# Comparison of orbital launcher families

This article compares different orbital launcher families (launchers which are significantly different from other members of the same 'family' have separate entries). The article is organized into two tables: the first contains a list of currently active and under-development launcher families, while the second contains a list of retired launcher families.
The related article "Comparison of orbital launch systems" lists each individual launcher system within any given launcher family, categorized by its current operational status.
This article does not include suborbital launches (i.e. flights which were not intended to reach LEO or VLEO).

## Description

* Family: Name of the family/model of launcher
* Country: Origin country of launcher
* Manufac.: Main manufacturer
* Payload: Maximum mass of payload, for 3 altitudes
** LEO, low Earth orbit
** GTO, geostationary transfer orbit
** TLI, trans-Lunar injection
* Cost: Price for a launch at this time, in millions of US$
* Launches reaching...
** Total: Flights which lift-off, or where the vehicle is destroyed during the terminal count Note: only includes orbital launches (flights launched with the intention of reaching orbit). Suborbital tests launches are not included in this listing.
** Space (regardless of outcome): Flights which reach approximately 100 km or more above Earth's surface.
** Any orbit (regardless of outcome): Flights which achieve at least one complete orbit even if the orbit differs from the targeted orbit.
** Target orbit (without damage to the payload)
* Status: Actual status of launcher (retired, development, active)
* Date of flight
** First: Year of first flight of first family member
** Last (if applicable): Year of Last flight (for vehicles retired from service)
* Refs: citations
Same cores are grouped together (like Ariane 1, 2 & 3, but not V).

## List of active and under-development launcher families
### Legend

    Active or undergoing orbital test flights Under-development
| Family | Family | Country/Org. | Manufac. | Payload (kg) | Payload (kg) | Payload (kg) | Cost (US$, millions) | Launches reaching... | Launches reaching... | Launches reaching... | Launches reaching... | Status | Date of flight | Date of flight | Notes | Refs |
| Family | Family | Country/Org. | Manufac. | LEO | GTO | TLI | Cost (US$, millions) | Total | Space | Any orbit | Target orbit | Status | First | Last | Notes | Refs |
| Agnibaan | Agnibaan | IND | AgniKul Cosmos | 100 | -- | -- | -- | | | | | Devel. | NET 2023 | | Expected launch in 2022 | |
| Alpha | Alpha | USA | Firefly Aerospace | 1,000 | — | — | -- | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Active | 2021 | | | |
| Angara | Angara | RUS | Khrunichev | 3,800–​35,000 | 3,600–​12,500 | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Active | 2014 | | | |
| Antares | Antares | USA | Orbital ATK | 8,000 | -- | -- | 80 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | Active | 2013 | | Cygnus launcher. Var.: 110, 120, 130, 230, 230+, 330 | |
| Ariane 6 | Ariane 6 | FRA ESA | ArianeGroup | 21,650 (A64 var.) | 11,500+ (A64 var.) | 8,500 (A64 var.) | 115 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Active | 2024 | | Var.: Ariane 62, Ariane 64. | |
| Astra Rocket | Astra Rocket | USA | Astra | 50–​150 (to SSO) | — | — | -- | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Active | 2020 | | 2 suborbital test launches in 2018. | |
| Atlas V | Atlas V | USA | ULA | 18,850 | 8,900 | 2,807 | 109–​153 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | Active | 2002 | 2029 (planned) | Launched Juno & New Horizons | |
| Blue Whale 1 | Blue Whale 1 | ROK | Perigee Aerospace | 170 (to SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | NET 2024 | | | |
