A number of different spacecraft have been used to carry cargo to and from space stations. This list does not include crewed spacecraft.
+Table code keySpacecraft under developmentSpacecraft is operationalRetired spacecraft§Pressurized / Unpressurized payload capacity
Spacecraft Origin Manufacturer Launch vehicle Length (m) Dry mass (kg) Launch mass (kg) Payload (kg) § Payload volume (m3) Return payload (kg) § Diameter (m) Generated power (W) Docking method Status (No. flights) TKS TsKBM Proton-K Remote control Retired (4) Progress 7K-TG Energia Soyuz-U None Remote control Retired (43) ProgressM (11F615A55) Energia Soyuz-USoyuz-U2 Automated Retired (66) ProgressM1 Energia Soyuz-USoyuz-FG None Automated Retired (11) ProgressM (11F615A60) Energia Soyuz-U None Automated Retired (27 + 2 failed) Cygnus Orbital Antares None RMS berthing Retired (3 + 1 failed) Dragon 1 SpaceX Falcon 9 Audit of Commercial Resupply Services to the International Space Station 10.0 / (14 or 34) RMS berthing Retired (19 + 1 failed) ATV Airbus None Automated Retired (5) HTV JAXA H-IIB 3,000 / 1,000 14 / 16 RMS berthing Retired (9) Tianzhou(basic) CAST Long March 7 None Automated Retired (5) Progress-MS Energia Soyuz 2.1a None Automated Operational Cargo Dragon 2 SpaceX Falcon 9 9.3 / 37 2,507 Automated Operational Enhanced Cygnus Northrop Grumman Antares None RMS berthing Operational Tianzhou (improved) CAST Long March 7 (~40 total) None Automated OperationalCygnus XLNorthrop GrummanAntares82,300NoneRMS berthingOperationalHTV-XJAXAH3, combined4,069 / 1,750NoneRMS berthingOperational Dream Chaser Sierra Space Vulcan Centaur 5,000 / 500 RMS berthing Development Dragon XL SpaceX Falcon Heavy 5,000 None Automated Development ArgoRocket Factory Augsburg 3,400 <13 ≥1,000 Automated Development Nyx The Exploration Company Ariane 6 4,000 2,500 / 100 Automated DevelopmentQingzhouInnovation Academy for Microsatellites of CASKinetica-2NoneAutomatedDevelopmentHaolongChengdu Aircraft Research and Design InstituteZhuque-3AutomatedDevelopment
See also Comparison of crewed space vehicles Comparison of orbital launch systems Comparison of orbital rocket engines
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