List of orbital launch systems

This is a list of conventional orbital launch systems. This is composed of launch vehicles, and other conventional systems, used to place satellites into orbit.

Argentina

• ORBIT II – Retired
• TRONADOR – Under Development

Australia

• AUSROC IV – Retired
• Austral Launch Vehicle – Under Development
• Eris (Gilmour Space Technologies) – Under Development

Brazil

• VLS-1 – Retired
• VLM – Under Development
• –Under Development

Canada

• Aurora - Under Development

China

CASC Launchers

• Long March
• Long March 1 – Retired
• Long March 1D
• Long March 2
• Long March 2A – Retired
• Long March 2C
• Long March 2D
• Long March 2E – Retired
• Long March 2F
• Long March 2F/G
• Long March 2F/T
• Long March 3 – Retired
• Long March 3A – Retired
• Long March 3B – Retired
• Long March 3B/E
• Long March 3C – Retired
• Long March 3C/E
• Long March 4
• Long March 4A – Retired
• Long March 4B
• Long March 4C
• Long March 5
• Long March 5B
• Long March 6
• Long March 6A
• Long March 6C
• Long March 7
• Long March 7A
• Long March 8
• Long March 8A
• Long March 9 – Under Development
• Long March 10– Under Development
• Long March 10A
• Long March 11
• Long March 12

Other

• Feng Bao 1 – Retired
• Ceres-1
• Ceres-1S
• Ceres-2 - Under development
• Gravity
• Gravity-1
• Gravity-2 – Under development
• Hyperbola-1
• Hyperbola-3
• Jielong
• Jielong 1
• Jielong 3
• Kaituozhe-1 – Retired
• Kuaizhou
• Kuaizhou 1 - Retired
• Kuaizhou 1A - Retired
• Kuaizhou 1A Pro
• Kuaizhou 11
• Tianlong-2
• Tianlong-3
• Zhuque
• Zhuque-1 – Retired
• Zhuque-2 - Retired
• Zhuque-2E
• Zhuque-3 – Under Development
• Kinetica 1
• Kinetica 2 - Under development

European Union

• Ariane
• Ariane 1 – Retired
• Ariane 2 – Retired
• Ariane 3 – Retired
• Ariane 4 – Retired
• Ariane 5 – Retired
• Ariane 6 – Operational
• Ariane Next – Under Development
• Europa – Retired
• Europa I – Retired
• Europa II – Retired
• Maia – Under Development
• Vega
• Vega – Retired
• Vega-C – Operational
• Vega-E – Under Development

France

• Diamant – Retired
• Diamant A – Retired 1965-1967
• Diamant B – Retired 1970-1971
• Diamant BP4 – Retired 1972-1975
• Zéphyr (Latitude) – Under Development

Germany

• OTRAG – Retired
• Spectrum (Isar Aerospace) – Under Development
• RFA One (Rocket Factory Augsburg AG) – Under Development
• SL1 (HyImpulse) – Under Development

India

ISRO/DoS systems:

• SLV-3 – Retired
• Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) – Retired
• Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
• PSLV-G – Retired
• PSLV-CA – Operational
• PSLV-XL – Operational
• PSLV-DL – Operational
• PSLV-QL – Operational
• Geosychronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)
• GSLV Mark I – Retired
• GSLV Mark II – Operational
• RLV TD: GSLV derived ascent vehicle for RLV ORE campaign.
• Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3)
• LVM3 – Operational
• Human-rated LVM3 – Under development
• LVM3 with semi-cryogenic engine – Under development
• Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) – Operational
• Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) – Under development

Private agencies

• Vikram (Skyroot Aerospace):
• Vikram-I – Under development
• Vikram-II – Under development
• Vikram-III – Proposed

• Agnibaan (AgniKul Cosmos): – Under development

• Garuda-I (MTAR) - Under development
• Razor Crest Mk I (EtherealX) - Proposed

Iran

• Safir – Retired
• Simorgh – Operational
• Qased – Operational
• Qaem 100 – Operational
• Qaem 105 – Under Development
• Zuljanah – Operational

Iraq

• Al Abid – Abandoned in R&D phase

Israel

• Shavit 2

Italy

• SISPRE C-41 – Retired
• Italian LTV SCOUT (jointly with United States of America) – Retired
• AERITALIA/SNIA/BPD ALFA – Retired
• ALENIA/SNIA-BPD SAN MARCO SCOUT (jointly with NASA) – Cancelled
• Vega (jointly with European Space Agency)
• Vega – Retired
• Vega-C – Operational
• T4i Odyssey – Under Development