| Ceres | Ceres | CHN | Galactic Energy | 400 (LEO) 300 (SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | Active | 2020 | | Var.: Ceres-1, Ceres-1S | |
| Ceres | Ceres | CHN | Galactic Energy | 1,600 (LEO) 1,300 (500 km SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | Active | 2020 | | Var.: Ceres-2 | |
| Chollima-1 | Chollima-1 | DPRK | NADA | ~300 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2023 | | UDMH/N2O4 fueled carrier | |
| Cyclone-4M | Cyclone-4M | UKR | Yuzhnoye Yuzhmash | 5,000 | 1,000 | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | unknown | | | |
| Darwin-1 | Darwin-1 | CHN | Rocket Pi | 300 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | NET 2024 | | methalox launcher | |
| Electron | Electron | NZ USA | Rocket Lab | 225 | | | 6 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 56 | Active | 2017 | | | |
| Epsilon | Epsilon | JPN | IHI Corporation | 1,200 | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Active | 2013 | | | |
| Eris | Eris | AUS | Gilmour Space Technologies | 305 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | NET 2023 | | | |
| Falcon | Falcon 9 | USA | SpaceX | 22,800 | 8,300 | -- | 61.2 | 452 | 450 | 450 | 449 | Active | 2010 | | Var.: v1.0, v1.1, FT, Block 4, Block 5. Launcher of crewed Dragon capsule. | |
| Falcon | Falcon Heavy | USA | SpaceX | 63,800 | 26,700 | -- | 90–​150 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Active | 2018 | | First test launch 2018-02-06 | |
| Gravity-1 | Gravity-1 | CHN | Orienspace | 6,500 (LEO) 3,700 (700 km SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2024 | | largest solid launcher (3rd stage can be solid/kerolox) | |
| Gravity-2 | Gravity-2 | CHN | Orienspace | 25,600 (LEO) 19,100 (SSO) | 7,700 | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2025 | | kerolox (core), solid (boosters); reusable 1st stage | |
| GSLV Mark II | GSLV Mark II | IND | ISRO | 5,000 | 2,700 | -- | -- | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Active | 2010 | | | |
| H-II, IIA & IIB | H-II, IIA & IIB | JPN | Mitsubishi | 19,000 | 8,000 | -- | (190), 90, 112 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | Active | 1994 | | Var.: A202, A2022, A2024, A204, B | |
| H3 | H3 | JPN | Mitsubishi | 4,000–28,300 (base-heavy) | 7,900–14,800 (base-heavy) | 11,900 (heavy) | | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Active | 2023 | | Var.: 30S, 22S, 32L, 24L, heavy | |
| Hyperbola-1 | Hyperbola-1 | CHN | i-Space | 300 | -- | -- | | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Active | 2019 | | | |
| Hyperbola-3 | Hyperbola-3 | CHN | i-Space | 8,500–13,400 | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2025 | | VTVL | |
| Jielong 1 | Jielong 1 | CHN | CALT | 200 (SSO) | -- | -- | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2019 | | | |
| Jielong 3 | Jielong 3 | CHN | CALT | 1,600 (500 km SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Active | 2022 | | | |
| KAIROS | KAIROS | JPN | Space One | 250 150 (SSO) | -- | -- | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Active | 2024 | | | |
| Kuaizhou (DF-21) | Kuaizhou (DF-21) | CHN | CASIC | 450 (KZ-1A Enhanced) | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | Active | 2013 | | Var.: KZ-1, KZ-1A, KZ-11; (KZ-21 under development) | |
| Kuaizhou (DF-21) | Kuaizhou (DF-21) | CHN | CASIC | 1,500 (KZ-11) | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | Active | 2013 | | Var.: KZ-1, KZ-1A, KZ-11; (KZ-21 under development) | |
| LauncherOne | LauncherOne | USA | Virgin Orbit | 300 (SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Susp. | 2020 | | | |
