Comparison of retired orbital launch systems
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Retired rockets[edit]
| Vehicle | Origin | Manufacturer | Height | Mass to ... (kg) | Reuse | Launches (+ suborbital) | Launch Site (s) | Date of flight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO | GTO | Other | First | Last | |||||||
| Antares 110–130 |  United States | Orbital | 40.5-41.9 m | 5,100[1] | 1,500 to SSO | No | 5[1] | 2013 | 2014 | ||
| Antares 230 / 230+ | United States | Northrop Grumman | 42.5 m | 8,200[1] | 3,000 to SSO[a] | No | 13 | 2016 | 2023 | ||
| Ariane 1 |  Europe | Aérospatiale | 49.1 m | 1,830[2] | No | 11[2] | 1979 | 1986 | |||
| Ariane 2 | Europe | Aérospatiale | 49.1 m | 2,270[2] | No | 6[2] | 1986 | 1989 | |||
| Ariane 3 | Europe | Aérospatiale | 49.1 m | 2,650[2] | No | 11[2] | 1984 | 1989 | |||
| Ariane 4 40 | Europe | Aérospatiale | 58.7 m | 4,600[2] | 2,105 | 2,740 to SSO | No | 7[2] | 1990 | 1999 | |
| Ariane 4 42L | Europe | Aérospatiale | 58.7 m | 7,000[2] | 3,480 | 4,500 to SSO | No | 13[2] | 1993 | 2002 | |
| Ariane 4 42P | Europe | Aérospatiale | 58.7 m | 6,000[2] | 2,930 | 3,400 to SSO | No | 15[2] | 1990 | 2002 | |
| Ariane 4 44L | Europe | Aérospatiale | 58.7 m | 7,000[2] | 4,720 | 6,000 to SSO | No | 40[2] | 1989 | 2003 | |
| Ariane 4 44LP | Europe | Aérospatiale | 58.7 m | 7,000[2] | 4,220 | 5,000 to SSO | No | 26[2] | 1988 | 2001 | |
| Ariane 4 44P | Europe | Aérospatiale | 58.7 m | 6,500[2] | 3,465 | 4,100 to SSO | No | 15[2] | 1991 | 2001 | |
| Ariane 5 G | Europe | EADS Astrium | 47.5 m | 18,000[3] | 6,900[3] | No | 16[3] | 1996 | 2003 | ||
| Ariane 5 G+ | Europe | EADS Astrium | 47.8 m | 7,100[3] | No | 3[3] | 2004 | 2004 | |||
| Ariane 5 GS | Europe | EADS Astrium | 47.8 m | 16,000[4] | 6,600[3] | No | 6[3] | 2005 | 2009[5] | ||
| Ariane 5 ES | Europe | EADS Astrium | 50.7 m | 21,000[6] | 8,000[3] | No | 8[3] | 2008 | 2018 | ||
| Ariane 5 ECA | Europe | EADS Astrium | 52.6 m | 21,000[6] | 11,210[7] | No | 84 | 2002 | 2023 | ||
| ASLV |  India | ISRO[8] | 23.5 m | 150[9] | No | 4[9] | 1987 | 1994 | |||
| Athena I LLV-1 | United States | Lockheed Martin | 18.4 m | 500 | No | 1 | 1995 | 1995 | |||
| Athena I | United States | Lockheed Martin | 18.9 m | 795[10] | 515 | No | 3 | 1997 | 2001 | ||
| Athena II | United States | Lockheed Martin | 28.2 m | 1,800[11] | No | 3[12] | 1998 | 1999[13] | |||
| Black Arrow |  United Kingdom | RAE | 13 m | 73[14] | No | 2 (+2) | 1969[b] | 1971 | |||
| Blue Scout II | United States | Vought | 24 m | 30 | No | 3 | 1961 | 1961 | |||
| Ceres-1 (1)[c] |  China | Galactic Energy | 18.5 m | 350 | No | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
| Ceres-1 (2)[c] | China | Galactic Energy | 19.5 m | 400 | No | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | |||
| Commercial Titan III | United States | Martin Marietta | 47.3 m | 13,100[15] | No | 4 | 1990 | 1992 | |||
| Conestoga 1620 | United States | Space Services | 15.2 m | 1179 | No | 1 | 1995 | 1995 | |||
| Diamant A |  France | SEREB | 18.9 m | 80 | No | 4 | 1965 | 1967 | |||
