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{{Short description|Rocket able to lift 2,000 kg to low Earth orbit}}

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| Ship caption = [[Engineering:Scout (rocket family)|Scout]] and [[Engineering:Kosmos-3M|Kosmos-3M]], two of the most launched small-lift launch vehicles}}
{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = Small-lift launch vehicle
| Operators = Various space organizations
| Class before = [[Engineering:Sounding rocket|Sounding rocket]]
| Class after = [[Engineering:Medium-lift launch vehicle|Medium-lift launch vehicle]]
| Built range = 1957–
| Total ships retired = 54
| Total ships active = 27
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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 metric tons (NASA)|<5 metric tons (Russia)}}
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A '''small-lift launch vehicle''' is a [[Engineering:Rocket|rocket]] orbital [[Engineering:Launch vehicle|launch vehicle]] that is capable of lifting {{convert|2000|kg|abbr=on}} or less (by [[Organization:NASA|NASA]] classification) or under {{Convert|5,000|kg|lb}} (by [[Company:Roscosmos|Roscosmos]] 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|access-date=9 June 2021|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527140116/https://bigenc.ru/technology_and_technique/text/3492657|url-status=dead}}</ref> of payload into [[Astronomy:Low Earth orbit|low Earth orbit]] (LEO). The next larger category consists of [[Engineering:Medium-lift launch vehicle|medium-lift launch vehicle]]s.<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>

The first small-lift launch vehicle was the [[Engineering:Sputnik (rocket)|Sputnik]] rocket, launched by the Soviet Union, which was derived from the [[Engineering:R-7 Semyorka|R-7 Semyorka]] ICBM. On 4 October 1957, the [[Engineering:Sputnik (rocket)|Sputnik]] rocket was used to perform the world's first [[Astronomy:Satellite|satellite]] launch, placing the [[Engineering:Sputnik 1|Sputnik 1]] satellite into a [[Astronomy:Low Earth orbit|low Earth orbit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1957-001B|title=NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details|website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.russianspaceweb.com/sputnik_lv.html|title=Sputnik launch vehicle 8K71PS (M1-1PS)|website=Russianspaceweb.com|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.russian.space/|title=ЦЭНКИ – Центр эксплуатации объектов наземной космической инфраструктуры|website=Russian.space|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
The US responded by attempting to launch the [[Engineering:Vanguard (rocket)|Vanguard]] rocket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.navy.mil/accomplishments/rockets/vanguard-project/|title=Vanguard Project – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory|website=Nrl.navy.mil|access-date=7 February 2019|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216232851/https://www.nrl.navy.mil/accomplishments/rockets/vanguard-project|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740072500_1974072500.pdf  "The Vanguard Satellite Launching Vehicle — An Engineering Summary". B. Klawans. April 1960, 212 pages.] Martin Company Engineering Report No 11022, PDF of an optical copy.</ref> However, the [[Engineering:Vanguard TV3|Vanguard TV3]] launch attempt failed, with the 31 January 1958 launch of the [[Astronomy:Explorer 1|Explorer 1]] satellite using the Juno I rocket being the first successful US orbital launch. The Vanguard I mission was the second successful US orbital launch. This was the start of the space race.<ref name="jfkmemo">{{cite web |url=http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/6XnAYXEkkkSMLfp7ic_o-Q.aspx |title=Memorandum for Vice President |last=Kennedy |first=John F. |date=20 April 1961 |work=The White House |publisher=John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum |location=Boston, MA |type=Memorandum |access-date=1 August 2013 |archive-date=21 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721230444/http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/6XnAYXEkkkSMLfp7ic_o-Q.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Launius |first=Roger D. |title=Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis |url=http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollomon/cover.html |access-date=1 August 2013 |series=Monographs in Aerospace History Number 3 |date=July 1994 |publisher=NASA |location=Washington, D.C. |oclc=31825096 |chapter=President John F. Kennedy Memo for Vice President, 20 April 1961 |chapter-url=http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollomon/apollo1.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollomon/apollo2.pdf |url-status=dead }} [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollomon/docs.htm Key Apollo Source Documents] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108100815/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollomon/docs.htm |date=8 November 2020 }}.</ref>

Since the late 1950s, small-lift launch vehicles have continued launching payloads to space. [[Engineering:Medium-lift launch vehicle|Medium-lift launch vehicle]]s, [[Engineering:Heavy-lift launch vehicle|heavy-lift launch vehicle]]s, and [[Engineering:Super heavy-lift launch vehicle|super heavy-lift launch vehicle]]s have also been extensively developed but have not completely superseded small launch vehicles. Small launch vehicles can meet the requirements of some spacecraft, and can also be less expensive than a larger launch vehicle would be.{{citation_needed|date=July 2019}}

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==Rated launch vehicles==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|- class="is-sticky"
! width=120|Vehicle
! Origin
! Manufacturer
! Mass to<br />[[Astronomy:Low Earth orbit|LEO]]<br />(kg)
! Mass to<br />[[Astronomy:List of orbits|other orbits]]<br />(kg)
! Launches
! Status
! First flight
! Last flight
! Mission cost
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|SS-520
|{{JPN}}
|[[Company:IHI Corporation|IHI]]
|{{nts|4}}
|
|{{nts|2}}
|Retired
|2017
|2018
|$4.5M<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4120&context=smallsat|title=ss-520-5}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Vanguard (rocket)|Vanguard]]
|{{USA}}
|Martin
|{{nts|9}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/vanguard.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020506201411/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/vanguard.htm|url-status=dead|title=Vanguard|archive-date=6 May 2002|website=www.astronautix.com}}</ref>
|
|{{ntsh|11.001}}11(+1)
|Retired
|1957
|1959
|-
|[[Engineering:Qased (rocket)|Qased]]
|{{IRN}}
|[[Organization:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force|IRGCASF]]
|{{nts|10}}∼50
|
|{{nts|3}}
|Operational
|2020
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|Juno I<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/j/jupiterc.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227203631/http://astronautix.com/j/jupiterc.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2016|title=Jupiter C|website=www.astronautix.com}}</ref>
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Chrysler|Chrysler]]
|{{nts|11}}
|
|{{nts|6}}
|Retired
|1958
|1959
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Veloce 17
|{{USA}}
