Talk:Medium-lift launch vehicle

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Falcon 9 expendable[edit]

Could note in table that the Falcon 9 full thrust in expendable mode is theoretically a heavy lift launch vehicle at 22,800 kg to LEO. - Rod57 (talk) 10:12, 29 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Launches column not being updated[edit]

The number of launches is not being updated for the operational launchers (and the figures seem to be from different dates), eg. Atlas V (71) is now up to 83, Falcon 9 FT (54) is now 63 (now updated -just those two). Some articles use template values for the latest figures but they don't sort properly. - Rod57 (talk) 10:22, 29 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vega-C has had 2, but only says 1. Perhaps each manually edited launch count could say "as of <date>" or "to <date>" ? - Rod57 (talk) 14:01, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

H3 is in operational table despite test launch failure and another test launch scheduled[edit]

If any launch attempt is enough to be "operational" we could say that above the table. Is it "operational" because a real payload was onboard ? Should we change "operational" to "launch attempted" or "payload launch attempted" ? What do other launcher articles use ? Simpler to have one table with a sortable status column that can say development/test/operational/retired ? - Rod57 (talk) 13:18, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

H-IIA has LEO payload range but others just give max payload of max config[edit]

H-IIA has payload range (10,000-15,000) but others just give max payload of max config. Problem is that the H-IIA range sorts on the low value. For consistency can we just give the max payload of max config ? And say that on column headings or a footnote ? - Rod57 (talk) 13:32, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rather than ranges, we could have another row for the minimum configuration of eg H-IIA, Atlas V, and any others that can have variable number of SRBs or that get down rated for reusability (eg Falcon 9). A separate row for reusable Falcon 9, helps it sort properly by payload. Any objections ? I'll remove the H-IIA low end for now. - Rod57 (talk) 13:58, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

SSO is a LEO, so can we put SSO value in a blank LEO payload field[edit]

SSO is a LEO, so can we put SSO value in a blank LEO payload field so there is something to sort ? For some launchers the max LEO payload can be up to double the SSO payload, but we could just say "(min)" or ">" ? Rod57 (talk) 13:36, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]