| Diamant B | France | SEREB | 23.5 m | 115 | No | 5 | 1970 | 1973 | |||
| Diamant BP4 | France | SEREB | 21.6 m | 153 | No | 3 | 1975 | 1975 | |||
| Dnepr |  Ukraine | Yuzhmash | 34.3 m | 3,700[16] | No | 22[16] | 1999 | 2015[17] | |||
| Energia[d] |  Soviet Union | NPO Energia | 58.8 m | 105,000 | 20,000 to GEO[18] 32,000 to TLI[18] | No | 1 (failed to orbit) | 1987 | 1987 | ||
| Energia-Buran | Soviet Union | NPO Energia | 58.8 m | 30,000[18][e] | Yes | 1 | 1988 | 1988 | |||
| Epsilon |  Japan | IHI[19] | 24.4 m | 1,200 | N/A | 450 to SSO | No | 1 | 2013 | 2022 | |
| Epsilon (enhanced) | Japan | IHI[19] | 26 m | 1,500[20] | N/A | 590 to SSO[20] | No | 6[20] | |||
| Europa I | Europe | ELDO | 31.7 m | 1,440 | 200 | No | 3 | 1968 | 1970 | ||
| Europa II | Europe | ELDO | 31.7 m | 360 | No | 1 | 1971 | 1971 | |||
| Falcon 1 | United States | SpaceX | 21 m | 470[21] | No | 5[21] | 2006 | 2009 | |||
| Falcon 9 v1.0 | United States | SpaceX | 54.9 m | 9,000 | 3,400 | No | 5 | 2010 | 2013 | ||
| Falcon 9 v1.1 | United States | SpaceX | 68.4 m | 13,150[22][f] | 4,850[22] | No | 15[23] | 2013 | 2016 | ||
| Falcon 9 Full Thrust | United States | SpaceX | 70.8 m | 17,400[24] | 5,500[24] | 9,600 to polar[25] | Yes | 36 | 2015 | 2018 | |
| 22,800[24] | 8,300[24] | No | |||||||||
| Feng Bao 1 | China | Shanghai Bureau No.2 | 33 m | 2,500[26] | No | 8 (+3)[27] | 1972 | 1981 | |||
| GSLV Mk.I(a) | India | ISRO | 49.1 m | 5,000[28] | 1,540[29] | No | 1[29] | 2001 | 2001 | ||
| GSLV Mk.I(b) | India | ISRO | 49.1 m | 5,000[28] | 2,150[29] | No | 4[29] | 2003 | 2007 | ||
| GSLV Mk.I(c) | India | ISRO | 49.1 m | 5,000[28] | No | 1[29] | 2010 | 2010 | |||
| H-I | Japan | Mitsubishi | 42 m | 1,400[30] | No | 9 | 1986 | 1992 | |||
| H-II / IIS | Japan | Mitsubishi | 49 m | 10,060[31] | 4,000[32] | No | 7[32] | 1994 | 1999 | ||
| H-IIA 204 | Japan | Mitsubishi | 53 m | 15,000 | 5,950[33]: 48 | No | 5[34] | 2006 | 2021 | ||
| H-IIA 2022 | Japan | Mitsubishi | 53 m | 4,500[34] | No | 3[34] | 2005 | 2007 | |||
| H-IIA 2024 | Japan | Mitsubishi | 57 m | 11,000[35] | 5,000[34] | No | 7[34] | 2002 | 2008 | ||
| H-IIB | Japan | Mitsubishi | 56.6 m | 16,500 (ISS)[36] | 8,000 | No | 8[37] | 2009 | 2020 | ||
| Hyperbola-1 (1)[g] | China | i-Space | 20.9 m | 260 | No | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | |||
| Juno I | United States | Chrysler | 21.2 m | 11 | No | 1 | 1958 | 1959 | |||
| Juno II | United States | Chrysler | 24 m | 41 | 6 to TLI | No | 10 | 1958 | 1961 | ||
| Kaituozhe-1 | China | CALT | 13.6 m | 40 | No | 2 | 2002 | 2003 | |||
| Kaituozhe-2 | China | CASC | 16.8 m | 800[38] | No | 1[38] | 2017 | 2017 | |||
| Kosmos | Soviet Union | NPO Polyot | 29.6 m | 350 | No | 38 | 1961 | 1967 | |||
| Kosmos-1 | Soviet Union | NPO Polyot | 26.3 m | 1,400 | No | 8 | 1964 | 1965 | |||
| Kosmos-2 | Soviet Union | NPO Polyot | 31 m | 300 | No | 127 | 1965 | 1977 | |||
| Kosmos-3 | Soviet Union | NPO Polyot | 32.4 m | 1,400 | No | 6 | 1966 | 1968 | |||
| Kosmos-3M | Soviet Union | NPO Polyot | 32.4 m | 1,500[39] | No | 445 | 1967 | 2010 | |||