|Eldorado Space<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cringely.com/2020/01/23/not-dead-yet-what-bob-cringely-has-been-up-to/|title=Not dead yet! What Bob Cringely has been up to... &#124; I, Cringely|website=www.cringely.com|date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
|{{nts|12}}
|
|{{nts|0}}
|Development
|
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Lambda 4S|Lambda 4S]]
|{{JPN}}
|Nissan Motors<ref name=Nissan>{{cite web|title=NISSAN HERITAGE COLLECTION online【その他】プリンス自動車工業小史|url=http://nissan-heritage-collection.com/NEWS/publicContents/index.php?procType=CATEGORY&catID=14|publisher=Nissan Motors|access-date=8 March 2011}}</ref>
|{{nts|26}}<ref name=ISAS/>
|
|{{nts|5}}
|Retired
|1966
|1977<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/l/lambda.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227230531/http://astronautix.com/l/lambda.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2016|title=Lambda|website=Astronautix.com|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Astronomy:Satellite Launch Vehicle|SLV]]
|{{IND}}
|[[Astronomy:ISRO|ISRO]]
|{{nts|40}}<ref name=DOSLV>{{cite web|title=Launch Vehicles|url=http://dos.gov.in/launchvehicles.aspx|publisher=Department of Space, Government of India|access-date=19 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201215831/http://dos.gov.in/launchvehicles.aspx|archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|4}}
|Retired
|1979
|1983
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Juno II|Juno II]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/j/junoii.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227211656/http://astronautix.com/j/junoii.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2016|title=Juno II|website=www.astronautix.com}}</ref>
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Chrysler|Chrysler]]
|{{nts|41}}
|
|{{nts|10}}
|Retired
|1958
|1961
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Boeing Small Launch Vehicle<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_05_21_2012_p25-458597.xml&p=1 |title=Boeing Unveils Air-Launched Space-Access Concept |website=www.aviationweek.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326232014/http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_05_21_2012_p25-458597.xml&p=1 |archive-date=26 March 2013}} </ref>
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Boeing|Boeing]]
|{{nts|45}}<ref>{{cite web|title=DARPA Awards 6 Small Airborne Launch Vehicle Contracts – Parabolic Arc|date=2 July 2012 |url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/07/02/darpa-awards-6-small-airborne-launch-vehicle-contracts/|access-date=17 May 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|0
|Development
|
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|Rocket 3
|{{USA}}
|[[Engineering:Astra (American spaceflight company)|Astra Space, Inc.]]
|{{nts|45}}<ref>{{cite web|date=25 April 2020|title=Launch Services {{!}} Astra|url=https://astra.com/launch-services/|access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|7}}(+2)
|Retired<ref>{{cite web|title=Astra cancels Rocket 3|date=4 August 2022|url=https://spacenews.com/astra-cancels-rocket-3-to-focus-on-larger-vehicle/}}</ref>
|2020
|2022
|$2,5M (2020)<ref>{{cite web|last=Sheetz|first=Michael|date=16 June 2020|title=Rocket startup Astra trying for an orbital launch again in July, renewing fundraising efforts|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/16/san-francisco-startup-astra-is-going-for-its-first-orbital-rocket-launch-in-july.html|access-date=31 January 2022|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Safir (rocket)|Safir]]
|{{IRI}}
|[[Organization:Iranian Space Agency|Iranian Space Agency]]
|{{nts|50}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamejamonline.ir/online/671170836222780565/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%20%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%20%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AF%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%20%D9%88%20%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%AA%20%D8%A8%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%20%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%20%D8%B4%D8%AF|title=ماهواره ملي"نويد علم و صنعت"به‌فضا پرتاب شد|first=Jamejam, جام|last=جم|date=3 February 2012|website=Jamejam Online|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|8}}
|Retired
|2008
|2019
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Vector-R|Vector-R]]
|{{USA}}
|Vector Space Systems
|{{nts|60}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vectorspacesystems.com/technology-4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016171847/http://vectorspacesystems.com/technology-4|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2016|title=Vector-R — Vector Launch|date=16 October 2016}}</ref>
|
|{{ntsh|0.002}}0(+2)
| Defunct
|
|
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Blue Whale 1
|{{KOR}}
|[[Engineering:Perigee Aerospace|Perigee Aerospace]]
|{{nts|63}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://perigee.kr/|title=Perigee Aerospace Inc.|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
|{{nts|50}} to SSO
|{{ntsh|0}}0
| Development
|(2022)
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|Black Arrow
|{{nowrap|{{UK}}}}
|RAE
|{{nts|73}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/blaarrow.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206111804/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/blaarrow.htm|url-status=dead|title=Black Arrow|archive-date=6 December 2007|website=www.astronautix.com}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|4}}
|Retired
|1969<ref group="note">Suborbital test in 1969, first orbital launch attempt in 1970</ref>
|1971
|-
|[[Engineering:Qaem 100|Qaem 100]]
|{{IRI}}
|IRGC
|{{nts|80}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iran test launches new satellite-carrying rocket |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/5/iran-test-launches-new-satellite-carrying-rocket |access-date=24 November 2022 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
|
|2(+1)
|Operational
|2023
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|Naro-1
|{{KOR}}<br />{{RUS}}<!--Angara first stage-->
|KARI/[[Company:Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center|Khrunichev]]
|{{nts|100}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/stsat-2c.htm|title=STSAT 2C|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|3}}
|Retired
|2009
|2013
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Volna|Volna]]
|{{RUS}}
|[[Organization:Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau|Makeyev]]
|{{nts|100}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/irdt-1.htm|title=IRDT 1, 2, 2R|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{ntsh|1.005}}1(+5)<ref name="shtil-volna"/>
|Retired
|1995<ref group="note">First orbital launch attempt in 2005</ref>
|2005<ref name="shtil-volna"/>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|Kaituozhe-1
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|100}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/kt1.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512024348/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/kt1.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2008|title=KT-1|date=12 May 2008|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|2}}
|Retired
|2002
