This is a list of conventional orbital launch systems. This is composed of carrier rockets, and other conventional systems, used to place satellites into orbit.
See also: Comparison of orbital launch systems
Argentina[]
- ORBIT II – retired[1][full citation needed][2][full citation needed]
- TRONADOR – under development[3][full citation needed]
Australia[]
- AUSROCK IV – under development
Brazil[]
- VLS-1
- VLM – Under Development
China[]
Several rockets of the Long March family
Long March 2F
- Feng Bao 1 - Retired
- Kaituozhe-1
- Long March
- Long March 1 - Retired
- Long March 1
- Long March 1D
- Long March 2
- Long March 2A - Retired
- Long March 2C
- Long March 2D
- Long March 2E - Retired
- Long March 2F
- Long March 2F/G
- Long March 3
- Long March 3 - Retired
- Long March 3A
- Long March 3B
- Long March 3B(A)
- Long March 3C
- Long March 4
- Long March 4A - Retired
- Long March 4B
- Long March 4C
- Long March 5 – under development
- Long March 6 – under development
- Long March 1 - Retired
- Long March 7 – under development
Denmark[]
- HEAT-1X – under development
Europe[]
Ariane 5
- Ariane
- Ariane 1 - Retired
- Ariane 2 - Retired
- Ariane 3 - Retired
- Ariane 4 - Retired
- Ariane 5 - Active
- Ariane 6 - Under development
- Europa - Retired
- Vega (jointly with Italian Space Agency) - Active
- Ariane M – proposal only
France[]
- Diamant - Retired
Germany[]
- OTRAG - Retired
India[]
Indian SLV, ASLV, PSLV, GSLV and GSLV Mk.III Rockets
- Satellite Launch Vehicle – Retired
- Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle – Retired
- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
- PSLV
- PSLV-CA
- PSLV-XL
- PSLV-HP – Under development
- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
- GSLV Mk.I (a)
- GSLV Mk.I (b)
- GSLV Mk.II
- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III – Under Development
- Unified Launch Vehicle – Under Development
- Avatar RLV – Under development
Indonesia[]
- RPS-420 (Pengorbitan-1) – under development
- RPS-550 (Pengorbitan-2) – under development
Iran[]
- Safir
- Simorgh
Israel[]
- Shavit
Italy[]
- Vega (jointly with European Space Agency)
Japan[]
Mu rockets
H-II series
Εpsilon
- Lambda - Retired
- L-4S
- Mu - Retired
- N - Retired
- N-I
- N-II
- H-I - Retired
- H-II
- H-II - Retired
- H-IIA
- H-IIB
- J-I - Retired
- GX – Cancelled
- Epsilon
New Zealand[]
- Rocket Lab – under development
North Korea[]
- Paektusan-1
- Unha-2
- Unha-3
Romania[]
- Haas – under development
Russia[]
Angara Family
- Angara – under development
South Africa[]
- RSA-3 - development retired
- CHEETAH-1 – under development[9]
South Korea[]
Soviet Union/Russia[]
Proton-K
Soyuz-FG
Dnepr-1
- Kosmos
- Kosmos-1 - Retired
- Kosmos-2I - Retired
- Kosmos-3 - Retired
- Kosmos-3M
- Energia
- Zenit
- Zenit 2
- Zenit 3
- Zenit-3SL
- Zenit 3SLB
- Zenit
- N1 - Retired
- R-7
- Luna
- Molniya - Retired
- Polyot
- Soyuz family
- Soyuz - Retired
- Soyuz-L
- Soyuz-M
- Soyuz-U
- Soyuz-U2
- Soyuz-FG
- Soyuz-2
- Soyuz - Retired
- Sputnik
- Voskhod
- Vostok
- Shtil'
- Start-1
- Universal Rocket
- Proton
- Rockot
- Strela
Spain[]
- Capricornio - retired
Ukraine[]
- R-36 derivatives
- Dnepr
- Tsyklon
- Tsyklon-2 - Retired
- Tsyklon-3 - Retired
- Tsyklon-4 – under development
- Energia family
- Zenit
- Zenit 2
- Zenit 3
- Zenit-3SL
- Zenit 3SLB
- Zenit
- See also: Soviet Union
United Kingdom[]
- Black Arrow - Retired
United States[]
Main article: List of United States rockets
bold denotes active OLS
A Saturn V, Space Shuttle, and three Ares rockets
