List of Launch Systems and Vendors

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 http://www.cgwic.com/
Long March 3	Currently in service	China Great Wall Industry Corporation http://www.cgwic.com/
Long March 4	Currently in service	China Great Wall Industry Corporation http://www.cgwic.com/

European Union

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Ariane 5	Currently in service	Arianespace http://www.arianespace.com
Ariane 4	Retired	Arianespace http://www.arianespace.com

India

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)	Currently in service	Indian Space Research Organization http://www.isro.gov.in
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) GSLV III	Currently in service	Indian Space Research Organization http://www.isro.gov.in

International

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Zenit14px (Sea Launch version) - see Ukraine	Currently in service	Sea Launch http://www.sea-launch.com/

Israel

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Shavit	Currently in service	Israeli Aircraft Industries http://www.iai.co.il/

Japan

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
H-IIA	Currently in service	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html
H-IIB	Currently in service	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html

Russia

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Cosmos-3M	Currently in service	PO Polyot http://www.omsk.net.ru/arm/polyot.htm
Dnepr	Currently in service	ISC Kosmotras http://www.kosmotras.ru/
Molniya14px	Currently in service	Starsemhttp://www.starsem.com/
Volna aka Priboy/Surf	Currently in service	SRC Makeyev http://www.makeyev.ru/english/start.htm
Proton14px	Currently in service	International Launch Services http://www.ilslaunch.com/
Rokot	Currently in service	EUROCKOT Launch Services GmbH http://www.eurockot.com/
Soyuz	Currently in service	Starsemhttp://www.starsem.com/
Start-1	Currently in service	oscow Institute of Thermal Technology

Ukraine

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Tsyklon	Currently in service	PA Yuzhmash http://www.yuzhmash.com/index_en.htm
Zenit14px	Currently in service	Yuzhnoe Design Bureau (see also Sea Launch

United States

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Atlas V14px	Currently in service	Lockheed Martin http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
Delta II14px	Currently in service	Boeing http://www.boeing.com/
Delta IV14px	Currently in service	Boeing http://www.boeing.com/
Minotaur	Currently in service	Boeing http://www.orbital.com/
Pegasus	Currently in service	Orbital Sciences http://www.orbital.com/
Taurus	Currently in service	Orbital Sciences http://www.orbital.com/
Falcon I	Two Launches Attempted; both failures.	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/

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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 http://www.cgwic.com/

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 http://www.khrunichev.ru/

United States

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
AERA Altairis	Future Development	Sprague Astronautics http://www.spragueastronautics.com/
Ares-1 (Crew Transfer Vehicle)	Future Development	NASA http://www.nasa.gov/
Ares-5	Future Development	NASA http://www.nasa.gov/
Black Armadillo	Future Development	Armadillo Aerospace http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/
Dream Chaser	Future Development	SpaceDev http://www.spacedev.com/
Falcon I	Launch Attempted	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/
Falcon IX	Future Development	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/
Galaxy Express GX	Future Development	Galaxy Express http://www.galaxy-express.co.jp/
Interorbital Systems Neptune	Future Development	Interorbital Systems14px http://www.interorbital.com/
Interorbital Systems Neutrino14px	Future Development	Interorbital Systems14px http://www.interorbital.com/
Masten XA Series	Future Development	Masten Space Systems14px http://www.masten-space.com/
Masten O Series	Future Development	Masten Space Systems14px http://www.masten-space.com/
Masten XL Series	Future Development	Masten Space Systems14px http://www.masten-space.com/
New Shepard14px	Future Development	Blue Origin http://public.blueorigin.com/
Rocketplane XP	Future Development	Rocketplane Kistler http://www.rocketplanekistler.com/
Rocketplane Kistler K-1	Future Development	Rocketplane Kistler http://www.rocketplanekistler.com/
Scorpius	Future Development	Scorpius Space Launch Company http://www.scorpius.com/
Space Adventures Explorer	Future Development	Space Adventures http://www.spaceadventures.com/ Russian Federal Space Agency http://www.roscosmos.ru/
SpaceShipTwo	Future Development	Scaled Composites http://www.scaled.com/
SpaceShipThree	Future Development	Scaled Composites http://www.scaled.com/
SpaceX Dragon	Future Development	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/
T/Space Crew Transfer Vehicle	Future Development	T/Space http://www.transformspace.com/
X-37B	Future Development	Boeing http://www.boeing.com/
XCOR Xerus	Future Development	XCOR Aerospace http://www.xcor.com/

References

• The canonical reference to launch vehicles is the International Reference Guide to Space Launch Systems by Isakowitz, Hopkins, and Hopkins, published by the AIAA14px; currently in its 4th edition (2004). (Amazon link)

External Links

• Russian Spaceweb list of existing, historical and proposed Russian and Ukranian launch vehicles