|2003<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/kaituozhe-1.htm|title=Kaituozhe-1 (KT-1)|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Agnibaan
|{{IND}}
|[[Company:AgniKul Cosmos|Agnikul Cosmos]]
|{{nts|100}}
|
|0
|Development
|(2022)
|
|-
|SK solid fueled TV2
|{{ROK}}
|MND
|> {{nts|100}}
|
|1
|Operational
|2023
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Diamant|Diamant]]
|{{FRA}}
|SEREB
|{{nts|107}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/aura.htm|title=Aura / Signe 3 (D 2B)|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/diamant.htm|title=Diamant|website=space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|12}}
|Retired
|1965
|1975
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Vector-H|Vector-H]]
|{{USA}}
|Vector Space Systems
|{{nts|110}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vectorspacesystems.com/vectorh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016202028/http://vectorspacesystems.com/vectorh|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2016|title=Vector-H — Vector Launch|date=16 October 2016}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|0}}
|Defunct
|
|
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
| ZERO
| {{JPN}}
| [[Company:Interstellar Technologies|Interstellar Technologies]]
|
|{{nts|100}} to SSO<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.istellartech.com/|title=インターステラテクノロジズ株式会社 - Interstellar Technologies Inc.|website=インターステラテクノロジズ株式会社 - Interstellar Technologies Inc.}}</ref>
|{{nts|0}}
|Development
|(2023)
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Capricornio (rocket)|Capricornio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/c/capricorno.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228013804/http://astronautix.com/c/capricorno.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 December 2016|title=Capricorno|website=www.astronautix.com}}</ref>
|{{ESP}}
|[[Organization:Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial|Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial]]
|{{nts|140}}
|
|{{nts|0}}
|Canceled
|
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|ASLV
|{{IND}}
|[[Astronomy:ISRO|ISRO]]
|{{nts|150}}
|
|{{nts|4}}
|Retired
|1987
|1994
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Chetak
|{{IND}}
|[[Company:Bellatrix Aerospace|Bellatrix Aerospace]]
|{{nts|150}}
|
|0
|Development
|(2023)
|
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|[[Engineering:VLM (rocket)|VLM]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tecnodefesa.com.br/novos-lancadores-de-satelites-e-nova-empresa-espacial-para-alcantara-aeb/ |title=Novos lançadores de satélites e nova empresa espacial para Alcântara |publisher=Tecnodefesa |date= |accessdate=12 April 2022}}</ref>
|{{BRA}}
|Brazilian General Command for Aerospace Technology
|{{nts|150}}
|
|{{nts|0}}
|Development
|(2023)
|
|-
|[[Engineering:Shavit 2|Shavit 2]]
|{{ISR}}
|IAE
|{{nts|160}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/shavit.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160125045209/http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/shavit.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 January 2016|title=Shavit Data Sheet|website=Spacelaunchreport.com|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|12}}
|Operational
|1988
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Scout (rocket family)|Scout]]
|{{USA}}
|{{wipe|US Air Force}}/[[Organization:NASA|NASA]]
|{{nts|174}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/factsheets/Scout.html|title=NASA – Scout Launch Vehicle Program|website=Nasa.gov|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|125}}
|Retired
|1961
|1994
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Mu (rocket family)|Mu-4S]]
|{{JPN}}
|Nissan Motors<ref name=Nissan/>
|{{nts|180}}<ref name=ISAS>{{cite web|title=Satellite Launch Vehicles|url=http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/enterp/rockets/vehicles/index.shtml|publisher=[[Organization:Institute of Space and Astronautical Science|Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)]]|access-date=4 March 2011}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|4}}
|Retired
|1971
|1972
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Mu (rocket family)|Mu-3C]]
|{{JPN}}
|Nissan Motors<ref name=Nissan/>
|{{nts|195}}<ref name=ISAS/>
|
|{{nts|4}}
|Retired
|1974
|1979
|-
|[[Engineering:Unha|Unha]]
|{{flag|North Korea}}
|[[Organization:Korean Committee of Space Technology|KCST]]
|{{nts|200}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spaceflight101.com/status-of-north-korean-satellite-unknown-after-prolonged-radio-silence-reports-of-tumbling/|title=Status of North Korean Satellite unknown after prolonged Radio Silence, Reports of Tumbling – Spaceflight101|language=en-US|access-date=12 November 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|4}}
|Operational
|2009
|
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Haribon SLS-1
|{{PHI}}
|[[Engineering:OrbitX|OrbitX]]
|{{nts|200}}<ref name="localspaceventure">{{cite news |last1=Matias |first1=Jairus |title=Local space venture gears up for first rocket launch |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/local-space-venture-gears-up-for-first-rocket-launch/ |access-date=6 February 2021 |work=BusinessWorld |date=7 January 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|0}}
|Development
|(2023–2024)
|
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|DNLV
|{{MYS}}
|[[Company:Independence-X Aerospace|Independence-X Aerospace]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independence-x.com/launch-services.html|title=Dedicated Nano Launch Vehicle}}</ref>
|{{nts|200}}
|
|{{nts|0}}
|Development
|(2023)
|
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Volans
|{{SGP}}
|[[Company:Equatorial Space Systems|Equatorial Space Systems]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.equatorialspace.com/rockets-volans|title=Volans}}</ref>
|{{nts|220}}
|150 to SSO
|{{nts|0}}
|Development
|(2023)
|
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Zuljanah
|{{IRN}}
|[[Organization:Iranian Space Agency|Iranian Space Agency]]
| {{nts|220}}
|
|{{nts|0}}(+2)
|''Development''
|(2021)
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Shtil'|Shtil']]
|{{RUS}}
|[[Organization:Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau|Makeyev]]
|{{nts|280}} – 420<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/shtil_volna.htm|title=Vysota / Volna / Shtil|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|2}}<ref name="shtil-volna">{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/shtil_volna.htm|title=Vysota / Volna / Shtil|access-date=23 December 2014}}</ref>
|Retired
|1998
|2006
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Mu (rocket family)|Mu-3H]]
|{{JPN}}
|Nissan Motors<ref name=Nissan/>
|{{nts|300}}<ref name=ISAS/>
|
|{{nts|3}}
|Retired
|1977
|1978
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Mu (rocket family)|Mu-3S]]
|{{JPN}}
|Nissan Motors<ref name=Nissan/>
|{{nts|300}}<ref name="ISAS"/>
|
|{{nts|4}}
|Retired
|1980
|1984
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Long March 1|Long March 1]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|300}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz1.htm|title=CZ-1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165412/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz1.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead|website=Astronautix.com|access-date=7 February 2019}} </ref>
