Launch Vehicles |
Launch Vehicle |
Incl. |
Status |
Cost Range |
Lead Time |
Payload Dimensions (m) |
Payload Weight (kg) to: |
Family |
Model |
(deg) |
O/D |
Year |
(FY'94 $M) |
(mo.) |
Dia 1 |
Len 1 |
Dia 2 |
Len 2 |
LEO |
GTO |
C3=0 |
C3=10 |
C3=50 |
C3=100 |
Brazil |
|
China |
Long March |
2C |
28.5 |
O |
1975 |
24-24 |
24 |
1.80 |
2.50 |
3.07 |
5.00 |
3,500 |
1,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2E |
28.5 |
O |
1990 |
47-47 |
24 |
3.80 |
6.50 |
3.80 |
6.50 |
9,200 |
3,370 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3A |
28.5 |
O |
1993 |
- |
24 |
3.00 |
5.25 |
3.00 |
5.25 |
7,000 |
2,300 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3B |
28.5 |
D |
1994 |
- |
24 |
3.80 |
6.50 |
3.80 |
6.50 |
13,600 |
4,850 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
28.5 |
O |
1984 |
39-39 |
24 |
2.32 |
4.05 |
2.70 |
5.33 |
5,000 |
1,330 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4B |
97.8 |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
2.50 |
2.91 |
2.90 |
6.51 |
1,440 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Europe |
Ariane |
40 |
5.2 |
O |
1990 |
71-82 |
29 |
3.65 |
6.22 |
3.65 |
7.12 |
4,900 |
2,070 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
42P |
5.2 |
O |
1990 |
73-85 |
29 |
3.65 |
6.22 |
3.65 |
7.12 |
6,100 |
2,920 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44P |
5.2 |
- |
- |
77-88 |
29 |
3.65 |
6.22 |
3.65 |
7.12 |
6,900 |
3,380 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
42L |
5.2 |
- |
- |
100-112 |
29 |
3.65 |
6.22 |
3.65 |
7.12 |
7,400 |
3,450 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44LP |
5.2 |
O |
1988 |
106-118 |
29 |
3.65 |
6.22 |
3.65 |
7.12 |
8,300 |
4,170 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44L |
5.2 |
O |
1989 |
130-141 |
29 |
3.65 |
6.22 |
3.65 |
7.12 |
9,600 |
4,700 |
2,940 |
2,341 |
940 |
301 |
5 |
28.5 |
O |
1996 |
118-130 |
36 |
4.57 |
5.25 |
4.57 |
11.75 |
18,000 |
6,800 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
India |
PSLV |
ASLV |
GSLV |
Israel |
|
Japan |
H |
II |
30.4 |
O |
1994 |
157-157 |
24 |
3.70 |
10.00 |
4.60 |
9.85 |
10,500 |
4,000 |
2,466 |
1,950 |
281 |
- |
II SPKS |
30.4 |
O |
1994 |
157-157 |
24 |
3.70 |
10.00 |
4.60 |
9.85 |
10,500 |
- |
2,793 |
2,338 |
1,148 |
472 |
IIA |
30.4 |
D |
2001 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10,000 |
4,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
IIA LRB |
30.4 |
D |
2001 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
14,000 |
6,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
J |
1 |
30.4 |
O |
1996 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
M |
3SII |
31.2 |
O |
1985 |
35-37 |
30 |
1.40 |
3.46 |
1.40 |
3.46 |
780 |
517 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
V |
31.2 |
D |
1996 |
45-47 |
30 |
2.20 |
6.11 |
2.20 |
6.11 |
1,950 |
1,215 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Russia |
Energia |
EUS |
51.6 |
O |
1987 |
120-120 |
- |
5.50 |
37.00 |
5.50 |
37.00 |
88,000 |
- |
35,680 |
31,091 |
17,446 |
8,006 |
EUS/RCS |
51.6 |
O |
1987 |
120-120 |
- |
5.50 |
37.00 |
5.50 |
37.00 |
88,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9,735 |
Proton |
D-1-e |
51.6 |
O |
1970 |
59-82 |
18 |
3.30 |
5.10 |
3.68 |
7.45 |
20,000 |
5,500 |
5,866 |
4,845 |
1,917 |
- |
D-1-e Star 27 |
51.6 |
O |
1970 |
59-82 |
18 |
3.30 |
3.86 |
3.68 |
6.21 |
20,000 |
- |
5,912 |
4,884 |
2,154 |
624 |
D-1-e Star 48B |
51.6 |
O |
1970 |
59-82 |
18 |
3.30 |
3.27 |
3.68 |
5.62 |
20,000 |
- |
5956 |
4990 |
2492 |
1085 |
M-5 (Fregat) |
51.6 |
D |
1995 |
59-82 |
18 |
3.68 |
7.50 |
3.68 |
7.50 |
- |
- |
4,838 |
4,279 |
2,484 |
1,061 |
K |
51.6 |
O |
1996 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
20,900 |
4,800 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
M |
51.6 |
O |
1996 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
22,500 |
5,500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Soyuz |
|
51.6 |
O |
1963 |
18-18 |
12 |
2.85 |
9.00 |
2.85 |
9.00 |
7,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Tsyklon |
|
51.6 |
O |
1977 |
12-12 |
12 |
2.30 |
5.90 |
2.30 |
5.90 |
4,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Zenit |
2 |
51.6 |
O |
1970 |
77-82 |
36 |
3.30 |
9.70 |
3.30 |
13.65 |
13,740 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
51.6 |
O |
1970 |
77-82 |
36 |
3.25 |
9.72 |
3.20 |
12.22 |
- |
4,300 |
2,911 |
2,238 |
398 |
- |
United States |
Atlas |
I |
28.5 |
O |
1990 |
77-88 |
33 |
3.30 |
7.75 |
4.19 |
9.74 |
5,820 |
2,375 |
1,532 |
1,185 |
169 |
- |
II |
28.5 |
O |
1992 |
84-88 |
36 |
3.30 |
7.75 |
4.19 |
9.74 |
6,580 |
2,610 |
1,999 |
1,598 |
434 |
- |
II-Star 48B |
28.5 |
O |
1992 |
100-104 |
36 |
3.30 |
3.89 |
4.19 |
5.88 |
4,439 |
- |
1,943 |
1,650 |
857 |
378 |
IIA |
28.5 |
O |
1993 |
90-104 |
36 |
3.30 |
7.75 |
4.19 |
9.74 |
7,280 |
2,745 |
2,176 |
1,752 |
547 |
- |
IIA-Star 48B |
28.5 |
O |
1993 |
106-120 |
36 |
3.30 |
3.89 |
4.19 |
5.88 |
5,139 |
- |
2,157 |
1,830 |
945 |
427 |
IIAS |
28.5 |
O |
1993 |
110-142 |
36 |
3.30 |
7.75 |
4.19 |
9.74 |
8,640 |
3,379 |
2,698 |
2,215 |
845 |
- |
IIAS-Star 48B |
28.5 |
O |
1993 |
126-158 |
36 |
3.30 |
3.89 |
4.19 |
5.88 |
6,499 |
- |
2,625 |
2,220 |
1,156 |
602 |
IIIA |
28.5 |
D |
1999 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,400 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
IIIB |
28.5 |
D |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
V (30x, 40x) |
28.5 |
D |
2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,100 |
|
|
|
|
V (5xx) |
28.5 |
D |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,200 |
|
|
|
|
Conestoga |
1229 |
38 |
- |
- |
13-14 |
18 |
1.63 |
1.94 |
1.63 |
4.23 |
363 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1379 |
38 |
- |
- |
15-16 |
18 |
1.63 |
1.94 |
1.63 |
4.23 |
771 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1620 |
38 |
O |
1995 |
18-19 |
18 |
1.63 |
1.94 |
1.63 |
4.23 |
1,179 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1669 |
38 |
- |
- |
15-16 |
18 |
1.63 |