| Kosmos-3MRB | Soviet Union | NPO Polyot | 32.4 m | 1,500 | No | 10 | 1980 | 1988 | |||
| Lambda 4S | Japan | Nissan Motors[40] | 16.5 m | 26[41] | No | 5 | 1966 | 1970 | |||
| LauncherOne | United States | Virgin Orbit | 21.3 m | 500 | 300 to SSO | No | 6 | 2020 | 2023 | ||
| Long March 1 | China | CALT | 29.9 m | 300[42] | No | 2[43] | 1970 | 1971 | |||
| Long March 1D | China | CALT | 28.2 m | 740[44] | No | 0 (+3)[43] | 1995[h] | 2002 | |||
| Long March 2A | China | CALT | 32 m | 2,000[45] | No | 4[46] | 1974 | 1978 | |||
| Long March 2E | China | CALT | 49.7 m | 9,200[46] | No | 7[46] | 1990 | 1995 | |||
| Long March 3 | China | CALT | 43.3 m | 5,000[47] | No | 13[47] | 1984 | 2000 | |||
| Long March 3B | China | CALT | 54.8 m | 11,200[48] | 5,100 | 5,700 to SSO | No | 12[47] | 1996 | 2012 | |
| Long March 4A | China | CALT | 41.9 m | 4,000 | No | 2[49] | 1988 | 1990 | |||
| M-V | Japan | Nissan Motors[40] (1997–2000) IHI Aerospace[19] (2000–2006) | 30.8 m | 1,850[41] | No | 7 | 1997 | 2006 | |||
| Molniya | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 43.4 m | 1,800[50] | No | 40[51] | 1960 | 1967 | |||
| Molniya-M | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 43.4 m | 2,400[52] | No | 280[53] | 1965 | 2010 | |||
| Mu-4S | Japan | Nissan Motors[40] | 23.6 m | 180[41] | No | 4 | 1971 | 1972 | |||
| Mu-3C | Japan | Nissan Motors[40] | 20.3 m | 195[41] | No | 4 | 1974 | 1979 | |||
| Mu-3H | Japan | Nissan Motors[40] | 23.8 m | 300[41] | No | 3 | 1977 | 1978 | |||
| Mu-3S | Japan | Nissan Motors[40] | 23.8 m | 300[41] | No | 4 | 1980 | 1984 | |||
| Mu-3SII | Japan | Nissan Motors[40] | 27.8 m | 770[41] | No | 8 | 1985 | 1995 | |||
| N1 | Soviet Union | NPO Energia | 105.3 m | 95,000[i] | No | 4 | 1969 | 1972 | |||
| N-I | Japan | Mitsubishi | 34 m | 1,200[54] | No | 7 | 1975 | 1982 | |||
| N-II | Japan | Mitsubishi | 35 m | 2,000[55] | No | 8 | 1981 | 1987 | |||
| Naro-1 |  South Korea | KARI Khrunichev | 33 m | 100[56] | No | 3 | 2009 | 2013 | |||
| OS-M1 | China | OneSpace | 19 m | 205[57] | 143 to SSO | No | 1 | 2019[58][j] | 2019 | ||
| Paektusan-1 |  North Korea | KCST | 25.8 m | 20 | No | 1 | 1998 | 1998 | |||
| Pegasus | United States | Northrop Grumman | 15.4 m | 455 | No | 6 | 1990 | 1994 | |||
| Pegasus H | United States | Northrop Grumman | 15.4 m | 544 | No | 4 | 1995 | 2000 | |||
| Pilot II | United States | United States Navy | 4.4 m | N/A | 1.05 to MEO | No | 10 | 1958 | 1958 | ||
| Polyot | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 30 m | 1,400 | No | 2 | 1963 | 1964 | |||
| Proton (UR-500) | Soviet Union | Khrunichev | 39.8 m | 12,200 | No | 4 | 1965 | 1966 | |||
| Proton-K | Soviet Union | Khrunichev | 50 m | 19,760[60] | 4,930[61] | No | 311[62] | 1965 | 2012 | ||
| PSLV-G | India | ISRO | 44 m | 3,200[63] | 1,050 | 1,600 to SSO | No | 12[63] | 1993 | 2016[64] | |
| Rocket 3.0 | United States | Astra | 11.6 m | 100 | No | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
| Rocket 3.1 | United States | Astra | 11.6 m | 100 | No | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