|
|{{nts|2}}<ref name="cz-1"/>
|Retired<ref>{{cite web |url=http://astronautix.com/lvs/cz1.htm |title=CZ-1 |website=Astronautix.com |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516211620/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz1.htm |archive-date=16 May 2008}}</ref>
|1970<ref name=cz-1>{{cite web|title=CZ-1|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/cz-1.htm|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=12 February 2014}}</ref>
|1971<ref name="cz-1"/>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|Zhuque-1
|{{CHN}}
|[[Company:LandSpace|LandSpace]]
|{{nts|300}}<ref name="spacenews-20180802">{{cite news |url=https://spacenews.com/landspace-of-china-to-launch-first-rocket-in-q4-2018 |title=Landspace of China to launch first rocket in Q4 2018 |last=Jones |first=Andrew |date=2 August 2018 |work=SpaceNews |access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>
|{{nts|200}} to SSO
|{{nts|1}}
|Retired<ref name="Jones2023">{{cite magazine|last=Jones|first=Andrew|date=12 July 2023|title=China's Landspace reaches orbit with methane-powered Zhuque-2 rocket|url=https://spacenews.com/chinas-landspace-reaches-orbit-with-methane-powered-zhuque-2-rocket/|magazine=SpaceNews|access-date=12 July 2023}}</ref>
|2018
|2018
|-
| [[Engineering:Electron (rocket)|Electron]]
| {{NZ}}<br />{{USA}}
| [[Company:Rocket Lab|Rocket Lab]]
| {{nts|300}}<ref name="RL08042020">{{cite web |title=Rocket Lab Increases Electron Payload Capacity, Enabling Interplanetary Missions and Reusability |url=https://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/updates/rocket-lab-increases-electron-payload-capacity-enabling-interplanetary-missions-and-reusability/ |website=Rocketlab USA |access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
|{{nts|200}} to SSO<ref name="RL08042020" />
|{{nts|42}}
|Operational
|2017
|
| $7.5M (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2019/12/16/rocket-lab-adds-new-7-5-million-mission-success-coin-to-its-online-store/|title=Rocket Lab adds new $7.5 million 'Mission Success' coin to its online store|date=16 December 2019 }}</ref>
|-
| Jielong 1
| {{CHN}}
| [[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|
| {{nts|200}} to SSO
| {{nts|1}}<ref name=gunter-jielong1>{{cite web |title=Jielong-1 (Smart Dragon-1, SD 1) |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/jielong-1.htm |website=Gunter's Space Page |first=Gunter |last=Krebs |access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref>
| Operational
| 2019
|
|-
|Hyperbola-1
|{{CHN}}
|[[Company:I-Space (Chinese company)|i-Space]]
|{{nts|300}}<ref name="spaceflightfansChina20180530">{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/29636.html|title="双曲线一号S火箭"首飞成功!星际荣耀近期型谱计划出炉!(''The Hyperbola 1-S Rocket Made Its First Flight Successfully! Interstellar Glory releases its future plans'')|website=spaceflightfans.cn|language=zh-CN|access-date=10 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408105426/http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/29636.html|archive-date=8 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|6}}
|Operational
|2020
|
|-
|[[Engineering:Chollima-1|Chollima-1]]
|{{PRK}}
|[[Organization:National Aerospace Development Administration|NADA]]
|≥{{nts|300}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Jeongmin Kim |url=https://www.nknews.org/2023/06/north-korea-rushed-satellite-launch-after-seeing-rok-rocket-success-seoul-says/ |title=North Korea rushed satellite launch after seeing ROK rocket success, Seoul says |date=1 June 2023 |access-date=2 June 2023 |work=NK News}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|3}}
|Operational
|2023
|
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
| Vikram 1
| {{IND}}
| [[Company:Skyroot Aerospace|Skyroot Aerospace]]
| {{nts|315}}
|{{nts|255}} to SSO<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://skyroot.in/launch-vehicle/|title=Launch Vehicle &#124; Skyroot Aerospace|date=10 January 2019|access-date=14 November 2020|archive-date=15 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215065720/https://skyroot.in/launch-vehicle/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{nts|0}}
|Development
|(2023)
|
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
| Skyrora XL
| {{UK}}
| [[Company:Skyrora|Skyrora]]
| {{nts|315}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.com/2019/08/22/skyrora/|title=Brit rocketeer Skyrora reckons it'll be orbital in 3 years – that is, if UK government plays ball|first=Richard|last=Speed|website=www.theregister.com}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|0}}
|Development
|(2023)<ref name="techcrunch-test">{{cite web |last=Etherington |first=Darrell |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/03/launch-startup-skyrora-successfully-tests-3d-printed-rocket-engines-powered-by-plastic-waste/ |title=Launch startup Skyrora successfully tests 3D-printed rocket engines powered by plastic waste |work=TechCrunch |date=3 February 2020 |access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Delta 1000|Delta 1913]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:McDonnell Douglas|McDonnell Douglas]]
|{{nts|328}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/explorer_rae-b.htm|title=Explorer: RAE B|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|1}}<ref name="GSP-Delta"/>
|Retired
|1973
|1973
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Delta 2000|Delta 2310]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:McDonnell Douglas|McDonnell Douglas]]
|{{nts|336}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1976-077A|title=NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details|website=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|3}}<ref name="GSP-Delta"/>
|Retired
|1974
|1981
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Delta 1000|Delta 1410]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:McDonnell Douglas|McDonnell Douglas]]
|{{nts|340}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/geos-3.htm|title=GEOS 3|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|1}}<ref name="GSP-Delta"/>
|Retired
|1975
|1975
|- 
|[[Engineering:Simorgh (rocket)|Simorgh]]
|{{IRI}}
|[[Organization:Iranian Space Agency|Iranian Space Agency]]
|{{nts|350}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i004.radikal.ru/1508/a7/94ca7ddf9113.jpg|format=JG|title=Photographic image of Simorga SIV|website=I004.radikal.ru|access-date=7 February 2019|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230321/http://i004.radikal.ru/1508/a7/94ca7ddf9113.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|6}}(+1)
|Operational
|2016
|
|-
|Ceres-1
|{{CHN}}
|[[Company:Galactic Energy|Galactic Energy]]
|{{nts|350}}<ref name=sfn-20201108>{{cite news|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/11/08/new-chinese-rocket-successful-in-debut-launch/|title=New Chinese rocket successful in debut launch|last=Clark|first=Stephen|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=8 November 2020|access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|11}}
|Operational
|2020
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:VLS-1|VLS-1]]
|{{BRA}}
|[[Organization:Brazilian Space Agency|AEB]], [[Organization:National Institute for Space Research|INPE]]
