This article compares different orbital launcher families (launchers which are significantly different from other members of the same 'family' have separate entries). The article is organized into two tables: the first contains a list of currently active and under-development launcher families, while the second contains a list of retired launcher families.

The related article "Comparison of orbital launch systems" lists each individual launcher system within any given launcher family, categorized by its current operational status.

This article does not include suborbital launches (i.e. flights which were not intended to reach LEO or VLEO).

Description

Family: Name of the family/model of launcher Country: Origin country of launcher Manufac.: Main manufacturer Payload: Maximum mass of payload, for 3 altitudes LEO, low Earth orbit GTO, geostationary transfer orbit TLI, trans-Lunar injection Cost: Price for a launch at this time, in millions of US$ Launches reaching... Total: Flights which lift-off, or where the vehicle is destroyed during the terminal countNote: only includes orbital launches (flights launched with the intention of reaching orbit). Suborbital tests launches are not included in this listing. Space (regardless of outcome): Flights which reach approximately 100 km or more above Earth's surface. Any orbit (regardless of outcome): Flights which achieve at least one complete orbit even if the orbit differs from the targeted orbit. Target orbit (without damage to the payload) Status: Actual status of launcher (retired, development, active) Date of flight First: Year of first flight of first family member Last (if applicable): Year of Last flight (for vehicles retired from service) Refs: citations

Same cores are grouped together (like Ariane 1, 2 & 3, but not V).