| Rocket 3.2 | United States | Astra | 11.6 m | 100 | No | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | |||
| Rocket 3.3 | United States | Astra | 13.1 m | 100[65] | 150 to SSO | No | 5 | 2021 | 2022 | ||
| Rokot-K |  Russia | Khrunichev | 25.5 m | No | 4 | 1990 | 1999 | ||||
| Rokot-KM | Russia | Khrunichev | 29.1 m | 1,950[66] | 1,200 to SSO | No | 31 | 2000 | 2019 | ||
| RS1 B1 | United States | ABL Space Systems | 27 m | 1,350[67] | 400 | 975 to SSO 750 to MEO | No | 1 | 2023[68] | 2023 | |
| Safir-1 |  Iran | Iranian Space Agency | 22.6 m | 27 | No | 2 | 2008 | 2009 | |||
| Safir-1A | Iran | Iranian Space Agency | 22.6 m | 15 | No | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | |||
| Safir-1B | Iran | Iranian Space Agency | 22.6 m | 50 | No | 1 | 2012 | 2012 | |||
| Safir-1B+ | Iran | Iranian Space Agency | 22.6 m | 52 | No | 5 | 2012 | 2019 | |||
| Saturn I | United States | Chrysler (S-I) | 50-57.4 m | 9,000[69] | No | 10[70] | 1961 | 1965[70] | |||
| Saturn IB | United States | Chrysler (S-IB) | 56.1-68.1 m | 18,600[71] | No | 9[72] | 1966 | 1975 | |||
| Saturn V | United States | Boeing (S-IC) | 110.6 m | 140,000[73][74] | 47,000 to TLI | No | 13[k] | 1967 | 1973 | ||
| Scout X-1 | United States | Vought | 21.8 m | 59 | No | 4 | 1960 | 1961 | |||
| Scout X-2 | United States | Vought | 21.8 m | 76 | No | 1 | 1962 | 1962 | |||
| Scout X-2M | United States | Vought | 21.8 m | 76 | No | 3 | 1962 | 1963 | |||
| Scout X-2B | United States | Vought | 21.8 m | 76 | No | 1 | 1963 | 1963 | |||
| Scout X-3 | United States | Vought | 21.8 m | 87 | No | 5 | 1962 | 1964 | |||
| Scout X-3M | United States | Vought | 21.8 m | 87 | No | 1 | 1963 | 1963 | |||
| Scout X-4 | United States | Vought | 22.8 m | 103 | No | 11 | 1963 | 1965 | |||
| Scout A | United States | NASA | 22.8 m | 110 | No | 11 | 1965 | 1970 | |||
| Scout A-1 | United States | NASA | 22.8 m | 122 | No | 1 | 1973 | 1973 | |||
| Scout B | United States | NASA | 22.8 m | 110 | No | 20 | 1965 | 1971 | |||
| Scout B-1 | United States | NASA | 22.8 m | 143 | No | 5 | 1971 | 1976 | |||
| Scout D-1 | United States | NASA | 22.9 m | 182 | No | 14 | 1972 | 1979 | |||
| Scout E-1 | United States | NASA | 22.8 m | 193 | No | 1 | 1974 | 1974 | |||
| Scout F-1 | United States | NASA | 22.9 m | 192 | No | 2 | 1975 | 1975 | |||
| Scout G-1 | United States | NASA | 22.9 m | 208 | No | 18 | 1979 | 1994 | |||
| Shavit |  Israel | IAI | 17.7 m | 160 | No | 2 | 1988 | 1990 | |||
| Shavit-1 | Israel | IAI | 19.7 m | 225 | No | 4 | 1995 | 2004 | |||
| Shtil-1 | Russia | Makeyev | 14.8 m | 280–420[75] | No | 2[76] | 1998 | 2006 | |||
| SLV-3 | India | ISRO | 22 m | 40[77] | No | 4[77] | 1979 | 1983[77] | |||
| Soyuz | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 45.6 m | 6,450 | No | 31[78] | 1966 | 1976 | |||
| Soyuz-FG | Russia | TsSKB-Progress | 49.5 m | 6,900[79] | No | 70[80][81] | 2001 | 2019 | |||
| Soyuz-L | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 50 m | 5,500 | No | 3[82] | 1970 | 1971 | |||
| Soyuz-M | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 50 m | 6,600 | No | 8[83] | 1971 | 1976 | |||