|{{nts|380}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/vls.htm|title=VLS|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|2}}<ref group="note">A third rocket exploded before launch</ref>
|Retired
|1997
|2003
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Delta 1000|Delta 1604]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:McDonnell Douglas|McDonnell Douglas]]
|{{nts|390}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%202616.html|title=Aviation History, Explorer 47 on Delta 1604, Sept. 38, 1972|website=Flightglobal.com|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|2}}<ref name="GSP-Delta"/>
|Retired
|1972
|1973
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Hapith V
|{{TWN}}
|[[Company:TiSPACE|TiSPACE]]
|{{nts|390}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tispace.com/launch.html|title=Hapith V|website=www.tispace.com|access-date=10 February 2020|archive-date=9 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409214515/http://www.tispace.com/launch.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{nts|350}} to SSO
| {{nts|0}}
|Development
|
|
|-
|Kuaizhou-1
|{{CHN}}
|[[Company:China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation|CASC]]
|{{nts|400}}<ref name=kuaizhou>{{cite web|title=Kuaizhou|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/kuaizhou-1.htm|website=Gunter's Space Pages|access-date=31 December 2014}}</ref>
|250 to SSO
|{{nts|28}}{{efn|Includes 2 Kuaizhou-1 launches and 26 Kuaizhou-1A launches.}}
|Operational
|2013<ref name=kuaizhou/>
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Falcon 1|Falcon 1]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:SpaceX|SpaceX]]
|{{nts|420}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/falcon-1.htm|title=Falcon-1|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|5}}
|Retired<ref name=Falcon1>{{cite web | url=http://www.spacex.com/falcon1.php | title=Space Exploration Technologies Corporation – Falcon 1 | access-date=29 October 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430222417/http://www.spacex.com/falcon1.php | archive-date=30 April 2013}}</ref>
|2006
|2009
|-
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Pegasus (rocket)|Pegasus]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Orbital Sciences Corporation|Orbital]]
|{{nts|443}}<ref name="Pegasus">{{cite web|url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2014/04/02/nasa-awards-launch-orbitals-pegasus-rocket/|title=NASA Awards Launch for Orbital's Pegasus Rocket – Parabolic Arc|website=Parabolicarc.com|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|45}}<ref name=pegasus-gsp>{{cite web|title=Pegasus|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/pegasus.htm|website=Gunter's Space Pages|access-date=31 December 2014}}</ref><!-- 4 B-52 + 2 HAPS + 4 H + 29 XL + 6 XL-HAPS -->
|Retired
|1990
|2021
|$56M (2014) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/northrop-grumman-seeking-to-cut-costs-on-small-launch-vehicles/|title=Northrop Grumman seeking to cut costs on small launch vehicles|date=24 September 2018|website=SpaceNews}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Conestoga (rocket)|Conestoga]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Space Services Inc.|Space Services Inc.]]
|{{nts|500}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Sept. 9, 1982: 3-2-1 ... Liftoff! The First Private Rocket Launch|first= John C. |last=Abell|magazine= Wired|date=9 September 2009|url=https://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/09/dayintech0909privaterocket/}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|3}}
|Retired
|1982
|1995
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Sputnik (rocket)|Sputnik]] 8K71PS
|{{USSR}}
|RSC Energia
|{{nts|500}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sputnik-2.htm|title=Sputnik 2 (PS-2 #1)|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|2}}
|Retired
|1957
|1957
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|Launcher One
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Virgin Orbit|Virgin Orbit]]
|{{nts|500}}<ref name=launcherone>{{cite web |url=https://virginorbit.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ServiceGuide_Sept2019.pdf |title=Launcher One Service Gide |year=2019 |publisher=Virgin Orbit |access-date=18 December 2019 |quote=''Spacecraft mass-to-orbit of up to 500&nbsp;kg to LEO (low inclination, 200&nbsp;km, 28 deg site)'' |archive-date=19 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219033854/https://virginorbit.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ServiceGuide_Sept2019.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|{{nts|300}} to SSO
|{{nts|6}}
|Retired
|2020
|
|$12M (2020)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/science/virgin-orbit-launch-time.html|title=Virgin Orbit Launch Attempt Ends Without Trip to Space|first=Kenneth|last=Chang|newspaper=The New York Times|date=25 May 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Engineering:Small Satellite Launch Vehicle|SSLV]]
|{{IND}}
|[[Astronomy:Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]] / [[Company:NewSpace India Limited|NSIL]]
|{{nts|500}}
|{{nts|300}} to SSO
|{{nts|2}}
|Operational
|2022
|
|$3.8 to $4.4M (2023) or ₹30 to ₹35 crore
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
| [[Company:Skyroot Aerospace|Vikram II]]
| {{IND}}
| [[Company:Skyroot Aerospace|Skyroot Aerospace]]
| {{nts|520}}
|{{nts|410}} to SSO<ref name="auto"/>
|{{nts|0}}
|Development
|TBD
|
|-
|[[Engineering:Start-1|Start-1]]
|{{RUS}}
|[[Organization:Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology|MITT]]
|{{nts|532}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fas.org/spp/guide/russia/launch/start1.htm|title=fas.org Start1|website=Fas.org|access-date=7 February 2019|archive-date=13 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813222553/https://fas.org/spp/guide/russia/launch/start1.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{nts|350}} to SSO<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eros-b.htm|title=EROS B|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|{{nts|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/start-1.htm|title=Start-1|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|Operational
|1993
|
|-
|[[Engineering:Minotaur I|Minotaur I]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Orbital Sciences Corporation|Orbital]]
|{{nts|580}}<ref name=osc20120228>
{{cite web |url=http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/Minotaur_I_Fact.pdf |title=Minotaur I Space Launch Vehicle—Fact Sheet |year=2012 |publisher=Orbital Sciences Corporation |access-date=28 February 2012 |quote=''Spacecraft mass-to-orbit of up to 580&nbsp;kg to LEO (28.5 deg, 185&nbsp;km)'' }}</ref>
|
|{{nts|12}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Minotaur Rocket |url=https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/minotaur-rocket |access-date=31 January 2022 |website=Northrop Grumman |language=en-US |quote=}}</ref>
|Operational
|2000
|
| $28.8M (2013) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/ors3/131119launch/|title=Spaceflight Now &#124; Minotaur Launch Report &#124; Student-built satellites, military payloads put in orbit}}</ref>
|-
|[[Engineering:Long March 6|Long March 6]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|
|{{nts|500}} to SSO
|{{nts|11}}
|Operational
|2015
|
|- style="background:khaki;"
|Rocket 4
|{{USA}}
|[[Engineering:Astra (American spaceflight company)|Astra Space, Inc.]]