| Lijian-1 (Kinetica-1) | Lijian-1 (Kinetica-1) | CHN | CAS Space | 1,500 (500 km SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Active | 2022 | | solid fueled carrier | |
| Lijian-2 (Kinetica-2) | Lijian-2 (Kinetica-2) | CHN | CAS Space | 12,000 (LEO) 7800 (SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2025 | | kerolox LV. reusable 1st stage | |
| Long March 2–3–4 (DF-5) | Long March 2–3–4 (DF-5) | CHN | CALT+SAST | 12,000 | 5,500 | 3,300 | | 485 | 479 | 476 | 468 | Active | 1971 | See notes | Var.: 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 3, 3A, 3B, 3B/E, 3C, 4A, 4B, 4C. See for retired var. among those listed here. | |
| Long March 5 | Long March 5 | CHN | CALT | -- | 14,000 | 8,000 | -- | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | Active | 2016 | | Var.: CZ-5 | |
| Long March 5 | Long March 5 | CHN | CALT | 25,000 | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | Active | 2016 | | Var.: CZ-5B | |
| CZ 6–7–8 family | Long March 6 | CHN | SAST | 1,500 (LEO) 1,080 (700 lm SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | Active | 2015 | | Var.: 6 | |
| CZ 6–7–8 family | Long March 6 | CHN | SAST | 4,500 (700 km SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | Active | 2015 | | Var.: 6A | |
| CZ 6–7–8 family | Long March 6 | CHN | SAST | 2,400 (500 km SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | Active | 2015 | | Var.: 6C | |
| CZ 6–7–8 family | Long March 7 | CHN | CALT | 14,000 | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Active | 2016 | | Var.: 7 | |
| CZ 6–7–8 family | Long March 7 | CHN | CALT | -- | 7,000 | -- | -- | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Active | 2016 | | Var.: 7A | |
| CZ 6–7–8 family | Long March 8 | CHN | CALT | 4,500 (SSO) | 2,800 | > 1,200 | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Active | 2020 | | Var.: 8 | |
| CZ 6–7–8 family | Long March 8 | CHN | CALT | 7,000 (700 km SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Active | 2020 | | Var.: 8A | |
| Long March 9 | Long March 9 | CHN | CALT | 150,000 | -- | 50,000 | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2033 | | partly-reusable Super-Heavy carrier | |
| Long March 10 | Long March 10 | CHN | CALT | 70,000 (CZ-10) | -- | 27,000 (CZ-10) | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2026 | | Human-rated Var.: 10 (3-core, TLI) | |
| Long March 10 | Long March 10 | CHN | CALT | 14,000 (CZ-10A, reusable) | -- | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2026 | | Human-rated Var.: 10A (1-core, LEO, partly reusable) | |
| Long March 10 | Long March 10 | CHN | CALT | 18,000 (CZ-10A, expendable) | -- | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2026 | | Human-rated Var.: 10A (1-core, LEO, expendable) | |
| Long March 11 | Long March 11 | CHN | CALT | 1,000 | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | Active | 2015 | | Likely based on DF-31 missile | |
| Long March 12 | Long March 12 | CHN | SAST | 12,000 (LEO); 6,000 (700 km SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2024 | | kerolox LV 3.8 metres diameter | |
| LVM3 | LVM3 | IND | ISRO | 10,000 | 4,000 | 2,180 | -- | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Active | 2014 | | Uprated cryo 2nd stage (C32) and semi-cryo 1st stage (SC120) variants expected | |
| Maia | Maia | FRA | MaiaSpace | 500 (SSO) | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2025 | | Planned first stage reuse | |
| Minotaur I | Minotaur I | USA | Orbital ATK | 580 | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Active | 2000 | | Derived from the Minuteman II | |
| Minotaur IV & V | Minotaur IV & V | USA | Orbital ATK | 1,735 | 640 | 447 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Active | 2010 | | Also 2 suborbital launches (HTV-2a). Var.: IV, IV Lite, IV HAPS, V. Derived from Peacekeeper missile | |
