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{{Short description|Category of space launch vehicle}}

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| image1 = Falcon 9 Demo-2 Launching 6 (3).jpg
| image2 = Soyuz 2 metop.jpg
| image3 = PSLV C-35 at the launch pad (cropped).jpg
| image4 = Long March 2D launching VRSS-1.jpg
| image5 = H IIA No. F23 with GPM on its way to the launchpad.jpg
| image6 = KSLV-II Nuri Launch 2021-10-21.jpg
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| Ship caption = Clockwise from top-left: [[Engineering:Falcon 9|Falcon 9]], [[Engineering:Soyuz-2|Soyuz-2]], [[Engineering:Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV]], Nuri, [[Engineering:H-IIA|H-IIA]], [[Engineering:Long March 2D|Long March 2D]]
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = Medium-lift launch vehicle
| Operators = Various space organizations
| Class before = [[Engineering:Small-lift launch vehicle|Small-lift launch vehicle]]
| Class after = [[Engineering:Heavy-lift launch vehicle|Heavy-lift launch vehicle]]
| Built range = 1958–
| Total ships retired = 41
| Total ships active = 25
| Total ships building = 8 <!--Don't add rocket names as it would really clutter the infobox-->
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| Ship propulsion = Various [[Engineering:Liquid-propellant rocket|liquid-fueled engines]] and [[Chemistry:Solid-propellant rocket|solid motors]]
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| Ship capacity = {{unbulleted list|2–20 metric tons (NASA)|5–20 metric tons (Russia)}}
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A '''medium-lift launch vehicle''' ('''MLV''') is a [[Engineering:Rocket|rocket]] [[Engineering:Launch vehicle|launch vehicle]] that is capable of lifting between {{convert|2000|to|20000|kg|abbr=on}} by [[Organization:NASA|NASA]] classification or between {{Convert|5,000 to 20,000|kg|lb}} by Russian classification<ref>{{Cite book|last=Osipov|first=Yuri|url=https://bigenc.ru/technology_and_technique/text/3492657|title=Great Russian Encyclopedia|publisher=Great Russian Encyclopedia|year=2004–2017|location=Moscow}}</ref> of [[Engineering:Payload|payload]] into [[Astronomy:Low Earth orbit|low Earth orbit]] (LEO).<ref name="classes">[http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/500393main_TA01-LaunchPropulsion-DRAFT-Nov2010-A.pdf NASA Space Technology Roadmaps - Launch Propulsion Systems, p.11]: "Small: 0-2t payloads, Medium: 2-20t payloads, Heavy: 20-50t payloads, Super Heavy: >50t payloads"</ref> An MLV is between [[Engineering:Small-lift launch vehicle|small-lift launch vehicle]]s and [[Engineering:Heavy-lift launch vehicle|heavy-lift launch vehicle]]s.