|{{nts|600}}<ref>{{cite web|date=25 April 2020|title=Launch Services {{!}} Astra|url=https://astra.com/launch-services/|access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|0}}
|Development<ref>{{cite web|title=Launch System 2 Update|date=7 November 2022|url=https://astra.com/news/launch-system-2-update/}}</ref>
|(2023)
|
|
|-
|[[Engineering:Long March 11|Long March 11]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|700}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chinadailymail.com/2015/10/08/chinas-reveals-cz-11-anti-asat-rocket/|title=China reveals CZ-11 anti-ASAT rocket|date=8 October 2015|website=Chinadailymail.com|access-date=7 February 2019|archive-date=23 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223194453/https://chinadailymail.com/2015/10/08/chinas-reveals-cz-11-anti-asat-rocket/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|17}}
|Operational
|2015<ref>{{cite web|last=Barbosa |first=Rui |url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/09/china-debuts-long-march-11-lofting-tianwang-1-trio/ |title=China debuts Long March 11 lofting Tianwang-1 trio |website=NASASpaceFlight.com|date=25 September 2015 |access-date=26 September 2015}}</ref>
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|Paektusan
|{{flag|North Korea}}
|[[Organization:Korean Committee of Space Technology|KCST]]
|{{nts|700}}<ref>Korea, Christoph Bluth, {{ISBN|9780745633572}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|1}}
|Retired
|1998
|
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
| [[Company:Skyroot Aerospace|Vikram III]]
| {{IND}}
| [[Company:Skyroot Aerospace|Skyroot Aerospace]]
| {{nts|720}}
|{{nts|580}} to SSO<ref name="auto" />
|{{nts|0}}
|Development
|TBD
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Long March 1D|Long March 1D]] (CZ-1D)
|{{CHN}}
|[[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|{{nts|740}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz1d.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020525110013/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/cz1d.htm|url-status=dead|title=CZ-1D|archive-date=25 May 2002|website=www.astronautix.com}}</ref>
|
|{{ntsh|0.003}}0(+3)
|Retired
|1995<ref group="note">Suborbital test flights in 1995, 1997 and 2002, no orbital launches attempted</ref>
|2002
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Tronador II
|{{ARG}}
|CONAE
|{{nts|750}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Mazzini Puga |first=Luciana |url=https://agencia.unq.edu.ar/?p=12795 |title=Hacia la soberanía espacial: el lanzador de satélites Tronador II estará listo en 2029 |trans-title=Towards space sovereignty: the Tronador II satellite launcher will be ready in 2029 |date=9 June 2023 |access-date=4 November 2023 |language=es |work=Agencia de Noticias Cientificas}}</ref>
|
| {{nts|0}}
|''Development''
|2029
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Mu (rocket family)|Mu-3SII]]
|{{JPN}}
|Nissan Motors<ref name=Nissan/>
|{{nts|770}}<ref name=ISAS/>
|
|{{nts|8}}
|Retired
|1985
|1995
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|Athena I
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Lockheed Martin|Lockheed Martin]]
|{{nts|795}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/athena-1.htm|title=Athena-1 (LLV-1 / LMLV-1)|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|{{nts|515}} to GTO
|{{nts|4}}<ref name="athenaii">{{cite web |url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/athena1.htm |title=Athena-1 |website=Astronautix.com |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020070641/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/athena1.htm |archive-date=20 October 2013}}</ref>
|Retired
|1995
|2001
|$17M (2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/a/athena-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227193555/http://astronautix.com/a/athena-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2016|title=Athena-1|website=www.astronautix.com}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Delta 3000|Delta 3913]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:McDonnell Douglas|McDonnell Douglas]]
|{{nts|816}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/explorer_de.htm|title=Explorer: DE 1, 2|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|1}}<ref name="GSP-Delta"/>
|Retired
|1981
|1981
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|[[Engineering:Miura 5|Miura 5]]
|{{ESP}}
|[[Company:PLD Space|PLD Space]]
|{{nts|900}}
|
| {{nts|0}}
|Development
| (2024)<ref>{{cite web|date=24 November 2021|title=Spanish startup PLD Space gears up for 2022 suborbital launch|url=https://spacenews.com/spanish-startup-pld-space-gears-up-for-2022-suborbital-launch/|access-date=31 January 2022|website=SpaceNews|language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Engineering:Firefly Alpha|Alpha]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Company:Firefly Aerospace|Firefly Aerospace]]
| {{nts|1000}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fireflyspace.com/vehicles/firefly-a |title=Firefly Alpha |publisher=[[Company:Firefly Aerospace|Firefly Aerospace]] |access-date=11 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006064518/http://www.fireflyspace.com/vehicles/firefly-a |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| {{nts|600}} to SSO
| {{nts|4}}
|Operational
| 2021
|
|$15M (2020) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://firefly.com/launch-alpha/|title=Launch-alpha|access-date=8 June 2020|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224060554/https://firefly.com/launch-alpha/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|J-I
|{{JPN}}
|[[Company:IHI Corporation|IHI Corporation]]<br />Nissan Motors<ref name=Nissan/>
| {{nts|1000}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/j1/|title=JAXA – J-I Launch Vehicle|website=JAXA – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{ntsh|0.001}}0(+1)
|Retired
|1996
|1996
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Spectrum
|{{GER}}
|[[Company:Isar Aerospace|Isar Aerospace]]
|{{nts|1000}}
|{{nts|700}} to SSO
| {{nts|0}}
|Development
| (2023)
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Delta 1000|Delta 1910]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:McDonnell Douglas|McDonnell Douglas]]
|{{nts|1066}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/oso-8.htm|title=OSO 8|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|1}}<ref name="GSP-Delta"/>
|Retired
|1975
|1975
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:N-I (rocket)|N-I]]
|{{JPN}}<br />{{USA}}<!--Delta-->