| Miura 5 | Miura 5 | ESP | PLD Space | 900 | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | NET 2024 | | | |
| MLV | MLV | USA | Firefly Aerospace | 14,000 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2025 | | | |
| Nebula-1 | Nebula-1 | CHN | Deep Blue Aerospace | 1,000 | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2024 | | VTVL (first stage) | |
| Nebula-2 | Nebula-2 | CHN | Deep Blue Aerospace | 20,000 | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2025 | | kerolox; VTVL (first stage) | |
| Neutron | Neutron | NZ USA | Rocket Lab | 15,000 | -- | 2,000 | 50 | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2024 | | | |
| New Glenn | New Glenn | USA | Blue Origin | 45,000 | 13,000 | -- | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2025 | | | |
| New Line 1 | New Line 1 | CHN | LinkSpace | 200 (SSO) | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | unknown | | | |
| NGLV (Soorya) | NGLV (Soorya) | IND | ISRO | 30,000 | 10,000 | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | NET 2032 | | Program approved in 2024 | |
| Nuri | Nuri | ROK | KARI | 1,500 | -- | -- | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Active | 2021 | | | |
| OS-M | OS-M | CHN | OneSpace | 205 (M1) | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Active | 2019 | | Var.: M1, M2, M4. Single M1 failed launch; M2 & M4 in development. | |
| Pallas-1 | Pallas-1 | CHN | Galactic Energy | 5,000 3,000 (SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | Nov. 2024 | | kerolox LV with reusable 1st stage | |
| Pegasus | Pegasus | USA | Orbital ATK | 450 | -- | -- | -- | 45 | 44 | 42 | 40 | Active | 1990 | | | |
| Pioneer-1 (aka Yuanxingzhe-1 or XZY-1) | Pioneer-1 (aka Yuanxingzhe-1 or XZY-1) | CHN | Arrowhead Technology/Space Epoch | 6,500 (1,100 km LEO) | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2025 | | first stage recovery via ocean landing | |
| Prime | Prime | UK | Orbex | 150 (SSO) | -- | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | NET 2023 | | | |
| Proton (UR-500) | Proton (UR-500) | USSR RUS | Khrunichev | 23,000 | 6,920 | 5,680 | 65 (Proton-M) | 430 | | | 382 | Active | 1965 | | Var.: K, M, Medium in development. | |
| PSLV | PSLV | IND | ISRO | 3,800 | 1,200 | 550 | -- | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | Active | 1993 | | Var.: CA, XL, QL, DL Launched moon probe Chandrayaan I, Mars probe Mangalyaan I | |
| Qaem-100 | Qaem-100 | IRN | IRGC | 80 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Active | 2023 | | also one successful suborbital launch | |
| Qased | Qased | IRN | IRGC | ~50 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Active | 2020 | | | |
| RFA One | RFA One | Germany | Rocket Factory Augsburg | 1,300 | 450 | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2024 | | 1st stage combustion in Europe, Orbital Stage. | |
| Rokot/Strela (UR-100N) | Rokot/Strela (UR-100N) | RUS | Eurockot Khrunichev | 2,100 | -- | -- | -- | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | Active | 1994 | | 34 Rokot launches (no launches post-2019 due to Ukrainian tech ban); 3 Strela launches. | |
| RS1 | RS1 | USA | ABL Space Systems | 1,200 | -- | -- | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Active | 2023 | | | |
| Shavit | Shavit | ISR | IAI | 225 | -- | -- | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Active | 1988 | | Var.: Shavit, -1, -2 | |
| Simorgh | Simorgh | IRN | ISA | 350 | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Active | 2016 | | | |
| SK solid fueled TV2 | SK solid fueled TV2 | ROK | MND | > 100 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2023 | | solid fueled launch vehicle | |
