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Australia 's ATSpace developed an orbital launch vehicle called Kestrel, tentatively being launched in 2022 from Whalers Way. [37] Australia 's Gilmour Space Technologies developed an orbital launch vehicle called Eris, scheduled to be launched in 2023. Brazil announced that it would launch its VLM rocket from the Alcântara Launch Center in ...
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
For the list of predominantly solid-fueled orbital launch systems, see: Comparison of solid-fueled orbital launch systems. Spacecraft propulsion [note 1] is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial satellites. Orbital launch systems are rockets and other systems capable of placing payloads into or beyond Earth orbit.
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 ...
Orbital Solutions Monaco Launched on same rocket as first two Slovenian satellites. Paraguay: GuaraniSat-1: Paraguayan Space Agency and Kyutech-led fourth Joint Global Multination Birds Project Kyushu Institute of Technology: Antares 230: MARS LP0A: 20 February 2021 Launched on same rocket as first Myanma satellite. Myanmar: Lawkanat-1 [28]
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial orbital satellite. In 1961, Soviet Vostok 1 cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to enter space and orbit the Earth, and in 1969 American Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon.
Name Entity Program Crew size Launch date Reentry date Days in orbit Days occu-pied Total crew and visitors Number of crewed visits Number of robotic visits Mass (* = at launch) Pressurized volume ; OPS 0855: USAF: MOL —
First launch of an Angara launch vehicle from Vostochny Cosmodrome (Vostochny Angara Test Flight). 11 April 14:25 [144] Falcon 9 Block 5: F9-322 Vandenberg SLC-4E: SpaceX: WSF-M 1: United States Space Force: Low Earth Space weather: In orbit: Operational USSF-62 Mission. 13 April 01:40:00 [141] Falcon 9 Block 5: Starlink Group 6-49 Cape ...