1.94 |
1.63 |
4.23 |
1,361 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1679 |
38 |
- |
- |
21-22 |
18 |
1.63 |
1.94 |
1.63 |
4.23 |
1,497 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3632 |
38 |
- |
- |
21-22 |
18 |
1.63 |
1.94 |
1.63 |
4.23 |
2,141 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5672 |
38 |
- |
- |
27-28 |
18 |
1.63 |
1.94 |
1.63 |
4.23 |
- |
- |
506 |
389 |
136 |
37 |
Delta |
II-7325 |
28.7 |
- |
- |
55-60 |
30 |
2.54 |
4.67 |
2.79 |
4.08 |
2,760 |
- |
754 |
614 |
270 |
97 |
II-7920 |
28.7 |
O |
1991 |
49-60 |
30 |
2.54 |
6.38 |
2.79 |
5.78 |
5,045 |
1,270 |
692 |
379 |
- |
- |
II-7925 |
28.7 |
O |
1990 |
55-60 |
30 |
2.54 |
4.67 |
2.79 |
4.08 |
- |
- |
1,277 |
1,041 |
461 |
167 |
III |
28.7 |
D |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8,345 |
3,800 |
- |
- |
- |
IV (EELV) |
28.7 |
D |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Pegasus |
Pegasus |
28.0 |
O |
1990 |
8-14 |
18 |
1.27 |
1.90 |
1.27 |
2.14 |
455 |
125 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
XL-C Star 24C |
23.0 |
- |
- |
14-14 |
20 |
1.27 |
1.39 |
1.27 |
1.53 |
544 |
- |
98 |
77 |
30 |
- |
XL-C Star 27 |
23.0 |
- |
- |
14-14 |
20 |
1.27 |
1.14 |
1.27 |
1.38 |
544 |
- |
112 |
90 |
36 |
- |
Taurus |
Taurus |
28.5 |
O |
1994 |
21-26 |
18 |
1.37 |
2.54 |
1.37 |
2.54 |
1,420 |
514 |
329 |
263 |
107 |
35 |
XL Star 37XFP |
28.5 |
D |
- |
23-26 |
18 |
1.37 |
2.54 |
1.37 |
2.54 |
1,565 |
595 |
372 |
296 |
120 |
39 |
XL/S Star 37FM |
28.5 |
D |
- |
23-26 |
18 |
1.37 |
2.36 |
1.37 |
2.36 |
1,980 |
736 |
474 |
378 |
153 |
50 |
Titan |
IIG/Star 37 |
28.7 |
O |
1988 |
33-38 |
36 |
2.84 |
5.13 |
2.84 |
6.66 |
2,655 |
- |
248 |
192 |
- |
- |
IIG/Star 48B |
28.7 |
O |
1988 |
33-38 |
36 |
2.84 |
5.13 |
2.84 |
6.66 |
2,655 |
- |
610 |
492 |
67 |
- |
IIS-SSPS |
99.0 |
O |
1988 |
44-55 |
36 |
2.84 |
2.41 |
2.84 |
3.94 |
2,445 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
IIS-PAM D2 |
99.0 |
O |
1988 |
44-55 |
36 |
2.84 |
5.58 |
2.84 |
7.11 |
2,885 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
IIS-4SRM-SSPS |
99.0 |
O |
1988 |
44-55 |
36 |
2.84 |
2.41 |
2.84 |
3.94 |
3,342 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
IIS-4SRM-PAM D2 |
99.0 |
O |
1988 |
44-55 |
36 |
2.84 |
5.58 |
2.84 |
7.11 |
3,665 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
IIS-10GEM |
28.7 |
O |
1988 |
44-55 |
36 |
2.84 |
5.13 |
2.84 |
6.66 |
5,470 |
- |
1537 |
1116 |
- |
- |
III/TOS |
28.6 |
O |
1989 |
165-245 |
33 |
3.65 |
10.58 |
3.65 |
10.58 |
14,515 |
11,000 |
3,610 |
2,693 |
730 |
- |
IV/Centaur |
28.6 |
O |
1994 |
435-475 |
33 |
4.57 |
15.70 |
4.57 |
15.70 |
18,144 |
- |
7,477 |
6,330 |
3,025 |
775 |
IV/SRM/Centaur |
28.6 |
- |
- |
435-475 |
33 |
4.57 |
15.70 |
4.57 |
15.70 |
18,144 |
- |
9,323 |
7,867 |
3,989 |
1,707 |
IV/SRM/IUS |
28.6 |
- |
- |
330-435 |
33 |
4.57 |
10.50 |
4.57 |
10.50 |
23,350 |
2,360 |
3,988 |
3,193 |
986 |
- |
Original prepared by SAIC: March 1994
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