| SLS | SLS | USA | Orbital ATK Boeing United Launch Alliance Aerojet Rocketdyne | 95,000–​130,000 | -- | 27,000–​46,000 | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2022 | | Var.: Block 1, Block 1B, Block 2 | |
| Soyuz | Soyuz | USSR RUS | RSC Energia TsSKB-Progress | 8,200 | 2,400 | 1,200 | -- | 1,999 | | | 1,874 | Active | 1957 | | Var.: Sputnik, Luna, Vostok-L, Vostok-K, Voskhod, Molniya, Molniya-L, Molniya-M, Polyot, Soyuz, Soyuz-L, Soyuz-M, Soyuz-U, Soyuz-FG, Soyuz-2, Soyuz-2-1v | |
| SS-520 | SS-520 | JPN | IHI Aerospace | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2017 | | 2 successful suborbital flights and 2 orbital flights (one success). A test of how small orbital rockets can be. The rocket has a mass of only 2.6 tonnes. | |
| SSLV | SSLV | IND | ISRO | 500 | 300 | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Active | 2022 | | | |
| Starship | Starship | USA | SpaceX | 250,000 (expendable) | 40,000 | 100,000+ (With in-orbit refueling) | -- | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | test flights | 2023 | | 1st flight intended a TAO orbit; 3rd flight suborbital | |
| Starship | Starship | USA | SpaceX | 150,000 (reusable) | 40,000 | 100,000+ (With in-orbit refueling) | -- | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | test flights | 2023 | | 1st flight intended a TAO orbit; 3rd flight suborbital | |
| Start-1 (RT-2PM) | Start-1 (RT-2PM) | RUS | MITT | 532 | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Active | 1993 | | | |
| Taurus / Minotaur-C | Taurus / Minotaur-C | USA | Orbital Sciences | 1,450 | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Active | 1989 | | Var.: 2110, 3110, 3210 | |
| Tianlong 2 | Tianlong 2 | CHN | Space Pioneer | 2,000 (LEO) 1,500 (500 km SSO) | -- | -- | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Active | 2023 | | liquid fueled (kerolox) carrier | |
| Tianlong 3 | Tianlong 3 | CHN | Space Pioneer | 17,000 (LEO) 14,000 (500 km SSO) | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2024 | | kerolox with reusable 1st stage | |
| Tronador | Tronador | ARG | CONAE | 500 | | | | | | | | Devel. | 2030 | | | |
| Unha | Unha | DPRK | KCST | 200 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 2 | | Active | 2006 | | Var.: Paektusan based on Taepodong-1 missile; Unha based on Taepodong-2 missile. | |
| Vega | Vega | ITA FRA ESA | Avio | 2,300 | -- | -- | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | Active | 2012 | | Vega, Vega-C, Vega-E in-development. | |
| Vikram | Vikram | IND | Skyroot Aerospace | $\leq$720 | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | NET 2023 | | Var.: Vikram 1, Vikram II, Vikram III | |
| VLM | VLM | BRA | CTA | 150 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Devel. | NET 2025 | | | |
| Vulcan | Vulcan | USA | ULA | 17,800–​34,900 | 7,400–​16,300 | -- | 99 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Active | 2024 | | | |
| Yenisei | Yenisei | RUS | TsSKB-Progress RSC Energia | 88,000–​115,000 | | 20,000-27,000 | | 0 | | | | Devel. | NET 2032 | | | |
| Zenit | Zenit | USSR UKR RUS | Yuzhnoye | 13,740 | 6,160 | 4,098 | -- | 84 | | 74 | 72 | Active | 1985 | | Var.: 2, 2M (2SB, 2SLB), 3SL, 3SLB, 3SLBF | |
| Zephyr | Zephyr | FRA | Latitude | 100 | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2025 | | | |
| Zero | Zero | JPN | Interstellar Technologies | 100 (SSO) | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2023 | | | |
| Zhuque-2 | Zhuque-2 | CHN | LandSpace | 4,000 (LEO) 1,500 (500 km SSO) | -- | -- | | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Active | 2022 | Var.: ZQ-2 | 1st methalox LV to reach: space (2022), orbit (2023), orbit with payload (12/2023) | |
