List of orbital launch systems

This is a list of conventional orbital launch systems. This is composed of launch vehicles, and other conventional systems, used to place satellites into orbit.

Argentina

 * ORBIT II – Retired
 * TRONADOR – Under Development

Australia

 * AUSROC IV – Retired
 * Eris (Gilmour Space Technologies) – Under Development

Brazil

 * VLS-1 – Retired
 * VLM – Under Development

Canada

 * Aurora – Under development

China

 * Ceres-1
 * Feng Bao 1 – Retired
 * Gravity
 * Gravity-1
 * Gravity-2 – Under development
 * Hyperbola-1
 * Jielong
 * Jielong 1
 * Jielong 3
 * Kaituozhe-1 – Retired
 * Kuaizhou
 * Long March
 * Long March 1 – Retired
 * Long March 1D
 * Long March 2
 * Long March 2A – Retired
 * Long March 2C
 * Long March 2D
 * Long March 2E – Retired
 * Long March 2F
 * Long March 3 – Retired
 * Long March 3A
 * Long March 3B
 * Long March 3B/E
 * Long March 3C
 * Long March 4
 * Long March 4A – Retired
 * Long March 4B
 * Long March 4C
 * Long March 5
 * Long March 5B
 * Long March 6
 * Long March 6A
 * Long March 7
 * Long March 7A
 * Long March 8
 * Long March 9 – Under Development
 * Long March 10– Under Development
 * Long March 11
 * Tianlong-2
 * Zhuque
 * Zhuque-1 – Retired
 * Zhuque-2
 * Zhuque-3 – Under Development
 * ZK-1A

European Union

 * Ariane
 * Ariane 1 – Retired
 * Ariane 2 – Retired
 * Ariane 3 – Retired
 * Ariane 4 – Retired
 * Ariane 5 – Retired
 * Ariane 6 – Operational
 * Ariane Next – Under Development
 * Europa – Retired
 * Europa I – Retired
 * Europa II – Retired
 * Vega
 * Vega – Operational
 * Vega-C – Operational
 * Vega-E – Under Development

France

 * Diamant – Retired
 * Diamant A – Retired 1965-1967
 * Diamant B – Retired 1970-1971
 * Diamant BP4 – Retired 1972-1975
 * Zéphyr (Latitude) – Under Development

Germany

 * OTRAG – Retired
 * Spectrum (Isar Aerospace) – Under Development
 * RFA One (Rocket Factory Augsburg AG) – Under Development 
 * SL1 (HyImpulse) – Under Development 

India

 * ISRO/DoS systems:


 * SLV-3 – Retired
 * Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) – Retired
 * Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
 * PSLV-G – Retired
 * PSLV-CA – Operational
 * PSLV-XL – Operational
 * PSLV-DL – Operational
 * PSLV-QL – Operational
 * Geosychronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)
 * GSLV Mark I – Retired
 * GSLV Mark II – Operational
 * RLV TD: GSLV derived ascent vehicle for RLV ORE campaign.
 * Launch Vehicle Mark III (LVM-3)
 * LVM 3 – Operational
 * Human-rated LVM 3 – Under development
 * LVM 3 with semi-cryogenic engine – Under development
 * Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) – Operational
 * Nano Satellite Launch Vehicle (NSLV) – Under development
 * Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) – Under development


 * Private agencies
 * Vikram (rocket family) (Skyroot Aerospace):
 * Vikram I – Under Development
 * Vikram II – Proposed
 * Vikram III – Proposed
 * Private agencies
 * