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Comparison of medium lift launch systems |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_medium_lift_launch_systems For this article, medium-capacity launch systems are determined as being those capable of lifting at least 2,000kg, but less than 20,000kg to low Earth orbit.
| Rocket |
Country |
Manufacturer |
Mass to
LEO
(kg) |
Mass to
GTO
(kg) |
Cost
(Mil US$) |
Cost/kg
(LEO) |
Cost/kg
(GTO) |
Record |
Status |
| Ariane 1 |
 Europe |
Arianespace |
|
1,830 |
|
|
|
9/11 |
Retired |
| Ariane 2 |
Europe |
Arianespace |
|
2,270 |
|
|
|
6/7 |
Retired |
| Ariane 3 |
Europe |
Arianespace |
|
2,650 |
|
|
|
9/10 |
Retired |
| Ariane 4 40 |
Europe |
Arianespace |
|
2,100 |
|
|
|
7/7 |
Retired |
| Ariane 4 42L |
Europe |
Arianespace |
|
3,480 |
|
|
|
13/13 |
Retired |
| Ariane 4 44L |
Europe |
Arianespace |
|
4,720 |
|
|
|
39/40 |
Retired |
| Ariane 4 44LP |
Europe |
Arianespace |
|
4,220 |
|
|
|
25/26 |
Retired |
| Ariane 4 42P |
Europe |
Arianespace |
|
2,930 |
|
|
|
14/15 |
Retired |
| Ariane 4 44P |
Europe |
Arianespace |
|
3,460 |
|
|
|
15/15 |
Retired |
| Ariane 5G |
Europe |
Arianespace |
16,000 |
6,000 |
|
|
|
13/16 |
Retired |
| Ariane 5G+ |
Europe |
Arianespace |
|
6,150 |
|
|
|
3/3 |
Retired |
| Ariane 5GS |
Europe |
Arianespace |
|
6,700 |
|
|
|
5/5 |
Active |
| Atlas G |
 United States |
Lockheed |
3,630 |
2,255 |
|
|
|
5/7 |
Retired |
| Atlas H |
United States |
Lockheed |
3,630 |
2,255 |
|
|
|
5/5 |
Retired |
| Atlas I |
United States |
Lockheed Martin |
3,630 |
2,255 |
|
|
|
8/11 |
Retired |
| Atlas II |
United States |
Lockheed Martin |
6,580 |
2,810 |
|
|
|
10/10 |
Retired |
| Atlas IIA |
United States |
Lockheed Martin |
7,280 |
3,039 |
|
|
|
23/23 |
Retired |
| Atlas IIAS |
United States |
Lockheed Martin |
8,610 |
3,630 |
|
|
|
20/20 |
Retired |
| Atlas IIIA |
United States |
Lockheed Martin |
8,640 |
4,055 |
|
|
|
2/2 |
Retired |
| Atlas IIIB |
United States |
Lockheed Martin |
10,218 |
4,500 |
|
|
|
4/4 |
Retired |
| Atlas V 401 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
4,951 |
|
|
|
5/6 |
Active |
| Atlas V 411 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
5,951 |
|
|
|
2/2 |
Active |
| Atlas V 421 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
6,832 |
|
|
|
3/3 |
Active |
| Atlas V 431 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
7,642 |
|
|
|
1/1 |
Active |
| Atlas V 501 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
3,971 |
|
|
|
0/0 |
Active |
| Atlas V 511 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
5,271 |
|
|
|
0/0 |
Active |
| Atlas V 521 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
6,287 |
|
|
|
2/2 |
Active |
| Atlas V 531 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
7,202 |
|
|
|
0/0 |
Active |
| Atlas V 541 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
7,982 |
|
|
|
0/0 |
Active |
| Atlas V 551 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
8,672 |
|
|
|
1/1 |
Active |
| Commercial Titan III |
United States |
Martin Marietta |
14,515 |
1,850 |
|
|
|
3/4 |
Retired |
| Delta 4925 |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
3,400 |
1,200 |
|
|
|
2/2 |
Retired |
| Delta 5920 |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
3,848 |
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
1/1 |
Retired |
| Delta II 6920 |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
3/3 |
Retired |
| Delta II 6925 |
United States |
McDonnell Douglas |
|
|
|
|
|
14/14 |
Retired |
| Delta II 7320 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
8/8 |
Active |
| Delta II 7326 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