==Rated launch vehicles==

=== Operational ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- class="is-sticky"
! width="120" |Vehicle
! Origin
! Manufacturer
! Mass to <br /> [[Astronomy:Low Earth orbit|LEO]] (kg)
! Mass to <br /> [[Astronomy:List of orbits|other orbits]] (kg)
! Launches
! First Flight
|- 
|[[Engineering:Falcon 9 Block 5|Falcon 9 Block 5]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:SpaceX|SpaceX]]
|{{nts|18,400}} reusable <br /> 22,800 expendable
|{{nts|5,500}} to GTO reusable <br /> 8,300 to GTO expendable <br /> 4,020 to Mars
|{{nts|{{Falcon rocket statistics|F9FTBlock5launch}}}}
|2018
|-
|Soyuz-2/Soyuz ST
|{{RUS}}
|TsSKB-Progress
|{{nts|8200}}
|{{nts|3250}} to GTO<br />4,400 to SSO
|170
|2006{{efn|name=suborbital-2004|A suborbital test flight was conducted in 2004, without the upper stage.}}
|-
|[[Engineering:Long March 4B|Long March 4B]]/[[Engineering:Long March 4C|4C]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology|SAST]]
|{{nts|4200}}
|{{nts|1500}} to GTO <br /> 2,800 to SSO
|101
|1999
|- 
|[[Engineering:Atlas V|Atlas V]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:United Launch Alliance|United Launch Alliance]]
|{{nts|18850}}
|{{nts|8900}} to GTO
|99
|2002
|-
|[[Engineering:Long March 2D|Long March 2D]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology|SAST]]
|{{nts|3500}}
|{{nts|1300}} to SSO
|85
|1992
|- 
|Zenit-3
|{{UKR}}
|[[Company:Yuzhmash|Yuzhmash]]
|{{nts|7000}}
|{{nts|6160}} to GTO
|84
|1999
|-
|Long March 3B/E
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|11500}}
|{{nts|5500}} to GTO <br /> 6,900 to SSO
|81
|2007
|-
|[[Engineering:Long March 2C|Long March 2C]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|3850}}
|{{nts|1900}} to SSO
|75
|1982
|- 
|[[Engineering:Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV]]
|{{IND}}
|[[Astronomy:ISRO|ISRO]]
|{{nts|3800}}
|{{nts|1200}} to GTO<br />{{nts|1750}} to SSO
|60
|1993
|- 
|[[Engineering:H-IIA|H-IIA]]
|{{JPN}}
|[[Company:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|Mitsubishi]]
|{{nts|15,000}}
|{{nts|6,000}} to GTO
|48
|2001
|-
|[[Engineering:Long March 3A|Long March 3A]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|6000}}
|{{nts|2600}} to GTO <br /> 5,000 to SSO
|27
|1994
|-
|[[Engineering:Long March 2F|Long March 2F]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|8400}}
|{{nts|3500}} to GTO
|22
|1999
|-
|[[Engineering:Long March 3C|Long March 3C]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|9100}}
|{{nts|3800}} to GTO <br /> 6,500 to SSO
|18
|2008
|- 
|[[Engineering:Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle|GSLV]]
|{{IND}}
|[[Astronomy:ISRO|ISRO]]
|{{nts|5000}}
|{{nts|2700}} to GTO
|15
|2010
|- 
|[[Engineering:Long March 7|Long March 7/7A]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|13500}}
|{{nts|5500}} to SSO <br /> {{nts|7000}} to GTO
|14
|2016
|- 
|Soyuz-2.1v
|{{RUS}}
|TsSKB-Progress
|{{nts|2800}}
|{{nts|1400}} to SSO
|9
|2013
|- 
|LVM 3
|{{IND}}
|[[Astronomy:ISRO|ISRO]]
|{{nts|10000}}
|{{nts|4000}} to GTO
|7
|2017{{efn|name=suborbital-2014|A suborbital test flight was conducted in 2014, without the upper stage.}}
|-
|[[Engineering:Long March 6A|Long March 6A]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|
|{{nts|4500}} to SSO
|4
|2022
|- 
|Nuri
|{{KOR}}
|KARI
|{{nts|3300}}
|{{nts|1900}} to SSO (700&nbsp;km)
|3
|2022{{efn|name=failed-2021|A flight in 2021 failed to reach orbit.}}
|- 
|Zhuque-2
|{{CHN}}
|[[Company:LandSpace|LandSpace]]
|{{nts|6000}}
|{{nts|4000}} to SSO (500&nbsp;km)
|3
|2022
|- 
|[[Engineering:Long March 8|Long March 8]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|8100}}
|{{nts|4500}} to SSO
|2
|2020
|-
|[[Engineering:Angara (rocket family)#Angara 1.2|Angara 1.2]]
|{{RUS}}
|[[Company:Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center|Khrunichev]]
|{{nts|3500}}<ref name="khru_angara">{{cite web |title=Angara Launch Vehicle Family |url=http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=44&lang=en |access-date=2 September 2018 |publisher=[[Company:Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center|Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center]]}}</ref>
|
|2
|2022{{efn|name=suborbital-2014}}
|-
|Vega-C
|{{EU}}
|[[Company:Avio|Avio]]
|
|{{nts|2200}} to SSO (700&nbsp;km)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vega C |url=https://www.arianespace.com/vega-c/ |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref>
|1
|2022
|-
|[[Engineering:H3 (rocket)|H3]]
|{{JPN}}
|[[Company:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]
|
|{{nts|7900}} to GTO<br />{{nts|4000}} to SSO
|1
|2023
|-
|Gravity-1
|{{CHN}}
|[[Company:Orienspace|Orienspace]]
|{{nts|6500}}
|{{nts|4000}} to SSO
|1
|2024
|}