List of active and under-development launcher families

Family Country/Org. Payload (kg) Cost (US$, millions) Launches reaching... Status Date of flight Notes Refs LEO GTO TLI Total Space Any orbit Target orbit First Last Agnibaan AgniKul Cosmos -- -- -- NET 2023Expected launch in 2022 Alpha Firefly Aerospace -- Active 2021 Angara Khrunichev 3,800–35,000 –12,500 -- -- Active 2014 http://www.russianspaceweb.com/angara5_flight1.html Angara-5 takes to the sky Antares Orbital ATK -- -- Active 2013 Cygnus launcher.: 110, 120, 130, 230, 230+, 330 Ariane 6 ESA ArianeGroup (A64 ) +(A64 ) (A64 ) Active 2024 : Ariane 62, Ariane 64. Astra Rocket Astra –150 (to SSO) -- Active 2020 2 suborbital test launches in 2018. Astra scrubs DARPA launch challenge attempt. NASASpaceFlight.com AS-1 Astrostone/Yushi Space 10,000 (reusable) -- -- -- Q1 2027 Planned reusable methalox launcher Atlas V ULA –153 Active 2002 2029(planned) Launched Juno & New Horizons Blue Whale 1 Perigee Aerospace 170 (to SSO) -- -- -- NET 2024 Ceres Galactic Energy (LEO)300 (SSO) -- -- -- Active 2020 : Ceres-1, Ceres-1S (LEO)1,300 (500 km SSO) -- -- -- : Ceres-2 Chollima-1 NADA ~ -- -- -- Active 2023 UDMH/N2O4 fueled carrier Cyclone-4M Yuzhnoye Yuzhmash -- -- unknown Electron Rocket Lab Active 2017 Epsilon IHI Corporation -- -- -- Active 2013 JAXA pages: Epsilon Design E , and Result E JAXA, Epsilon E press package Eris Gilmour Space Technologies -- -- -- Active 2025 Falcon Falcon 9 SpaceX -- Active 2010 : v1.0, v1.1, FT, Block 4, Block 5. Launcher of crewed Dragon capsule. Falcon Heavy SpaceX -- –150 Active 2018 First test launch 2018-02-06 Gravity-1 Orienspace (LEO)3,700 (700 km SSO) -- -- -- Active 2024 largest solid launcher (3rd stage can be solid/kerolox) Gravity-2 Orienspace (LEO)19,100 (SSO) -- -- 2025 kerolox (core), solid (boosters); reusable 1st stage GSLV Mark II ISRO -- -- Active 2010 H3 Mitsubishi –28,300 (base-heavy) –14,800 (base-heavy) (heavy) Active 2023 : 30S, 22S, 32L, 24L, heavy Hanbit Nano Innospace (500 km SSO) -- -- Active 2025 Paraffin/LOX 1st stage; Methane/LOX 2nd stage Hyperbola-1 i-Space -- -- Active 2019 Hyperbola-3 i-Space –13,400 -- -- 2025 VTVL Jielong 1 CALT (SSO) -- -- Active 2019 Jielong 3 CALT (500 km SSO) -- -- -- Active 2022 KAIROS Space One 150 (SSO) -- -- Active 2024 Kuaizhou(DF-21) CASIC (KZ-1A Enhanced) -- -- -- Active 2013 : KZ-1, KZ-1A, KZ-11; (KZ-21 under development) (KZ-11) -- -- LauncherOne Virgin Orbit (SSO) -- -- -- 2020 https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/25/virgin-orbits-air-launched-rocket-fails-on-first-test-flight/ - 25 May 2020 Lijian-1(Kinetica-1) CAS Space (500 km SSO) -- -- -- Active 2022 solid fueled carrier Lijian-2(Kinetica-2) CAS Space (LEO)8,000 (500 km SSO) -- -- -- Active 2026 kerolox LV. reusable 1st stage Long March 2–3–4(DF-5) CALT+SAST Active 1971 See notes : 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 3, 3A, 3B, 3B/E, 3C, 4A, 4B, 4C. See for retired among those listed here. Long March 5 CALT -- -- Active 2016 : CZ-5 -- -- : CZ-5B CZ 6–7–8 family Long March 6 SAST (LEO)1,080 (700 lm SSO) -- -5 -- Active 2015 : 6 (700 km SSO) -- -- : 6A (500 km SSO) -- -- : 6C Long March 7 CALT -- -- -- Active 2016 : 7 -- -- : 7A Long March 8 CALT (SSO) > -- Active 2020 : 8 (700 km SSO) -- -- ~ $36.1 million (245.2 million RMB) : 8A Long March 9 CALT -- -- 2033 partly-reusable Super-Heavy carrier Long March 10 CALT (CZ-10) -- (CZ-10) -- Active 2026 Human-rated: 10 (3-core, TLI) 14,000 (CZ-10A, reusable)18,000 (CZ-10A, expendable) -- -- Human-rated: 10A (1-core, LEO, partly reusable) 16,000 (CZ-10B, reusable) -- -- Commercial: 10B (partly reusable) >25,000 (CZ-10C, reusable) -- -- Commercial, all-methalox: 10C (partly reusable) Long March 11 CALT -- -- -- Active 2015 Likely based on DF-31 missile Long March 12 SAST/CACL (LEO);6,000 (700 km SSO) -- -- -- Active 2024 12 (kerolox LV,3.8 metres diameter) ~ (700 km SSO)CZ-12A -- -- : 12A (reusable CH4/LOX launcher) ~ (LEO, expended)~ (LEO, 1st stage recovered)~ (500 km SSO, expended)CZ-12B -- -- : 12B (reusable RP-1/LOX launcher) LVM3 ISRO -- Active 2014 Uprated cryo 2nd stage (C32) and semi-cryo 1st stage (SC120) variants expected Maia MaiaSpace (SSO) -- -- 2025 Planned first stage reuse Minotaur I Orbital ATK -- -- -- Active 2000 Derived from the