List of Launch Systems and Vendors: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:24, 12 January 2007

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----------EXISTING AND HISTORICAL LAUNCHERS----------

Brazil

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
VLS - Vehiculo Lancador de Satelite	Launch attempted	insert vendor
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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/
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European Union

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

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

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
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Israel

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Shavit	Currently in service	Israeli Aircraft Industries http://www.iai.co.il/
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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
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Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Taepodong-2	Launch attempted	insert vendor
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Korea (Republic of)

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
KSLV-1	insert status	insert vendor
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Russia

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Cosmos-3M	insert status	insert vendor
Dnepr	insert status	insert vendor
Molniya	insert status	insert vendor
Priboy/Surf	insert status	insert vendor
Proton	insert status	insert vendor
Rokot	insert status	insert vendor
Soyuz	insert status	insert vendor
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Angara	insert status	insert vendor
Energia/Buran	two launches, one success	NPO Energia (no longer manufactured)
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Ukraine

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Tsyklon	insert status	insert vendor
Zenit	insert status	insert vendor
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United States

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Atlas V	Currently in service	Lockheed Martin http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
Delta II	Currently in service	Boeing http://www.boeing.com/
Delta IV	Currently in service	Boeing http://www.boeing.com/
Minotaur	Currently in service	Orbital Sciences 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	One Launch Attempted; failure	SpaceX http://www.spacex.com/
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----------PROPOSED AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT----------

Australia

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Ausroc	Future Development	insert vendor
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China

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Long March 5	in development	China Great Wall Industry Corporation http://www.cgwic.com/
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European Union

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
Skylon	Proposed	insert vendor
Starchaser Nova 2	Future Development	insert vendor
Starchaser Thunderstar	Future Development	insert vendor
Vega	Future Development	insert vendor
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United States

Booster	Operational Status	Vendor
AERA Altairis	Future Development	Sprague Astronautics http://www.spragueastronautics.com/
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 Systems http://www.interorbital.com/
Interorbital Systems Neutrino	Future Development	Interorbital Systems http://www.interorbital.com/
Masten XA Series	Future Development	Masten Space Systems http://www.masten-space.com/
Masten O Series	Future Development	Masten Space Systems http://www.masten-space.com/
Masten XL Series	Future Development	Masten Space Systems http://www.masten-space.com/
New Shepard	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	Tspace T/Space http://www.transformspace.com/
Ares-1 (Crew Transfer Vehicle)	Future Development	NASA http://www.nasa.gov/
Ares-5	Future Development	NASA http://www.nasa.gov/
X-37B	Future Development	Boeing http://www.boeing.com/
XCOR Xerus	Future Development	XCOR Aerospace http://www.xcor.com/
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References

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

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