Japan

Active

• H3 (JAXA)
• KAIROS (Space One)

Inactive

• Lambda (ISAS) – Retired
• L-4S
• Mu (ISAS) – Retired
• M-V
• N (NASDA) – Retired
• N-I
• N-II
• H-I (NASDA) – Retired
• H-II — Retired
• H-II (NASDA)
• H-IIA (JAXA)
• H-IIB (JAXA)
• J-I (NASDA/ISAS) – Retired
• GX (Galaxy Express) – Cancelled
• Epsilon (JAXA) – Retired
• Epsilon S (JAXA) – Under Development
• SS-520 (JAXA) – Retired
• ZERO (Interstellar Technologies) – Under Development
• DECA (Interstellar Technologies) – Under Development

Malaysia

• DNLV (Independence-X Aerospace) – Under Development

New Zealand

• Electron (Rocket Lab, developed in New Zealand and the United States)
• Neutron – Under Development

North Korea

• Chollima-1
• Paektusan-1 – Retired
• Unha
• Unha-2 – Retired
• Unha-3

Taiwan

• TSLV – Under Development
• Hapith V – Under Development
• HTTP-3a – Under Development

Philippines

• Haribon SLS-1 (OrbitX) – Under Development

Romania

• Haas – Under Development

Singapore

• Volans (Equatorial Space Systems) – Under Development

Soviet Union and successor states (Russia and Ukraine)

Russia/USSR

• Angara
• CORONA (SSTO) – Open
• Kosmos – Retired
• Kosmos-1
• Kosmos-2I
• Kosmos-3
• Kosmos-3M
• Lin Industrial projects
• Adler – Under Development
• Aldan – Under Development
• Aniva – Under Development
• Taymyr – Under Development
• Vyuga – Under Development
• N1 – Retired
• R-7
• Luna – Retired
• Molniya – Retired
• Molniya-M
• Molniya-L
• Polyot – Retired
• Soyuz family
• Soyuz – Retired
• Soyuz-L
• Soyuz-M
• Soyuz-U
• Soyuz-U2
• Soyuz-FG
• Soyuz-2
• Soyuz 2.1A
• Soyuz 2.1B
• Soyuz 2.1V – Retired
• Sputnik – Retired
• Stalker (rocket)
• Voskhod – Retired
• Vostok – Retired
• Vostok-L
• Vostok-K
• Vostok-2
• Vostok-2M
• Soyuz/Vostok
• R-29
• Shtil'
• Volna
• Rus-M – Canceled
• Start-1
• Soyuz-5 family - Under Development
• Irtysh - Under Development
• Yenisey - Under Development
• Don - Under Development
• Soyuz-7 family - Under Development
• Amur - Under Development
• Universal Rocket
• UR-100
• Rokot
• Strela
• Proton (UR-500) – Retired
• Proton-K
• Proton-M
• Energia – Retired

Ukraine

• Zenit
• Zenit 2 – Retired
• Zenit-2M – Retired
• Zenit-3SL
• Zenit 3SLB
• Zenit-3F
• R-36
• Dnepr
• Tsyklon
• Tsyklon-2 – Retired
• Tsyklon-3 – Retired
• Tsyklon-4 – Abandoned
• Cyclone-4M – Under Development

South Africa

• RSA – Cancelled
• RSA-1
• RSA-2
• RSA-3
• CHEETAH-1 – Under Development

South Korea

• Blue Whale 1 (Perigee Aerospace) – Under Development
• HANBIT family (Innospace)
• HANBIT-Micro – Under Development
• HANBIT-Mini – Under Development
• HANBIT-NANO
• HANBIT-TLV
• Korea Space Launch Vehicle family (KSLV)
• KSLV-I (Naro) – Retired
• KSLV-II (Nuri)
• KSLV-III – Under Development
• Solid-fuel space launch vehicle family
• Solid-fueled GYŪB‑TV1 (Test Vehicle 1)
• Solid-fueled GYŪB‑TV2 (Test Vehicle 2)
• Solid-fueled LV – Under Development

Spain

• INTA Family
• INTA Capricornio – Cancelled
• INTA Programa PILUM – Under Development
• PLD Space Family
• PLD Space Miura Next – Under development
• PLD Space Miura 5 – Under development
• PLD Space Miura 1 – Operational
• Pangea Aerospace Family
• Pangea Aerospace Meso – Under development
• Zero 2 Infinity Family
• Zero 2 Infinity Bloostar – Under development
• Celestia Aerospace Family
• Celestia Aerospace Sagittarius – Under development

