ||
| Cosmos-3M |
Currently in service | PO Polyot |
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| Dnepr |
Currently in service | ISC Kosmotras |
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| Molniya |
Currently in service | Starsem |
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| Volna |
Currently in service | SRC Makeyev |
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| Proton |
Currently in service | International Launch Services |
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| Rokot |
Currently in service | EUROCKOT Launch Services GmbH |
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| Soyuz |
Currently in service | Starsem |
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| Start-1 |
Currently in service | oscow Institute of Thermal Technology |
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Ukraine
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Tsyklon |
Currently in service | PA Yuzhmash |
|
| Zenit |
Currently in service | Yuzhnoe Design Bureau (see also Sea Launch | |
United States
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Atlas V | Currently in service | Lockheed Martin |
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| Delta II | Currently in service | Boeing |
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| Delta IV | Currently in service | Boeing |
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| Minotaur |
Currently in service | Boeing |
|
| Pegasus |
Currently in service | Orbital Sciences |
|
| Taurus |
Currently in service | Orbital Sciences |
|
| Falcon I |
Two Launches Attempted; both failures. | SpaceX |
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PROPOSED AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
Australia
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Ausroc |
Future Development | vendor needed | |
Brazil
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| VLS - Vehiculo Lancador de Satelite |
Launch attempted | vendor needed | |
China
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Long March 5 |
in development | China Great Wall Industry Corporation |
|
European Union
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Skylon |
Proposed | vendor needed | |
| Starchaser Nova 2 |
Future Development | vendor needed | Skylon |
| Starchaser Thunderstar |
Future Development | vendor needed | |
| Vega |
Future Development | vendor needed | |
Iran
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Shahab-3 |
Suborbital missile | vendor needed | |
| Shahab-4 |
Future Development Orbital | vendor needed | |
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Taepodong-2 |
Launch attempted | vendor needed | |
Korea (Republic of)
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| KSLV-1 |
Future Development (2008?) | vendor needed | |
Russia
| Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
| Soyuz 2 |
Future Development | vendor needed | |
| Angara |
Future Development | Khrunichev State Research and Production Center |
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United States
| Vehicle | Operational Status | Vendor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon | Operational | SpaceX |
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| Dragon II | Operational | SpaceX |
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| SpaceShipTwo |
Under development | Scaled Composites |
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| Starship | Under Development | SpaceX |
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| X-37B |
Operationnal | Boeing |
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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