| Soyuz ST-A | Russia | TsSKB-Progress | 46.3 m | 7,800 from Kourou[84] | 2,810 with Fregat[85] | No | 9[80] | 2011 | 2021 | ||
| Soyuz ST-B | Russia | TsSKB-Progress | 46.3 m | 9,000 from Kourou[86] | 3,250 with Fregat[85] | 4,400 to SSO[87] | No | 18[80] | 2011 | 2022 | |
| Soyuz-U | Soviet Union | TsSKB-Progress | 51.1 m | 6,650 from Baikonour[88] | No | 786[80][89][90] | 1973 | 2017 | |||
| Soyuz-U2 | Soviet Union | TsSKB-Progress | 34.5 m | 7,050 | No | 72[91] | 1982 | 1995 | |||
| Space Shuttle | United States | ATK (SRBs) | 56.1 m | 24,400[e] | 3,550 to escape with IUS | Yes | 135[94] | 1981 | 2011 | ||
| SPARK | United States | UHAerojet RocketdyneSandia | 17 m | 300 | No | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | |||
| Sparta | United States | ABMA/Chrysler | 21.8 m | 45 | No | 10 | 1966 | 1967 | |||
| Sputnik 8K71PS | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 30 m | 500[95] | No | 2 | 1957 | 1957 | |||
| Sputnik 8A91 | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 31.1 m | 1,327 | No | 2 | 1958 | 1958 | |||
| SS-520 | Japan | IHI Aerospace | 9.5 m | 4[96] | No | 2[97] | 2017[98][l] | 2018 | |||
| Start-1 | Russia | MITT | 22.7 m | 532 | 250 to SSO | No | 5[99] | 1993 | 2006 | ||
| Start-1.2 | Russia | MITT | 22.7 m | 250-300 to SSO | No | 1 | 1997 | 1997 | |||
| Start | Russia | MITT | 28.9 m | 300 to SSO | No | 1 | 1995 | 1995 | |||
| Strela | Russia | Khrunichev | 24- 27.4 m | 1,400[100] | No | 3[101] | 2003 | 2014 | |||
| Taurus-1110 | United States | Orbital | 28.2 m | 1180 | 370 | 750 to SSO | No | 3 | 1994 | 2000 | |
| Taurus-2110 | United States | Orbital | 29.1 m | 1250 | 375 | 900 to SSO | No | 2 | 1999 | 2001 | |
| Taurus-2210 | United States | Orbital | 30.9 m | 1050 | 700 to SSO | No | 1 | 1998 | 1998 | ||
| Taurus-3110 | United States | Orbital | 30.1 m | 1450 | 445 | 1,050 to SSO | No | 2 | 2009 | 2011 | |
| Taurus-3210[102] | United States | Northrop Grumman | 27.9 m | 1,458[103] | N/A | 1,054 to SSO[m] | No | 1 | 2004 | 2004 | |
| Terran 1 | United States | Relativity Space | 35.2 m | 1,250[104] | 900 to SSO | No | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| Titan II GLV | United States | Martin Marietta | 33 m | 3,600[105] | No | 11 (+1) | 1964 | 1966 | |||
| Titan II(23)G | United States | Martin Marietta | 31.4 m | 3,600[106] | No | 13 | 1988 | 2003 | |||
| Titan IIIA | United States | Martin Marietta | 38.5 m | 3,500 | No | 4 | 1964 | 1965 | |||
| Titan IIIB | United States | Martin Marietta | 42 m | 3,300 | No | 22 | 1966 | 1969 | |||
| Titan III(23)B | United States | Martin Marietta | 42 m | 3,350 | No | 9 | 1969 | 1971 | |||
| Titan III(33)B | United States | Martin Marietta | 42 m | N/A | 4,500 | No | 3 | 1971 | 1973 | ||
| Titan III(24)B | United States | Martin Marietta | 44 m | 4,500 | No | 23 | 1971 | 1984 | |||
| Titan III(34)B | United States | Martin Marietta | 45.3 m | N/A | No | 11 | 1975 | 1987 | |||
| Titan IIIC | United States | Martin Marietta | 41 m | 11,500 | 3,000 | No | 14 | 1965 | 1970 | ||