| Zhuque-2 | Zhuque-2 | CHN | LandSpace | 6,000 (LEO) 4,000 (500 km SSO) | -- | -- | | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Active | 2022 | Var.: ZQ-2E | 1st methalox LV to reach: space (2022), orbit (2023), orbit with payload (12/2023) | |
| Zhuque-3 | Zhuque-3 | CHN | LandSpace | 21,000 (expendable) | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2025 | | methalox LV with reusable 1st stage; stainless steel body | |
| Zhuque-3 | Zhuque-3 | CHN | LandSpace | 12,500–18,300 (1st stage recovered) | -- | -- | | 0 | | | | Devel. | 2025 | | methalox LV with reusable 1st stage; stainless steel body | |
| Zuljanah | Zuljanah | IRN | ISA | 220 | | | | 0 | | | | Devel. | NET 2023 | | Two successful suborbital flights | |

## List of retired launcher families
### Legend

    Retired
| Family | Country/Orgs. | Manufac. | Payload (kg) | Payload (kg) | Payload (kg) | Cost (US$, millions) | Launches reaching... | Launches reaching... | Launches reaching... | Launches reaching... | Status | Date of flight | Date of flight | Notes | Refs |
| Family | Country/Orgs. | Manufac. | LEO | GTO | TLI | Cost (US$, millions) | Total | Space | Any orbit | Target orbit | Status | First | Last | Notes | Refs |
| Ariane 1-2-3 | FRA ESA | Aérospatiale | — | 2,650 | — | -- | 28 | | | | Retired | 1979 | 1989 | | |
| Ariane 4 | FRA ESA | Aérospatiale | 7,000 | 4,720 | — | -- | 116 | | | | Retired | 1988 | 2003 | Var.: 40, 42P, 42L, 44P, 44L, 44LP | |
| Ariane 5 | FRA ESA | Airbus | 21,000 | 10,735 | — | 165–​220 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 112 | Retired | 1996 | 2023 | Var.: G, G+, GS, ECA, ES. | |
| ASLV | IND | ISRO | 150 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Retired | 1987 | 1994 | | |
| Athena I & II | USA | Lockheed ATK | 2,065 | -- | 295 | -- | 7 | | | | Retired | 1995 | 2001 | Launch Lunar Prospector. | |
| Atlas I (Atlas A-B-C-D-E-F-G) | USA | Lockheed | 5,900 | 2,340 | -- | -- | 514 | | | | Retired | 1957 | 1997 | Launch Mercury. Atlas or Centaur upper stage. | |
| Atlas II | USA | Lockheed | 8,618 | 3,833 | -- | -- | 63 | 63 | 63 | | Retired | 1991 | 2004 | | |
| Atlas III | USA | Lockheed | 10,759 | 4,609 | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Retired | 2003 | 2005 | Var.: IIIA, IIIB | |
| Black Arrow | UK | RAE Westland | 132 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | | | Retired | 1969 | 1971 | | |
| Delta | USA | Douglas | 3,848 | 1,312 | -- | -- | 186 | | | | Retired | 1960 | 1989 | Launched Pioneer & Explorer probes. Var. A, B, C, D, E, G, J, L, M, N, 300, 900, 1X00, 4X00, 2X00, 3X00, 5X00 | |
| Delta II | USA | ULA | 6,000 | 2,171 | 1,508 | 51 | 153 | 152 | 152 | 151 | Retired | 1989 | 2018 | Launched Mars probes MGS to Phoenix Var.: 6000, 7000, and Heavy. | |
| Delta III | USA | Boeing | 8,290 | 3,810 | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 2 | | Retired | 1998 | 2000 | | |
| Delta IV | USA | ULA | 23,040 | 13,130 | 9,000 | -- | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | Retired | 2002 | 2024 | Var.: M, M+, and Heavy. | |
| Diamant | FRA | SEREB | 160 | -- | -- | -- | 12 | | | 9 | Retired | 1965 | 1975 | | |
| Dnepr (R-36M) | UKR RUS | Yuzhmash | 3,600 | -- | 750 | 14 | 17 | | | | Retired | 1999 | 2015 | | |
| Energia | USSR | NPO Energia | 100,000 | 20,000 | 32,000 | 240 (Energia−Buran) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Retired | 1987 | 1988 | 1 partial failure with Polyus spacecraft, 1 successful flight with Buran shuttle. | |
| Falcon 1 | USA | SpaceX | 420 | -- | -- | 7.9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Retired | 2006 | 2009 | | |
| Feng Bao 1 (DF-5) | CHN | SAST | 2,500 | -- | -- | -- | 8 | | | 4 | Retired | 1972 | 1981 | 3 successful suborbital flights | |
| GSLV Mark I | IND | ISRO | 5,000 | 2,500 | -- | -- | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Retired | 2001 | 2010 | | |