=== Under development ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- class="is-sticky"
! width="120" |Vehicle
! Origin
! Manufacturer
! Mass to <br /> [[Astronomy:Low Earth orbit|LEO]] (kg)
! Mass to <br /> [[Astronomy:List of orbits|other orbits]] (kg)
! Expected Flight
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|[[Engineering:Ariane 6|Ariane 6]] (A62)
|{{flagicon|European Union}} {{FRA}}
|[[Company:Arianespace|Arianespace]]
|{{nts|10350}}
|{{nts|5000}} to GTO
|2024
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|[[Engineering:Irtysh (rocket)|Irtysh]]
|{{RUS}}
|[[Company:Progress Rocket Space Centre|Progress Rocket Space Centre]]
|{{nts|18000}}
|{{nts|5000}} to GTO
|2025
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|[[Engineering:Long March 10|Long March 10A]]
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|14,000
|
|>2026
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Unified Launch Vehicle 
|{{IND}}
|Indian Space Research Organization
|{{nts|4500}}-15,000
|{{nts|1500}}-6,000 to GTO
|2026
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|[[Engineering:Rocket Lab Neutron|Neutron]] 
| {{NZ}}<br>{{USA}}
|[[Company:Rocket Lab|Rocket Lab]]
|{{nts|13000}}
|
|2024
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|[[Company:Firefly Aerospace#MLV|MLV]] 
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Firefly Aerospace|Firefly Aerospace]]
|{{nts|14000}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fireflyspace.com/mlv/ |title=Medium Launch Vehicle |work=Firefly Aerospace |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
|
|2025
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|[[Engineering:Pallas-1|Pallas-1]] 
|[[Company:Galactic Energy|Galactic Energy]]
|{{nts|5000}}
|3,000 to [[Astronomy:Sun-synchronous orbit|SSO]]
|2024
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|[[Company:LandSpace#Zhuque-3|Zhuque-3]] 
|[[Company:LandSpace|LandSpace]]
|{{nts|11000}}-20,000
|
|2025
|}

=== Retired ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- class="is-sticky"
! width="120" |Vehicle
! Origin
! Manufacturer
! Mass to <br /> [[Astronomy:Low Earth orbit|LEO]] (kg)
! Mass to <br /> [[Astronomy:List of orbits|other orbits]] (kg)
! Launches
! First Flight
! Last Flight

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Vostok (rocket family)|Vostok]]
|{{USSR}}
|RSC Energia
|{{nts|4730}}
|
|{{nts|163}}
|1958
|1991

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Astronomy:Saturn I|Saturn I]]
| nowrap="" |{{USA}}
|[[Company:Chrysler|Chrysler]] & [[Company:Douglas Aircraft Company|Douglas]]
|{{nts|9000}}
|
|{{nts|10}}
|1961
|1965
long
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Atlas-Centaur|Atlas-Centaur]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Lockheed Martin|Lockheed]]
|{{nts|5100}}
|
|{{nts|61}}
|1962
|1983

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Titan II GLV
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Glenn L. Martin Company|Martin]]
|{{nts|3580}}
|
|{{nts|12}}
|1964
|1966

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Titan IIIC
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Glenn L. Martin Company|Martin]]
|{{nts|13100}}
|{{nts|3000}} to GTO<br />1,200 to TMI
|{{nts|36}}
|1965
|1982

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Molniya-M|Molniya-M]]
|{{USSR}}<br />{{RUS}}
|TsSKB-Progress
|{{nts|2400}}
|
|{{nts|280}}
|1965
|2010

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Proton-K|Proton-K]]
|{{USSR}}<br />{{RUS}}
|[[Company:Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center|Khrunichev]]
|{{nts|19760}}
|
|{{nts|311}}
|1965
|2012

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Soyuz (rocket)|Soyuz original]]
|{{USSR}}
|OKB-1
|{{nts|6450}}
|
|{{nts|32}}
|1966
|1975

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|R-36 Tsyklon
|{{USSR}}<br />{{UKR}}
|[[Company:Yuzhmash|Yuzhmash]]
|{{nts|2,820}}-5,250 (depends on variant)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/t/tsiklon-2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227195141/http://astronautix.com/t/tsiklon-2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2016|title = Tsiklon-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.astronautix.com/t/tsiklon-4.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822034720/http://www.astronautix.com/t/tsiklon-4.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 August 2016 |title=Tsiklon-4 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Astronautica |access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref>
|{{nts|500}}-910 to GTO<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.russianspaceweb.com/tsyklon4m.html|title=Tsyklon-4M (Cyclone-4M) prepares a move to Canada}}</ref>
|{{nts|236}}
|1967
|2009

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Soyuz-L|Soyuz-L]]
|{{USSR}}
|OKB-1
|{{nts|5500}}
|
|{{nts|3}}
|1970
|1971

