Aerospace Vehicles

Rockets, spacecraft, landers, and rovers expanding humanity's reach across the solar system

Launch Vehicles

Firefly Alpha

Firefly Alpha is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Firefly Aerospace

PSLV

PSLV is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Indian Space Research Organization

Ceres-1S

Ceres-1S is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Galactic Energy

Smart Dragon 3

Smart Dragon 3 is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Minotaur IV

Minotaur IV is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Northrop Grumman

Vikram-I

Vikram-I is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Skyroot Aerospace

Kuaizhou 11

Kuaizhou 11 is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

ExPace1 successful flights

Long March 3

Long March 3 is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation16 successful flights

Angara 1.2

Angara 1.2 is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

Nuri

Nuri is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Soyuz 2.1a

Soyuz 2.1a is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)2 successful flights

Vega-C

Vega-C is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Arianespace

H3-22

H3-22 is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III)

LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III) is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Indian Space Research Organization1 successful flights

Atlas V 551

Atlas V 551 is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

United Launch Alliance1 successful flights

Proton-M

Proton-M is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center

HANBIT-Nano

HANBIT-Nano is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Innospace

Ariane 62

Ariane 62 is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

Arianespace1 successful flights

Soyuz-5

Soyuz-5 is a launch vehicle.

Payload to LEO

N/A

Height

N/A

Propellant

N/A

Reusable

No

RKK Energiya

Starship

Starship is a fully reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by SpaceX. Designed for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, it will be the most powerful rocket ever built when operational.

Payload to LEO

150.0 t

Height

120 m

Propellant

Methalox

Reusable

Yes

SpaceX

Space Launch System

The Space Launch System (SLS) is a super heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by NASA for Artemis lunar missions and deep space exploration. It is the most powerful rocket currently in operation.

Payload to LEO

95.0 t

Height

98 m

Propellant

LOX/LH2 + Solid

Reusable

No

NASA

Falcon Heavy

Falcon Heavy is a reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle by SpaceX. It is the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two, capable of lifting nearly 64 metric tons to orbit.

Payload to LEO

63.8 t

Height

70 m

Propellant

RP-1/LOX

Reusable

Yes

SpaceX

Vulcan Centaur

Vulcan Centaur is a heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by ULA to replace the Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy. It features Blue Origin BE-4 engines and the upgraded Centaur V upper stage.

Payload to LEO

27.2 t

Height

61.6 m

Propellant

Methalox + Hydrolox

Reusable

No

ULA

Falcon 9

Falcon 9 is a partially reusable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured by SpaceX. It is the world's first orbital class reusable rocket and has achieved over 200 successful flights.

Payload to LEO

22.8 t

Height

70 m

Propellant

RP-1/LOX

Reusable

Yes

SpaceX13 successful flights

Electron

Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed by Rocket Lab for dedicated small satellite launches. It features innovative electric pump-fed engines and is partially reusable.

Payload to LEO

0.3 t

Height

18 m

Propellant

RP-1/LOX

Reusable

Yes

Rocket Lab

Spacecraft

Rovers & Landers