|[[Company:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]
|{{nts|1200}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/delta.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165041/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/delta.htm|url-status=dead|title=Delta|archive-date=3 March 2016|website=www.astronautix.com}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|7}}
|Retired
|1975
|- style=style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Epsilon (rocket)|Epsilon]]
|{{JPN}}
|IHI Aerospace<ref name=IHIAERO>{{cite web | url=http://www.ihi.co.jp/ia/en/product/rocket.html | title=Projects&Products | publisher=IHI Aerospace | access-date=8 March 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406035626/http://www.ihi.co.jp/ia/en/product/rocket.html | archive-date=6 April 2011}}</ref>     
|{{nts|1200}}<ref name=ISAS/>
|
|{{nts|5}}
|Operational<ref name=ISAS/>
|2013
|
|$38M<ref>{{cite web|title=Spaceflight Now {{!}} Breaking News {{!}} Japan's 'affordable' Epsilon rocket triumphs on first flight|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/epsilon/sprinta/130914launch/#.UjSh0cbkt8E|access-date=10 June 2020|website=spaceflightnow.com}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|Terran 1
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Relativity Space|Relativity Space]]
|{{nts|1250}}
|
|{{nts|1}}
|Retired
|2023
|2023
|$10M (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2019/10/01/relativity-space-just-raised-140-million-to-send-its-3d-printed-rockets-into-orbit/|title=Relativity Space Just Raised $140 Million To Send Its 3D-Printed Rockets Into Orbit|first=Alex|last=Knapp|website=Forbes}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Delta 0100|Delta 0900]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:McDonnell Douglas|McDonnell Douglas]]
|{{nts|1300}}<ref name="EA-D0900">{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/dela0900.htm |title=Delta 0900 |first=Mark |last=Wade |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011071346/http://astronautix.com/lvs/dela0900.htm |archive-date=11 October 2011 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Astronautica |access-date=2 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| {{nts|818}} to SSO<ref name="GSP-Delta">{{cite web |url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/delta.htm |title=Delta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818024909/http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/delta.htm |archive-date=18 August 2011 |first=Krebs |last=Gunter |publisher=Gunter's Space Page |access-date=2 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{nts|2}}<ref name="GSP-Delta"/>
|Retired
|1972
|1972
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Sputnik (rocket)|Sputnik]] 8A91
|{{USSR}}
|RSC Energia
|{{nts|1327}}
|
|{{nts|2}}
|Retired
|1958
|1958
|-
|[[Company:ABL Space Systems|RS1]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:ABL Space Systems|ABL Space Systems]]
|{{nts|1350}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rocket|url=https://ablspacesystems.com/rocket/|access-date=31 January 2022|website=ABL Space Systems|language=en-US|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207184127/https://ablspacesystems.com/rocket/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|400 to GTO
|{{nts|1}}
|Operational
|2023
|
|$12M (2021)<ref>{{cite web|last=Sheetz|first=Michael|date=25 October 2021|title=Rocket builder ABL raises $200 million, increasing valuation to $2.4 billion|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/25/rocket-builder-abl-space-raises-200-million-at-2point4-billion-valuation.html|access-date=31 January 2022|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Atlas LV-3B|Atlas LV-3B]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/a/atlaslv-3b.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227213849/http://astronautix.com/a/atlaslv-3b.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2016|title=Atlas LV-3B|website=www.astronautix.com}}</ref>
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Convair|Convair]]
|{{nts|1360}}
|
|{{nts|9}}
|Retired
|1960
|1963
|-
|[[Engineering:Strela (rocket)|Strela]]
|{{RUS}}
|[[Company:Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center|Khrunichev]]
|{{nts|1400}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.russianspaceweb.com/strela.html|title=Strela launcher|website=Russianspaceweb.com|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|3}}<ref name=strela>{{cite web|title=Strela|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/strela.htm|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=23 December 2014}}</ref>
|Operational<ref name=strela/>
|2003
|
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:H-I|H-I]]
|{{JPN}}<br />{{USA}}
|[[Company:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries|Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]
|{{nts|1400}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/jers.htm|title=JERS (Fuyo)|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|9}}
|Retired
|1986
|1992
|-
|[[Engineering:Minotaur-C|Minotaur-C]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Orbital Sciences Corporation|Orbital]]
|{{nts|1450}}<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url = http://www.orbital.com/LaunchSystems/Publications/Minotaurc_factsheet.pdf|title = Minotaur-C Factsheet|date = 2014|website = Orbital Science Corporation}}</ref>
|{{Nts|1050}}<ref name=":1" /> to SSO
|{{nts|10}}<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url = http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/taurus.htm|title = Taurus / Minotaur-C|date = May 2014|website = Gunter's Space Page}}</ref>
|Operational<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orbital.com/spacelaunch/taurus/ |access-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209053850/http://www.orbital.com/SpaceLaunch/Taurus/ |title=Taurus|archive-date=9 February 2014 }}</ref>
|1994
|
|$45M<ref name="Office">{{Cite report|last=Office|first=U. S. Government Accountability|date=16 August 2017|title=Surplus Missile Motors: Sale Price Drives Potential Effects on DOD and Commercial Launch Providers|url=https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-609|issue=GAO-17-609}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Kosmos-3M|Kosmos-3M]]
|{{USSR}}<br />{{RUS}}
|NPO Polyot
|{{nts|1500}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.russianspaceweb.com/cosmos3.html|title=Cosmos-1, 3, 3M and 3MU – SL-8 – C-1|website=Russianspaceweb.com|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|442}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/kosmos-3m.htm|title=Kosmos-3M (11K65M)|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|Retired