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Titan IIID
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Glenn L. Martin Company|Martin]]
|{{nts|12300}}
|
|{{nts|22}}
|1971
|1982

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Soyuz-M|Soyuz-M]]
|{{USSR}}
|OKB-1
|{{nts|6600}}
|
|{{nts|8}}
|1971
|1976

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Soyuz-U|Soyuz-U]]
|{{USSR}}<br />{{RUS}}
|TsSKB-Progress
|{{nts|6900}}
|
|{{nts|786}}
|1973
|2017

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Feng Bao 1
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology|Shanghai Bureau No.2]]
|{{nts|2500}}
|
|{{nts|8}}
|1973
|1981

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Long March 2A|Long March 2A]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|2000}}
|
|{{nts|4}}
|1974
|1976

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Titan IIIE
|{{USA}}
|Martin Marietta
|{{nts|15400}}
|{{nts|3700}} to TMI
|{{nts|7}}
|1974
|1977

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Delta (rocket family)|Delta]] 3920–5920
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:McDonnell Douglas|Douglas]]
|{{nts|3452}}–3,848
|
|{{nts|30}}
|1980
|1990

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:N-II (rocket)|N-II]]<ref name="N-2">{{cite web|title=N-2|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/n2.htm|publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica|access-date=12 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108110724/http://astronautix.com/lvs/n2.htm|archive-date=8 November 2013}}</ref>
|{{JPN}}
|[[Company:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|Mitsubishi]]
|{{nts|2000}}
|
|{{nts|8}}
|1981
|1987

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Soyuz-U2|Soyuz-U2]]
|{{USSR}}
|TsSKB-Progress
|{{nts|7050}}
|
|{{nts|72}}
|1982
|1995
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Atlas G|Atlas G]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Lockheed Martin|Lockheed]]
|{{nts|5900}}
|
|{{nts|7}}
|1984
|1989

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Long March 3|Long March 3]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|5000}}
|{{nts|1340}} to GTO
|{{nts|14}}
|1984
|2000

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Zenit-2|Zenit-2]]
|{{USSR}}<br />{{UKR}}
|Yuzhnoye
|{{nts|13740}}
|
|{{nts|36}}
|1985
|2004

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:H-I|H-I]]
|{{JPN}}
|[[Company:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|Mitsubishi]]
|{{nts|3200}}
|{{nts|1100}} to GTO
|{{nts|9}}
|1986
|1992

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Long March 4A|Long March 4A]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology|SAST]]
|{{nts|4000}}
|
|{{nts|2}}
|1988
|1990

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Ariane 4|Ariane 4]]
|{{flagicon|European Union}} {{FRA}}
|Aérospatiale
|{{nts|7600}} 
|{{nts|4800}} to GTO
|{{nts|116}}
|1988
|2003

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Delta II|Delta II]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:United Launch Alliance|United Launch Alliance]]
|{{nts|6100}}
|{{nts|2170}} to GTO <br /> 1,000 to HCO
|{{nts|156}}
|1989
|2018

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Atlas I|Atlas I]], [[Engineering:Atlas II|II]], [[Engineering:Atlas III|III]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Lockheed Martin|Lockheed]]
|{{nts|5900}}–8,686
|{{nts|2340}}–4,609 to GTO
|{{nts|80}}
|1990
|2005

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Long March 2E|Long March 2E]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|9200}}
|
|{{nts|7}}
|1990
|1995
|- style="background:lightgray;" 
|[[Engineering:H-II|H-II]] / IIS
|{{JPN}}
|[[Company:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|Mitsubishi]]
|{{nts|10060}}
|{{nts|4000}} to GTO
|{{nts|7}}
|1994
|1999

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Ariane 5|Ariane 5]]
|{{flagicon|European Union}} {{FRA}}
|[[Company:Arianespace|Arianespace]]
|{{nts|16000}} 
|{{nts|6950}} to GTO
|{{nts|117}}
|1996
|2023

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Long March 3B|Long March 3B]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|11200}}
|{{nts|5100}} to GTO <br /> 5,700 to SSO
|{{nts|12}}
|1996
|2012

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Delta III|Delta III]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Boeing|Boeing]]
|{{nts|8290}}
|{{nts|3810}} to GTO
|{{nts|3}}
|1998
|2000