| Titan III(23)C | United States | Martin Marietta | 42.5 m | 13,100[107] | 3,000 | No | 22 | 1970 | 1982 | ||
| Titan IIID | United States | Martin Marietta | 36 m | 12,300[108] | No | 22 | 1971 | 1982 | |||
| Titan IIIE | United States | Martin Marietta | 48.8 m | 15,400[109] | No | 7 | 1974 | 1977 | |||
| Titan 34D | United States | Martin Marietta | 44.5 m | 14,350 | 3,600 | No | 15 | 1982 | 1989 | ||
| Titan IVA | United States | Martin Marietta | 51.36 m(standard) | 17,110[110] | 4,944 with IUS | 14,090 to SSO[110] 4,536 to GSO with Centaur 3,550 to escape with IUS | No | 22[111] | 1989 | 1998 | |
| Titan IVB | United States | Lockheed Martin | 51.36 m(standard) | 21,682[112] | 5,761[112] (9,000 with upper stage) | No | 17[111] | 1997 | 2005 | ||
| Tysklon-2 | Soviet Union | Yuzhmash | 32 m | 3,350 | No | 18 | 1965 | 1971 | |||
| Tsyklon-2A | Soviet Union | Yuzhmash | 39.7 m | 3,350[113] | No | 8[114] | 1967 | 1969 | |||
| Tsyklon-2M | Soviet Union | Yuzhmash | 39.7 m | 2,820[115] | No | 106[116] | 1969 | 2006[116] | |||
| Tsyklon-3 | Soviet Union | Yuzhmash | 39.3 m | 1,920[117] | No | 122[118] | 1977 | 2009[118] | |||
| Unha-2 | North Korea | KCST | 29.5 m | 80 | No | 1 | 2009 | 2009 | |||
| Unha-3 | North Korea | KCST | 30 m | 110 | No | 4[119] | 2009[n] | 2016 | |||
| Vanguard | United States | Martin | 22.1 m | 9[120] | No | 10 (+1) | 1957 | 1959 | |||
| Vanguard SLV-7 | United States | Martin | 21.6 m | 20 | No | 1 | 1959 | 1959 | |||
| VLS-1 |  Brazil | AEB, IAE | 19.5 m | 380[121] | No | 2[o] | 1997 | 2003 | |||
| Volna-O | Russia | Makeyev | 14.2 m | 100[122] | No | 1 (+5)[76] | 1995[p] | 2005[76] | |||
| Voskhod | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 44.1 m | 5,680 | No | 299 | 1963 | 1976 | |||
| Vostok-L (Luna) | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 30.8 m | 4,000 | 400 to TLI | No | 9 | 1958 | 1960 | ||
| Vostok (Korabl) | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 38.4 m | 4,550 | 390 to TLI[123] | No | 4 | 1960 | 1960 | ||
| Vostok-K | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 30.8 m | 2,460[124] | No | 16 | 1960 | 1964 | |||
| Vostok-2 | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 30.8 m | 4,730[124] | No | 45 | 1962 | 1967 | |||
| Vostok-2M | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 38.8 m | 1,300[125] | No | 93 | 1964 | 1991 | |||
| Soyuz/Vostok | Soviet Union | RSC Energia | 31 m | 6,000[126] | No | 2 | 1965 | 1966 | |||
| Zenit-2 | Soviet Union | Yuzhnoye | 57 m | 13,740[127] | No | 36[128] | 1985 | 2004[129] | |||
| Zenit-2FG | Ukraine | Yuzhnoye | 57 m | No | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | ||||
| Zenit-2M | Ukraine | Yuzhnoye | 57 m | 13,920[127] | No | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | |||
| Zenit-3F | Ukraine | Yuzhnoye | 59.6 m | 1,740 to GEO[130] | No | 4[131] | 2011 | 2017 | |||
| Zenit-3SL | Ukraine | Yuzhmash | 59.6 m | 7,000[131] | 6,160 | No | 36[131] | 1999 | 2014 | ||
| Zenit-3SLB | Ukraine | Yuzhmash | 59.5 m | 3,750[131] | No | 6[131] | 2008 | 2013 | |||
| Zhuque-1 | China | LandSpace | 19 m | 300[132] | 200 to SSO | No | 1[133] | 2018[133] | 2018 | ||