Minuteman II Orbital Sciences, Minotaur History Orbital Sciences, Minotaur-1 Overview (accessed 25 September 2014)] Minotaur IV & V Orbital ATK Active 2010 Also 2 suborbital launches (HTV-2a). : IV, IV Lite, IV HAPS, V. Derived from Peacekeeper missile Orbital Sciences, Minotaur IV-V-VI Overview (accessed 25 September 2014)] Miura 5 PLD Space -- -- NET 2024 MLV Firefly Aerospace -- -- -- 2025 Nebula-1 Deep Blue Aerospace -- -- 2024 VTVL (first stage) Nebula-2 Deep Blue Aerospace -- -- 2025 kerolox; VTVL (first stage) Neutron Rocket Lab -- 2024 New Glenn Blue Origin -- Active 2025 New Line 1 LinkSpace (SSO) -- -- unknown NGLV (Soorya) ISRO -- -- NET 2032 Program approved in 2024 Nuri KARI -- -- Active 2021 OS-M OneSpace (M1) -- -- -- Active 2019 : M1, M2, M4. Single M1 failed launch; M2 & M4 in development. Pallas-1 Galactic Energy 3,000 (SSO) Active 2026 kerolox LV with reusable 1st stage Pallas-2 Galactic Energy -- -- NET 4th Qt 2026 : 1-core -- -- : 3-core Pegasus Orbital ATK -- -- -- Active 1990 Pioneer-1(aka Yuanxingzhe-1 or XZY-1) Arrowhead Technology/Space Epoch (1,100 km LEO) -- -- 2025 first stage recovery via ocean landing Proton(UR-500) USSR Khrunichev (Proton-M) Active 1965 : K, M, Medium in development. Circumlunar probe launched by Proton-K/D. PSLV ISRO -- Active 1993 : CA, XL, QL, DLLaunched moon probe Chandrayaan I, Mars probe Mangalyaan I Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Qaem-100 IRGC -- -- -- Active 2023 also one successful suborbital launch Qased IRGC ~ -- -- -- Active 2020 RFA One Rocket Factory Augsburg -- -- 20241st stage combustion in Europe, Orbital Stage. Rokot/Strela(UR-100N) Eurockot Khrunichev -- -- -- Active 1994 34 Rokot launches (no launches post-2019 due to Ukrainian tech ban); 3 Strela launches. Russian Strela Launches Kondor Satellite (retrieved 24 Sept 2014) RS1 ABL Space Systems -- -- 12 Active 2023 Shavit IAI -- -- Active 1988 : Shavit, -1, -2 Simorgh ISA -- -- -- Active 2016 SK solid fueled TV2 MND -- -- -- Active 2023 solid fueled launch vehicle SLS Orbital ATK Boeing United Launch Alliance Aerojet Rocketdyne ~ -- ~ -- Active 2022 : Block 1(Blocks 1B, 2 cancelled) Soyuz USSR RSC Energia TsSKB-Progress -- Active 1957 : Sputnik, Luna, Vostok-L, Vostok-K, Voskhod, Molniya, Molniya-L, Molniya-M, Polyot, Soyuz, Soyuz-L, Soyuz-M, Soyuz-U, Soyuz-FG, Soyuz-2, Soyuz-2-1v Spectrum Isar Aerospace (LEO)700 (SSO) -- -- -- Active 2025 SS-520 IHI Aerospace -- -- -- Active 2017 2 successful suborbital flights and 2 orbital flights (one success). A test of how small orbital rockets can be. The rocket has a mass of only 2.6 tonnes. SSLV ISRO -- -- Active 2022 Starship SpaceX (expendable) +(With in-orbitrefueling) -- Active 2023 1st flight intended a TAO orbit; 3rd flight suborbital (reusable) Start-1(RT-2PM) MITT -- -- -- Active 1993 Taurus / Minotaur-C Orbital Sciences -- -- -- Active 1989 : 2110, 3110, 3210 Tianlong 2 Space Pioneer (LEO)1,500 (500 km SSO) -- -- Active 2023 liquid fueled (kerolox) carrier Tianlong 3 Space Pioneer (LEO)14,000 (500 km SSO) -- -- Active 2026 kerolox with reusable 1st stage Tronador ARGCONAE5002030 Unha KCST -- -- -- Active 2006 : Paektusan based on Taepodong-1 missile; Unha based on Taepodong-2 missile. "North Korea Successfully Launches Satellite: Reports", SPACE.com, December 12, 2012 (accessed 24 Sept. 2014) Vega ESA Avio -- -- Active 2012 Vega, Vega-C,Vega-E in-development. Vikram Skyroot Aerospace -- -- Active 2026 : Vikram 1, Vikram II, Vikram III VLM CTA -- -- -- NET 2025 Vulcan ULA 17,800–34,900 7,400–16,300 -- Active 2024 Yenisei TsSKB-ProgressRSC Energia –115,000 -27,000 NET 2032 Zenit USSR Yuzhnoye -- Active 1985 : 2, 2M (2SB, 2SLB), 3SL, 3SLB, 3SLBF Zephyr Latitude -- -- 2025 Zero Interstellar Technologies (SSO) -- -- 2023 Zhihang-1 Anhui Space Zhihang Technology Co., Ltd. -- -- -- June 2026 Planned kerolox launcher Zhuque-2 LandSpace (LEO)1,500 (500 km SSO) -- -- Active 2022 : ZQ-2;1st methalox LV to reach:space (2022),orbit (2023),orbit with payload (12/2023) (LEO)4,000 (500 km SSO) -- -- : ZQ-2E Zhuque-3 LandSpace (expendable)8,000 (1st stage recovered) -- -- Active 2025 : ZQ-3;methalox carrier (expendable)12,500–18,300 (1st stage recovered) -- -- : ZQ-3E Zuljanah IRNISA NET 2023 Two successful suborbital flights

List of retired launcher families