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Dnepr
|{{UKR}}
|[[Company:Yuzhmash|Yuzhmash]]
|{{nts|4500}}
|{{nts|2300}} to GTO <br /> 550 to TLI
|{{nts|22}}
|1999
|2015
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Soyuz-FG|Soyuz-FG]]
|{{RUS}}
|TsSKB-Progress
|{{nts|6900}}
|
|{{nts|70}}
|2001
|2019

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle|GSLV Mk.I]]
|{{IND}}
|[[Astronomy:ISRO|ISRO]]
|{{nts|4,000}}
|{{nts|2,150}} to GTO
|{{nts|6}}
|2001
|2010
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:H-IIB|H-IIB]]
|{{JPN}}
|[[Company:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]
|{{nts|19000}}
|{{nts|8000}} to GTO
|{{nts|9}}
|2009
|2020

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Falcon 9 v1.0|Falcon 9 v1.0]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:SpaceX|SpaceX]]
|{{nts|10450}}
|{{nts|4540}} to GTO
|{{nts|5}}
|2010
|2013
|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Antares (rocket)|Antares 110–130]]
|{{USA}}
|Orbital Sciences
|{{nts|5100}}<ref name="gunter-antares" />
|{{nts|1500}} to SSO
|{{nts|5}}
|2013
|2014

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Falcon 9 v1.1|Falcon 9 v1.1]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:SpaceX|SpaceX]]
|{{nts|13150}}
|{{nts|4850}} to GTO
|{{nts|15}}
|2013
|2016

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|[[Engineering:Falcon 9 Full Thrust|Falcon 9 Full Thrust]]
(before Block 5)
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:SpaceX|SpaceX]]
||{{nts|15600}}+<ref name="SLNov19">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/11/spacex-cape-return-first-operational-starlink-mission/|title=SpaceX and Cape Canaveral Return to Action with First Operational Starlink Mission|date=2019-11-11|website=NASASpaceFlight.com|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>
|{{nts|7075}}+<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krebs |first1=Gunter |title=Telstar 19V (Telstar 19 Vantage) |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/telstar-19v.htm |website=Gunter's Space Page |publisher=Gunter |access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref> to GTO
|{{nts|63}}
|2015
|2018

|- style="background:lightgray;"
|Antares 230
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Northrop Grumman|Northrop Grumman]]
|{{nts|8000}}<ref name="gunter-antares">{{cite web |last=Krebs |first=Gunter |title=Antares (Taurus-2) |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/antares_osc.htm |access-date=22 September 2018 |work=Gunter's Space Page}}</ref>
|{{nts|3000}} to SSO
|{{nts|13}}
|2016
|2023
|}
{{notelist}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Atlas-B ICBM.jpg|Launch of an Atlas B intercontinental ballistic missile
File:Launch of Friendship 7 - GPN-2000-000686.jpg|Launch of the first American crewed orbital space flight Atlas and Friendship 7
File:SpX CRS-2 launch - further - cropped.jpg|A Falcon 9 v1.0 launches with an uncrewed Dragon spacecraft, 2012
File:SpaceX factory Falcon 9 booster tank.jpg|Falcon 9 booster tank at the SpaceX factory, 2008
File:02 Launch of GSLV Mk III D2 with GSAT-29 from Second Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota (SDSC SHAR).jpg|Launch of GSLV Mk lll D2 with GSAT-29 from SHAR, India.
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==See also==
* [[Engineering:Sounding rocket|Sounding rocket]], suborbital launch vehicle
* [[Engineering:List of orbital launch systems|List of orbital launch systems]]
* [[Engineering:Small-lift launch vehicle|Small-lift launch vehicle]], capable of lifting up to 2,000&nbsp;kg to low Earth orbit
* Heavy lift launch vehicle, capable of lifting between 20,000 and 50,000&nbsp;kg to low Earth orbit. (Includes [[Engineering:Ariane 5|Ariane 5]])
* Super Heavy lift launch vehicles, capable of lifting more than 50,000&nbsp;kg (110,000&nbsp;lb) of payload into LEO
* [[Astronomy:Comparison of orbital launch systems|Comparison of orbital launch systems]]
* [[Astronomy:Comparison of orbital rocket engines|Comparison of orbital rocket engines]]
* [[Engineering:Comparison of space station cargo vehicles|Comparison of space station cargo vehicles]]
* [[Engineering:Rocket|Rocket]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Mallove, Eugene F. and Matloff, Gregory L. ''The Starflight Handbook: A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel'', Wiley. {{ISBN|0-471-61912-4}}.

[[Category:Space launch vehicles]]

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