|1967
|2010
|-
|Kuaizhou-11
|{{CHN}}
|[[Company:China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation|CASC]]
|{{nts|1500}}
|1,000 to SSO
|{{nts|2}}
|Operational
|
|
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|SK solid fueled LV
|{{ROK}}
|MND
|{{nts|1500}}
|
|{{nts|0}}
|Development
|''TBD''
|
|-
|[[Engineering:Minotaur IV|Minotaur IV]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Orbital Sciences Corporation|Orbital]]
|{{nts|1735}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/Minotaur_IV_Fact.pdf|title=Minotaur IV Fact sheet|year=2010|publisher=Orbital Sciences Corporation|access-date=4 March 2009}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|7}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Minotaur-3/-4/-5/-6 (OSP-2 Peacekeeper SLV)|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/minotaur-4.htm|access-date=31 January 2022|website=Gunter's Space Page|language=en}}</ref>
|Operational
|2010<ref name="minotaur">{{cite web|last=Krebs|first=Gunter|title=Minotaur-3/-4/-5 (OSP-2 Peacekeeper SLV)|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/minotaur-4.htm|access-date=7 February 2018|publisher=Gunter's Space Page}}</ref>
|
|$50M<ref>{{cite web|title=Spaceflight Now {{!}} Minotaur Launch Report {{!}} Minotaur rocket poised to send research to new heights|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/stps26/101118preview/|access-date=10 June 2020|website=spaceflightnow.com}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:M-V|M-V]]
|{{JPN}}
|Nissan Motors<ref name=Nissan/> (−2000)<br />IHI AEROSPACE<ref name=IHIAERO/> (−2006)
|{{nts|1800}} – 1,850<ref name=ISAS/>
|
|{{nts|7}}
|Retired
|1997
|2006
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|Athena II
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:Lockheed Martin|Lockheed Martin]]
|{{nts|1800}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/Athena_MPG_01-23-12.pdf|title=NASA, Athena Mission Planner's Guide 26 August 2012|website=Nasa.gov|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|3}}<ref name="athen">{{cite web |url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/athena2.htm |title=Athena-2 |website=Astronautix.com |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108140050/http://astronautix.com/lvs/athena2.htm |archive-date=8 November 2013}}</ref>
|Retired<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/athena-2.htm|title=Athena-2 (LLV-2 / LMLV-2)|website=Space.skyrocket.de|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|1998
|1999
|$46M (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/lockheed-targets-2014-athena-2-rideshare-debut/|title=Lockheed Targets 2014 for Athena 2 Rideshare Debut|date=7 May 2012|website=SpaceNews}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Delta 1000|Delta 1900]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:McDonnell Douglas|McDonnell Douglas]]
|{{nts|1800}}<ref name="GSP-Delta"/>
|
|{{nts|1}}<ref name="GSP-Delta"/>
|Retired
|1973
|1973
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Delta 2000|Delta 2910]]
|{{USA}}
|[[Company:McDonnell Douglas|McDonnell Douglas]]
|{{nts|1887}}<ref name="GSP-Delta"/>
|
|{{nts|6}}<ref name="GSP-Delta"/>
|Retired
|1975
|1978
|- style="background:khaki;font-style:italic"
|Hyperbola-2
|{{CHN}}
|[[Company:I-Space (Chinese company)|i-Space]]
|{{nts|1900}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.i-space.com.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=4|title=Hyperbola-2|language=en|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref>
|
|{{nts|4}}
|Development
|
|

|- style="background:lightgrey;"
|[[Engineering:Rokot|Rokot]]
|{{USSR}}<br />{{RUS}}
|[[Company:Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center|Khrunichev]]
|{{nts|1950}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/09/russias-rokot-launches-three-rodnik/|title=Russia's Rokot launches with three Rodnik satellites |website=NASASpaceFlight.com|date=23 September 2015 |access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|{{nts|1200}} to SSO
|{{nts|34}}
|Retired
|1990
|2019
|$41M
|-
|[[Engineering:Vega (rocket)|Vega]]
|{{Country|Italy}}
|[[Company:Avio|Avio]]
|
|{{nts|1450}} to SSO
|{{nts|21}}
|Operational
|2012
|
|$37M<ref name="Office"/>
|-
|[[Engineering:CAS Space#Kinetica 1|Kinetica 1]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Engineering:CAS Space|CAS Space]]
|{{nts|2000}}
|{{nts|1500}} to SSO
|{{nts|3}}
|Operational
|2022
|
|-
|[[Company:Space Pioneer#Rockets|Tianlong-2]]
|{{CHN}}
|[[Company:Space Pioneer|Space Pioneer]]
|{{nts|2000}}<ref>{{cite tweet |author=China 'N Asia Spaceflight |user=CNSpaceflight |number=1581667259012947968 |title=Finally we have more data of the mysterious Tianlong-2: 32.8m tall 5.7m D3.35m fairing 190t liftoff thrust with 7 TH-11(?) 1 300KN closed-cycle kerolox TH-11 vacuum in 2nd stage TH-31 upper stage for payloads deployment 2t to LEO 1.5t to 500km SSO |date=16 October 2022 |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
|{{nts|1500}} to SSO
|{{nts|1}}
|Operational
|2023
|
|-
| Jielong 3
| {{CHN}}
| [[Organization:China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology|CALT]]
|
| {{nts|1500}} to SSO
| {{nts|2}}<ref name=gunter-jielong3>{{cite web |title=Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon-3, SD 3) |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/jielong-3.htm |website=Gunter's Space Page |first=Gunter |last=Krebs |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref>
| Operational
| 2022
|
|}
{{Notelist}}

==See also==
* [[Engineering:Sounding rocket|Sounding rocket]], suborbital launch vehicle
* [[Engineering:Medium-lift launch vehicle|Medium-lift launch vehicle]], capable of lifting between 2,000 and 20,000&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
* [[Engineering:Super heavy-lift launch vehicle|Super heavy-lift launch vehicle]]s, 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]]
* [[Engineering:List of orbital launch systems|List 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]]
* [[Astronomy:Spacecraft propulsion|Spacecraft propulsion]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==Further reading==
* Isakowitz, Hopkins, and Hopkins ''International Guide to Space Launch Systems'', AIAA. {{ISBN|1-56347591-X}}.

==External links==
* [http://newspace.im Small Satellite Launchers at NewSpace Index]

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[[Category:Microsatellite launch vehicles]]

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