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Launch system Crew size Length (m) Diameter (m) Launch mass (kg) First spaceflight* Status Scaled Composites: SpaceShipOne: 100 km (62 mi) White Knight: 1: 8.53 8.05 3,600 21 June 2004 Retired (3/3) [note 1] Blue Origin: New Shepard Crew Capsule: 114 km (71 mi) (capsule, using the launch escape system motor) New Shepard: 6: 3.6 Crewed: July 20 ...
This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the second half of the year 2024, including launches planned for 2024 without a specific launch date. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2024 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024.
ISRO's launch vehicles. Left to right: SLV, ASLV, PSLV, GSLV, LVM3 RLV Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HRLV) Vikram series, the under development orbital class launch family of Skyroot Aerospace in comparison with already flown Vikram S, the sounding rocket ISRO/DoS systems. SLV-3 – Retired; Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) – Retired
A launch service provider is a type of company that uses launch vehicles and related services provided by a Launch Agency, including furnishing the launch vehicles, launch support, equipment and facilities, for the purpose of launching satellites into orbits or deep space. [1] There are over 100 launch companies from all over the world. [2]
Today many commercial space transportation companies offer launch services to satellite companies and government space organizations around the world. In 2005, there were 18 total commercial launches and 37 non-commercial launches. Russia flew 44% of commercial orbital launches, while Europe had 28% and the United States had 6%. [49]
In addition, Firefly recently announced plans to launch three missions between 2025 and 2027 for space company True Anomaly, using Firefly Alpha rockets to put its customer's "autonomous orbital ...
5 June 2024– ULA successfully launches an Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing Starliner space capsule during the CFT mission, marking the Starliner operational to conduct crewed mission to orbit and visit the ISS. 21 June 2024 - Rocket Lab's Electron becomes the fastest privately developed orbital launch vehicle to 50 launches in history. [41]
Number of rocket launches – the total number of launches, including failed launches; Heaviest rocket launched – total mass at lift-off; Highest achieved altitude – height in km above launch site (unless orbital) Notes – comments; Major/active spaceports are shown in bold.