Turkey

• UFS – Under Development since 2007

United Kingdom

• Black Arrow – Retired
• Black Prince – Cancelled
• Prime (Orbex) – Under Development
• Skyrora XL (Skyrora) – Under Development
• Skylon (Reaction Engines) – Cancelled

United States

Active

• Alpha (Firefly Aerospace)
• Antares (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems)
• Atlas V (United Launch Alliance)(Nearing Retirement)
• Electron (Rocket Lab) (New Zealand/United States company)
• Minotaur (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems)
• Minotaur I
• Minotaur IV
• Minotaur V
• Minotaur-C
• Pegasus (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems)
• Space Launch System (NASA)
• SpaceX launch vehicles
• Falcon 9 Block 5 – Operational
• Falcon Heavy – Operational
• Starship – In testing
• New Glenn (Blue Origin)
• Vulcan Centaur (United Launch Alliance)

Inactive

• Ares – Canceled
• Ares I
• Ares IV
• Ares V
• Astra Space launch vehicles
• Rocket 3 – Retired
• Rocket 4 – Under development
• Athena – Retired
• Athena I
• Athena II
• Atlas
• Atlas B – Retired
• Atlas D – Retired
• Atlas-Able – Retired
• Atlas-Agena – Retired
• Atlas E/F – Retired
• Atlas H – Retired
• Atlas LV-3B – Retired
• Atlas SLV-3 – Retired
• Atlas-Centaur – Retired
• Atlas G – Retired
• Atlas I – Retired
• Atlas II – Retired
• Atlas III – Retired
• Conestoga – Retired
• LauncherOne
• Minotaur
• Minotaur I
• Minotaur IV
• Minotaur V
• Minotaur-C
• Nova (Stoke Space) – Under development
• OmegA – Canceled
• Orbital Accelerator (SpinLaunch) – Under Development
• Phantom Express – Canceled
• Pilot – Retired
• Redstone – Retired
• Juno I
• Sparta
• Jupiter
• Juno II
• Relativity Space launch vehicles
• Terran 1 – Retired
• Terran R – Under Development
• RS1 (ABL Space Systems) – Retired
• Saturn
• Saturn I – Retired 1961-1963
• Saturn IB – Retired 1966-1975
• Saturn V – Retired 1967-1973
• Scout – Retired
• Scout X-1
• Scout X-2
• Scout X-2B
• Scout X-2M
• Scout X-3
• Scout X-3M
• Scout X-4
• Scout A
• Scout A-1
• Scout B
• Scout B-1
• Scout D-1
• Scout E-1
• Scout F-1
• Scout G-1
• Space Shuttle – Retired
• SpaceX launch vehicles
• Falcon 1 – Retired
• Falcon 1e – Canceled
• Falcon 5 – Canceled
• Falcon 9
• Falcon 9 Air – Canceled
• Falcon 9 v1.0 – Retired
• Falcon 9 v1.1 – Retired
• Falcon 9 Full Thrust – Retired
• Thor – Retired
• Thor-Able
• Thor-Ablestar
• Thor-Agena
• Thorad-Agena
• Thor-Burner
• Thor DSV-2U
• Delta
• Thor-Delta
• Delta A
• Delta B
• Delta C
• Delta D
• Delta E
• Delta G
• Delta J
• Delta L
• Delta M
• Delta N
• Delta II
• Delta III
• Delta IV
• Delta IV Heavy
• Titan – Retired
• Titan II GLV
• Titan 23G
• Titan IIIA
• Titan IIIB
• Titan IIIC
• Titan IIID
• Titan IIIE
• Titan 34D
• Commercial Titan III
• Titan IV
• Vanguard – Retired
• Vector-R – Under Development
• Vector-H – Under Development

See also

• Comparison of orbital launch systems
• Comparison of orbital launcher families
• Lists of orbital launch vehicles by payload capacity:
• Small-lift launch vehicle (up to 2,000 kg to Low Earth Orbit (LEO))
• Medium-lift launch vehicle (from 2,000 to 20,000 kg to LEO)
• Heavy-lift launch vehicle (from 20,000 to 50,000 kg to LEO)
• Super heavy-lift launch vehicle (beyond 50,000 kg to LEO)

References