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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 ...
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]
Falcon 9 Block 5, the most prolific active orbital launch system in the world. This comparison of orbital launch systems lists the attributes of all current and future individual rocket configurations designed to reach orbit. A first list contains rockets that are operational or have attempted an orbital flight attempt as of 2024; a second list ...
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 purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport. For example, Soyuz launches by Arianespace in Kourou are counted under Russia because Soyuz-2 is a Russian rocket.
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.
China plans to launch Chang'e 7 to explore the lunar south pole in late 2026. [2] The mission will include an orbiter, a relay satellite, a lander, a rover, and a mini-flying probe. [3] China also plans to launch Xuntian, a large space telescope that will co-orbit with the Tiangong space station, in 2026.
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.