Retired Atlas rockets[edit]
| Vehicle | Origin | Manufacturer | Height | Mass to ... (kg) | Reuse | Launches (+ suborbital) | Launch Site (s) | Date of flight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO | GTO | Other | First | Last | |||||||
| Atlas-Able | United States | General Dynamics | 28 m | ~175 to TLI | No | 3 | 1959 | 1960 | |||
| Atlas-Agena | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 36 m | 1,000 | 390 to TLI | No | 109 | 1960 | 1978 | ||
| Atlas-Centaur | United States | Lockheed | 36.2-38.8 m | 1,134[134] | 2,222[135] | No | 148 | 1962 | 1983 | ||
| Atlas B | United States | Lockheed Martin | 24.9 m | ~4,000 | No | 10 | 1958 | 1959 | |||
| Atlas-D OV1 | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 25.9 m | 1,400 | No | 7 | 1965 | 1967 | |||
| Atlas E/F-Agena | United States | Convair/General Dynamics/Lockheed | 34 m | 1,000 | 390 to TLI | No | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | ||
| Atlas E/F-Altair-3A | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 27.3 m | 210 | No | 1 | 1990 | 1990 | |||
| Atlas E/F-Burner-2 | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 28.9 m | 950 | No | 1 | 1972 | 1972 | |||
| Atlas E/F-MSD | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 27.3 m | 800 | No | 4 | 1976 | 1980 | |||
| Atlas E/F-OIS | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 28.7 m | 870 | No | 2 | 1979 | 1985 | |||
| Atlas E/F-OV1 | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 26.5 m | 363 | No | 4 | 1968 | 1971 | |||
| Atlas E/F-PTS | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 26.5 m | 295 | No | 1 | 1974 | 1974 | |||
| Atlas E/F-SGS-1 | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 29 m | 450 | No | 8 | 1977 | 1981 | |||
| Atlas E/F-SGS-2 | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 29 m | 770 | No | 4 | 1983 | 1985 | |||
| Atlas E/F-Star-17A | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 27.4 m | N/A | 800 to MPEO | No | 1 | 1975 | 1975 | ||
| Atlas E/F-Star-37S | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 29 m | N/A | 1,100 to SSO | No | 19 | 1978 | 1995 | ||
| Atlas-F Agena-D | United States | Convair/General Dynamics | 34 m | N/A | 2,300 to Polar | No | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | ||
| Atlas G | United States | Lockheed | 43.9 m | 5,900[136] | 2,222 | 1,179 to HCO[136] | No | 7[136] | 1984 | 1989 | |
| Atlas H MSD | United States | Lockheed | 27 m | 3,630[137] | No | 5 | 1983 | 1987 | |||
| Atlas LV-3B | United States | Convair | 28.7 m | 1,360 | No | 9 | 1960 | 1963 | |||
| Atlas SLV-3 | United States | Convair | 33.3 m | No | 63 | 1966 | 1983 | ||||
| Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 | United States | Convair | 30.3 m | ~1,000 | No | 1 | 1968 | 1968 | |||
| Atlas I | United States | Lockheed Martin | 43.9 m | 5,900[136] | 2,340[136] | No | 11[136] | 1990 | 1997 | ||
| Atlas II | United States | Lockheed Martin | 47.5 m | 6,780[136] | 2,810 | 2,000 to HCO[136] | No | 10[136] | 1991 | 1998 | |