Atlas rockets
Delta rockets
Titan rockets
- Antares – active
- Ares – cancelled
- Ares I
- Ares IV
- Ares V
- Athena
- Atlas
- Atlas B - retired
- Atlas-Able - retired
- Atlas-Agena - retired
- Atlas E/F - retired
- Atlas H - retired
- Atlas LV-3B - retired
- Atlas SLV-3 - retired
- Atlas-Centaur
- Atlas G - retired
- Atlas I - retired
- Atlas II - retired
- Atlas III - retired
- Atlas V
- Conestoga - retired
- Falcon
- Falcon 1 - retired
- Falcon 1e - under development
- Falcon 9
- Falcon 9 v1.0 - retired
- Falcon 9 v1.1 - operational
- Falcon Heavy - under development
- Juno II - retired
- Minotaur
- Minotaur I
- Minotaur IV - under development
- Minotaur V - under development
- Pegasus
- Pilot - retired
- Redstone
- Juno I - retired
- Sparta - retired
- Saturn - retired
- Saturn I
- Saturn IB
- Saturn V - retired
- Saturn INT-21
- Saturn I
- Scout - retired
- Space Shuttle - retired
- Space Launch System - under development
- Taurus
- Thor - retired
- Thor-Able - retired
- Thor-Ablestar - retired
- Thor-Agena - retired
- Thorad-Agena - retired
- Thor-Burner - retired
- Thor DSV-2U - retired
- Delta
- Thor-Delta - retired
- Delta A - retired
- Delta B - retired
- Delta C - retired
- Delta D - retired
- Delta E - retired
- Delta G - retired
- Delta J - retired
- Delta L - retired
- Delta M - retired
- Delta N - retired
- Delta 0100 - retired
- Delta 1000 - retired
- Delta 2000 - retired
- Delta 3000 - retired
- Delta 4000 - retired
- Delta 5000 - retired
- Delta II
- Delta II 6000 - retired
- Delta II 7000
- Delta III - retired
- Delta IV
- Titan - retired
- Vanguard - retired
References[]
- ↑ ORBIT LSA
- ↑ Argentina Missile Chronology
- ↑ "Argentina Plans First Domestic Satellite Launch". Parabolic Arc. 2011-10-09. http://www.parabolicarc.com/2011/10/09/argentina-plans-first-domestic-satellite-launch/. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ↑ "M-4S / Satellite Launch Vehicles". ISAS. http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/enterp/rockets/vehicles/mu/m4s.shtml. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ↑ "M-3C / Satellite Launch Vehicles". ISAS. http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/enterp/rockets/vehicles/mu/m3c.shtml. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ↑ "M-3H / Satellite Launch Vehicles". ISAS. http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/enterp/rockets/vehicles/mu/m3h.shtml. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ↑ "M-3S / Satellite Launch Vehicles". ISAS. http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/enterp/rockets/vehicles/mu/m3s.shtml. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ↑ "M-3SII / Satellite Launch Vehicles". ISAS. http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/enterp/rockets/vehicles/mu/m3s2.shtml. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ↑ "CHEETAH-1". b14643.de. http://www.b14643.de/Spacerockets_1/Rest_World/CHEETAH-1/Description/Frame.htm. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ Tong-hyung, Kim (2008-07-23). "Russia Dragging Feet Over Korean Rocket Launch". Korea Times. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2008/12/133_28047.html. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ "South Korea's First Rocket Launch Might Be Put Off". Space-Travel.com. 2008-07-24. http://www.space-travel.com/reports/South_Korea_First_Rocket_Launch_Might_Be_Put_Off_999.html. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
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