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manufacturer of Antares, Minotaur and Pegasus: PLD Space: Spain manufacturer of Miura 1 and Miura 5 Rocket Lab: New Zealand/United States 46/50: manufacturer of Electron launch vehicle Space One: Japan manufacturer of the KAIROS launch vehicle SpaceX: United States 443/451: Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Starship: Sea Launch: United ...
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]
Pages in category "NASA space launch vehicles" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Astra Rocket;
Launch system Crew size Length (m) Diameter (m) Launch mass (kg) Power system First spaceflight* Status Blue Origin: Biconic Space Vehicle LEO: New Glenn: Planned date not known Development Boeing: CST-100 Starliner: LEO: Multiple, initially Atlas V: 7 [16] 5.03 [17] 4.56 [17] 13,000 Solar panels Crewed: 5 June 2024 (Uncrewed: 20 December 2019 ...
Comparison of orbital launch systems; Comparison of orbital launcher families; Lists of orbital launch vehicles by payload capacity: Small-lift launch vehicle (up to 2,000 kg to Low Earth Orbit (LEO)) Medium-lift launch vehicle (from 2,000 to 20,000 kg to LEO) Heavy-lift launch vehicle (from 20,000 to 50,000 kg to LEO)
Launch Date Mission Vehicle Launch Site Total Launch Cost* (million) 2010 [21] 2010.02.11 Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Atlas V 401 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 (CCAFS SLC-41) 2011 [22] 2011.03.04 Glory [launch failure] Taurus XL: Vandenberg AFB Launch Complex 576 (VAFB LC-576) 2011.06.09 Aquarius (SAC-D) Delta II ...
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.
All American vehicles are included in this category, most within sub-categories, including NASA space launch vehicles and private rockets such as Falcon. Subcategories This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.