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Revision as of 15:17, 12 January 2007
- This is where the Launch System Vendor and Booster lists will be merged. Tables are Ready
EXISTING AND HISTORICAL LAUNCHERS
Brazil
Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
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VLS - Vehiculo Lancador de Satelite | Launch attempted | insert vendor | |
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China
Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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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Shahab | insert status | insert vendor | |
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Israel
Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
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Shavit | Currently in service | Israeli Aircraft Industries http://www.iai.co.il/ | |
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Japan
Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
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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 | |
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Taepodong-2 | Launch attempted | insert vendor | |
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Korea (Republic of)
Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
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KSLV-1 | insert status | insert vendor | |
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Russia
Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | ||
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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/ | ||
Molniya | Currently in service | Starsemhttp://www.starsem.com/ | ||
Priboy/Surf | Currently in service | SRC Makeyev http://www.makeyev.ru/english/start.htm | ||
Proton | 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/ | ||
Soyuz 2 | Future Development | insert vendor | ||
Start-1 | Currently in service | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology | ||
Angara | Future Development | insert vendor | ||
Energia/Buran | two launches, one success | NPO Energia (no longer manufactured) | ||
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Ukraine
Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
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Tsyklon | Currently in service | PA Yuzhmash http://www.yuzhmash.com/index_en.htm | |
Zenit | Currently in service | Sea Launch http://www.sea-launch.com/ | |
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United States
Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
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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 | |
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Ausroc | Future Development | insert vendor | |
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China
Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
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Long March 5 | in development | China Great Wall Industry Corporation http://www.cgwic.com/ | |
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European Union
Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
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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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Russia
Booster | Operational Status | Vendor | |
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Angara | Future Development | insert vendor |
United States
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).