| H-I | JPN | Mitsubishi | 3,200 | | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | | | Retired | 1986 | 1992 | License-built version of the Thor-ELT | |
| J-I | JPN | IHI Corporation Nissan Motors | 880 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | | | | Retired | 1996 | 1996 | Partial demonstration flight only | |
| Kosmos (R-12 & R-14) | USSR | Yuzhnoye Polyot | 1,500 | -- | -- | 12 | 610 | | | 559 | Retired | 1967 | 2010 | Var.: 1, 2, 3, 3M | |
| Kaituozhe (DF-31) | CHN | CALT | 800 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Retired (likely) | 2002 | 2017 | Var.: KT-1, KT-2, KT2-A | |
| Lambda 4S | JPN | Nissan ISAS | 26 | -- | -- | -- | 5 | | | 1 | Retired | 1966 | 1970 | | |
| Long March 1 | CHN | CALT | 300 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Retired | 1970 | 1971 | | |
| Long March 1D | CHN | CALT | 740 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | | | | Retired | 1995 | 2002 | 3 suborbital launches only (2 successful.) | |
| Mu 1-3-4 | JPN | Nissan Motor IHI | 770 | -- | -- | -- | 27 | | | | Retired | 1966 | 1995 | Var.: 1, 3D, 4S, 3C, 3H, 3S, 3SII | |
| Mu 5 | JPN | Nissan Motor IHI | 1,800 | -- | -- | -- | 7 | | | 6 | Retired | 1997 | 2006 | Var.: M-V, M-V KM | |
| N1 | USSR | NPO Energia | 90,000 | -- | 23,500 | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Retired | 1969 | 1972 | Designed for Soviet Manned Lunar Mission | |
| N-I & II | JPN | Mitsubishi | 2,000 | 730 | -- | -- | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | Retired | 1975 | 1987 | Derived from the American Delta rocket | |
| Naro | ROK | Khrunichev KARI | 100 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Retired | 2009 | 2013 | First stage uses the Russian RD-151 engine | |
| Safir | IRN | ISA | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Retired | 2007 | 2019 | Numbers given here may be in dispute | |
| Saturn I & IB | USA | Chrysler Douglas | 18,600 | -- | -- | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Retired | 1961 | 1975 | Saturn 1 family also included 6 suborbital test launches | |
| Saturn V | USA | Boeing North American Douglas | 118,000 | -- | 47,000 | 185 | 13 | 13 | 13 | | Retired | 1967 | 1973 | Var.: Apollo, Skylab | |
| Scout | USA | US Air Force NASA | 210 | -- | -- | -- | 125 | 104 | | | Retired | 1960 | 1994 | Var.: X1, X2, A, D, G | |
| Shtil'/Volna-O (R-29) | RUS | Makeyev | 430 | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Retired (as commercial launchers) | 1995 | 2006 | Var.: Volna, Shtil, 2.1, 2R, 3 | |
| SLV | IND | ISRO | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Retired | 1979 | 1983 | Launched Rohini satellite series | |
| STS (Space Shuttle) | USA | Alliant Martin Marietta Rockwell | 24,400 | 3,810 | -- | 450 | 135 | 134 | 134 | 133 | Retired | 1981 | 2011 | Orbiter mass: 68585 kg. | |
| Terran 1 | USA | Relativity Space | 1,250 | -- | -- | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Retired | 2023 | 2023 | anticipates 3-D printing most rocket parts | |
| Thor | USA | Douglas | 1,270 | -- | 38 | -- | 357 | | | | Retired | 1957 | 1980 | Launched Pioneer & Explorer probes | |
| Titan II-(II GLV)-III-IV (LGM-25C) | USA | Martin Marietta | 21,900 | 5,773 | 8,600 | 350 | 369 | | | | Retired | 1959 | 2005 | Var.: I, II, IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, IIID, IIIE, 34D, IVA, IVB Gemini launcher | |
| Tsyklon (R-36) | USSR UKR | Yuzhmash | 4,100 | -- | -- | -- | 259 | | | | Retired | 1967 | 2009 | Var.: 1, 2, 3. | |
| Vanguard | USA | Martin | 23 | -- | -- | -- | 12 | | 3 | | Retired | 1957 | 1959 | | |
| Zhuque-1 | CHN | LandSpace | 300 | -- | -- | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Retired | 2018 | 2018 | | |