|
|
|
|
3/3 |
Active |
| Delta II 7420 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
12/12 |
Active |
| Delta II 7425 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
|
|
|
|
4/4 |
Active |
| Delta II 7426 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
|
|
|
|
1/1 |
Active |
| Delta II 7920 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
24/24 |
Active |
| Delta II 7925 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
|
|
|
|
65/67 |
Active |
| Delta II 7920H |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
1,816 |
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
2/2 |
Active |
| Delta II 7925H |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
5,089 |
1,818 |
|
|
|
3/3 |
Active |
| Delta III 8930 |
United States |
Boeing |
8,290 |
3,810 |
|
|
|
0/3 |
Retired |
| Delta IVM 9040 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
4,210 |
|
|
|
3/3 |
Active |
| Delta IVM+(4,2) 9240 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
5,845 |
|
|
|
3/3 |
Active |
| Delta IVM+(5,2) 9250 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
4,640 |
|
|
|
0/0 |
Active |
| Delta IVM+(5,4) 9450 |
United States |
United Launch Alliance |
|
6,565 |
|
|
|
0/0 |
Active |
| Dnepr-1 |
 Ukraine |
ISC Kosmotras |
4,500 |
|
|
|
|
11/12 |
Active |
| Falcon 9 |
United States |
SpaceX |
9,900 |
4,900 |
|
|
|
0/0 |
Development |
| PSLV |
 India |
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
2,000 |
1,500 |
|
|
|
|
Retired |
| PSLV-CA |
India |
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
2,300 |
1,600 |
|
|
|
|
Active |
| PSLV-XL |
India |
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
2,600 |
1,800 |
|
|
|
|
Active |
| PSLV-HP |
India |
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
3,000 |
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
Development |
| GSLV Mk.I(a) |
India |
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
5,000 |
2,500 |
|
|
|
2/2 |
Retired |
| GSLV Mk.I(b) |
India |
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
6,100 |
3,000 |
|
|
|
2/3 |
Retired |
| GSLV Mk.II |
India |
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
7,200 |
4,100 |
|
|
|
|
Active |
| GX |
 Japan |
Galaxy Express |
3,600 |
|
|
|
|
0/0 |
Development |
| H-I |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
3,200 |
1,100 |
|
|
|
9/9 |
Retired |
| H-II |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
10,060 |
3,930 |
|
|
|
4/7 |
Retired |
| H-IIA 202 |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
10,000 |
4,100 |
|
|
|
3/3 |
Active |
| H-IIA 2022 |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
10,740 |
4,500 |
|
|
|
3/3 |
Active |
| H-IIA 2024 |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
11,730 |
5,000 |
|
|
|
6/7 |
Active |
| H-IIA 204 |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
15,000 |
6,000 |
|
|
|
1/1 |
Active |
| H-IIB |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
19,000 |
8,000 |
|
|
|
0/0 |
Development |
| Long March 2C |
 People's Republic of China |
CALT |
2,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
Active |
| Long March 2D |
People's Republic of China |
CALT |
3,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Active |
| Long March 2E |
People's Republic of China |
CALT |
9,200 |
3,370 |
|
|
|
5/7 |
Retired |
| Long March 2F |
People's Republic of China |
CALT |
8,400 |
3,370 |
|
|
|
7/7 |
Active |
| Long March 3 |
People's Republic of China |
CALT |
5,000 |
1,340 |
|
|
|
10/13 |
Retired |
| Long March 3A |
People's Republic of China |
CALT |
8,500 |
2,300 |
|
|
|
14/14 |
Active |
| Long March 3B |