| Atlas IIA | United States | Lockheed Martin | 47.5 m | 7,316[136] | 3,180 | 2,160 to HCO[136] | No | 23[136] | 1992 | 2002 | |
| Atlas IIAS | United States | Lockheed Martin | 49 m | 8,618[136] | 3,833 | 2,680 to HCO[136] | No | 30[136] | 1993 | 2004 | |
| Atlas IIIA | United States | Lockheed Martin | 52.5 m | 8,686[136] | 4,060 | 2,970 to HCO[136] | No | 2[136] | 2000 | 2004 | |
| Atlas IIIB/DEC | United States | Lockheed Martin | 53.7 m | 10,759[136] | 4,609[136] | No | 1[136] | 2002 | 2002 | ||
| Atlas IIIB/SEC | United States | Lockheed Martin | 54.7 m | 10,218[138] | 4,193[136] | No | 3[136] | 2003 | 2005 | ||
| Atlas V 401 | United States | ULA | 57.3 m | 9,050[139] | 4,950 | 6,670 to SSO | No | 41[139] | 2002 | 2022 | |
| Atlas V 411 | United States | ULA | 58.2 m | 9,050[139] | 6,075 | 8,495 to SSO | No | 6[139] | 2006 | 2020 | |
| Atlas V 421 | United States | ULA | 59.1 m | 9,050[139] | 7,000 | 9,050 to SSO | No | 9[139] | 2007 | 2022 | |
| Atlas V 431 | United States | ULA | 59.1 m | 9,050[139] | 7,800 | 9,050 to SSO | No | 3[139] | 2005 | 2016 | |
| Atlas V 501 | United States | ULA | 62.5 m | 8,250[139] | 3,970 | 5,945 to SSO 1,500 to GEO | No | 8[139] | 2010 | 2023 | |
| Atlas V 511 | United States | ULA | 62.5 m | 11,000[139] | 5,250 | 7,820 to SSO 1,750 to GEO | No | 1[140] | 2022 | 2022 | |
| Atlas V 521 | United States | ULA | 59.7 m | 13,300[139] | 6,485 | 9,585 to SSO 2,760 to GEO | No | 2[139] | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Atlas V 531 | United States | ULA | 59.7 m | 15,300[139] | 7,425 | 11,160 to SSO 3,250 to GEO | No | 5[139] | 2010 | 2022 | |
| Atlas V 541 | United States | ULA | 59.7 m | 17,100[139] | 8,240 | 12,435 to SSO 3,730 to GEO | No | 9[139] | 2011 | 2022 | |
Retired Delta rockets[edit]
| Vehicle | Origin | Manufacturer | Height | Mass to ... (kg) | Reuse | Launches (+ suborbital) | Launch Site (s) | Date of flight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEO | GTO | Other | First | Last | |||||||
| Delta 0300 | United States | McDonnell Douglas | 34 m | 340[141] | 747 to SSO[142] | No | 3[143] | 1972 | 1973[144] | ||
| Delta 0900 | United States | McDonnell Douglas | 34 m | 1,300[145] | 818 to SSO[143] | No | 2[143] | 1972 | 1972 | ||
| Delta 1410 | United States | McDonnell Douglas | 35.2 m | 340[146] | No | 1[143] | 1975 | 1975 | |||
| Delta 1604 | United States | McDonnell Douglas | 35.2 m | 390[147] | No | 2[143] | 1972 | 1973 | |||
| Delta 1900 | United States | McDonnell Douglas | 35.2 m | 1,800[143] | No | 1[143] | 1973 | 1973 | |||
| Delta 1910 | United States | McDonnell Douglas | 35.2 m | 1,066[148] | No | 1[143] | 1975 | 1975 | |||
| Delta 1913 | United States | McDonnell Douglas | 35.2 m | 328[149] | No | 1[143] | 1973 | 1973 | |||
| Delta 1914 | United States | McDonnell Douglas | 35.2 m | 680[150] | No | 2[143] | 1972 | 1973 | |||
| Delta 2310 | United States | McDonnell Douglas | 35.2 m | 336[151] | No | 3[143] | 1974 | 1981 | |||
| Delta 2313 | United States | McDonnell Douglas | 35.2 m | 243 to GEO[152] | No | 3[143] | 1974 | 1977 | |||
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