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Orbits
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Performance (mT) | ||||||
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Nation |
Vehicle |
Serviced |
LEO
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GTO
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Active Launch Sites* |
Comments
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Web Reference |
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USA |
Atlas V |
LEO, GTO, GSO, Escape | 9.4–18.5 | 4.8–8.9 | CCAFS, VAFB | Two payload fairing sizes, one to five strap-on solid motors | |
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USA |
Delta II |
LEO, GTO, Escape | 2.5–5.5 | 0.8–2.0 | CCAFS, VAFB | Three, four or nine strap-on solid motors | |
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USA |
Delta IV |
LEO, GTO, Escape | 9.2–22.6 | 4.3–13 | CCAFS, VAFB | Two upper stage sizes, two or four strap-on solid motors, or three-core "Heavy" | |
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USA |
Falcon 1 |
LEO | 1 | N/A | RTS | ||
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USA |
Falcon 9 |
LEO, GTO | 10.4 | 4.5 | CCAFS | ||
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USA |
Minotaur I |
LEO | 0.6 | N/A | WFF, VAFB | Uses decommissioned ICBM motors for the first two stages | |
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USA |
Minotaur IV |
LEO | 1.7 | N/A | WFF, VAFB | Uses decommissioned ICBM motors for the first three stages | |
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USA |
Pegasus XL |
LEO | 0.45 | N/A | Air-mobile | Prior launches from CCAFS, RTS, VAFB, WFF, and the Canary Islands | |
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USA |
Taurus |
LEO | 1.4 | N/A | VAFB | Vehicle and launch equipment designed to be road-, rail-, and sea-portable to austere launch sites | |
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China |
Long March 2C/D |
LEO, GTO | 3.8 | 1.2 | JSLC, TSLC, XSLC | ||
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China |
Long March 3A/B/C |
GTO | N/A | 2–5.5 | XSLC | Primarily marketed for GTO missions | |
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China |
Long March 4 |
LEO | 4.2 | N/A | JSLC, TSLC | Mostly sun-synchronous use | |
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European Union |
Ariane 5 |
LEO, GTO | 20 | Atlas V | CSG | Two upper stage choices, ECA (cryogenic) and ES (storable) for LEO and GTO missions, respectively | |
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India |
PSLV |
LEO, GTO | 1.6 | Atlas V | SDSC | The LEO performance figure quoted by ISRO is for sun-synchronous | |
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India |
GSLV |
GTO | N/A | 2.5 | SDSC | No LEO performance quoted by ISRO | |
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Israel |
Shavit |
LEO | 0.3* | N/A | Palamchim AFB | Launches to date have been westward, however a polar capability is being offered and the launch system design is intended to operate from austere sites | |
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Japan |
H-IIA |
LEO, GTO | N/A | 4–6 | TSC | Two to four strap-on solid rocket motors. This vehicle is primarily marketed for GTO missions | |
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Japan |
H-IIB |
LEO | 16.5 | 8 | TSC | Used for International Space Station servicing missions to date | |
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Russia |
Dnepr |
LEO | 3.7 | N/A | Baikonur, Yasny | Converted RS-20 (NATO SS-18) ICBM, with commercial services marketed by ISC Kosmotras | |
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Russia |
Proton |
LEO, GTO, Escape | 23 | 6.9 | Baikonur | Commercial services marketed by International Launch Services (ILS) | |
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Russia |
Rockot |
LEO | 2 | N/A | Plesetsk | Converted UR100N (NATO SS-19) ICBM, with commercial services marketed by Eurockot, GmBH | |
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Russia |
Soyuz |
LEO, GTO, Escape | 5.0–8.2 | 1.5–3.0 | Baikonur, Plesetsk, CSG | Commercial services marketed by Starsem (Baikonur) and Arianespace (CSG) | |
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Ukraine |
Zenit |
LEO, GTO | N/A | N/A | Baikonur, Sea-mobile | Commercial services marked by Sea Launch, LLC | |
* Site Names/Acronyms
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