People's Republic of China |
CALT |
12,000 |
5,100 |
|
|
|
8/9 |
Active |
| Long March 3C |
People's Republic of China |
CALT |
|
3,700 |
|
|
|
1/1 |
Active |
| Long March 4A |
People's Republic of China |
CALT |
4,000 |
|
|
|
|
2/2 |
Retired |
| Long March 4B |
People's Republic of China |
CALT |
4,200 |
1,500 |
|
|
|
11/11 |
Active |
| Long March 4C |
People's Republic of China |
CALT |
4,200 |
1,500 |
|
|
|
3/3 |
Active |
| Molniya |
 Soviet Union |
RSC Energia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retired |
| Molniya-M |
Soviet Union
 Russia |
RSC Energia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Active |
| N-II |
Japan |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
2,000 |
730 |
|
|
|
8/8 |
Retired |
| Saturn I |
United States |
Chrysler (S-I)
Douglas (S-IV) |
9,000 |
|
|
|
|
10/10 |
Retired |
| Saturn IB |
United States |
Chrysler (S-IB)
Douglas (S-IVB) |
15,300 |
|
|
|
|
9/9 |
Retired |
| Soyuz |
Soviet Union |
RSC Energia |
|
|
|
|
|
28/30 |
Retired |
| Soyuz-L |
Soviet Union |
RSC Energia |
|
|
|
|
|
3/3 |
Retired |
| Soyuz-M |
Soviet Union |
RSC Energia |
|
|
|
|
|
8/8 |
Retired |
| Soyuz-U |
Soviet Union
Russia |
RSC Energia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Active |
| Soyuz-U2 |
Soviet Union
Russia |
RSC Energia |
7,050 |
|
|
|
|
90/92 |
Retired |
| Soyuz-FG |
Russia |
RSC Energia |
7,800 |
|
|
|
|
26/26 |
Active |
| Soyuz-2.1a |
Russia |
RSC Energia |
|
|
|
|
|
3/3 |
Active |
| Soyuz-2.1b |
Russia |
RSC Energia |
|
|
|
|
|
1/1 |
Active |
| Taurus II |
United States |
Orbital Sciences |
5,500 |
|
|
|
|
0/0 |
Development |
| Titan II GLV |
United States |
Martin Marietta |
3,600 |
|
|
|
|
12/12* |
Retired |
| Titan II 23G |
United States |
Martin Marietta |
3,175 |
|
|
|
|
12/13 |
Retired |
| Titan IIIA |
United States |
Martin Marietta |
3,100 |
|
|
|
|
3/4 |
Retired |
| Titan IIIB |
United States |
Martin Marietta |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retired |
| Titan IIIC |
United States |
Martin Marietta |
13,100 |
3,000 |
|
|
|
31/36 |
Retired |
| Titan IIID |
United States |
Martin Marietta |
12,300 |
|
|
|
|
22/22 |
Retired |
| Titan IIIE |
United States |
Martin Marietta |
15,400 |
|
|
|
|
6/7 |
Retired |
| Titan 34D |
United States |
Martin Marietta |
14,515 |
5,000 |
|
|
|
12/15 |
Retired |
| Titan IVA |
United States |
Martin Marietta |
17,700 |
6,350 |
|
|
|
20/22 |
Retired |
| Tsyklon |
Soviet Union |
Yuzhmash |
3,000 |
|
|
|
|
7/8 |
Retired |
| Tsyklon-2 |
Soviet Union
Ukraine |
Yuzhmash |
2,820 |
|
|
|
|
105/106 |
Retired |
| Tsyklon-3 |
Soviet Union
Ukraine |
Yuzhmash |
4,100 |
|
|
|
|
114/122 |
Retired |
| Tsyklon-4 |
Ukraine |
Yuzhmash |
5,500 |
1,700 |
|
|
|
0/0 |
Development |
| Voskhod |
Soviet Union |
RSC Energia |
5,900 |
|
|
|
|
277/300 |
Retired |
| Vostok-L |
Soviet Union |
RSC Energia |
4,550 |
|
|
|
|
3/4 |
Retired |
| Vostok-K |
Soviet Union |
RSC Energia |
4,730 |
|
|
|
|
11/13 |
Retired |
| Vostok-2 |
Soviet Union |
RSC Energia |
4,730 |
|
|
|
|
40/45 |
Retired |
| Vostok-2M |
Soviet Union |
RSC Energia |
|
|
|
|
|
92/94 |
Retired |
| Soyuz/Vostok |
Soviet Union |
RSC Energia |
4,500 |
|
|
|
|
2/2 |
Retired |
| Zenit-2 |
Soviet Union
Ukraine |
Yuzhnoye |
13,740 |
|
|
|
|
31/37 |
Retired |
| Zenit-2M (2SLB) |
Ukraine |
Yuzhnoye |
12,030 |
|
|
|
|
1/1 |
Active |
| Zenit-3SL |
Ukraine |
Yuzhnoye |
|
5,250 |
|
|
|
25/28 |
Active |
| Zenit-3SLB (3M) |
Ukraine |
Yuzhnoye |
|
3,750 |
|
|
|
1/2 |
Active |
| Zenit-3SLBF |
Ukraine |
Yuzhnoye |
|
|
|
|
|
0/0 |
Development |
- * - ''including sub-orbital flights''
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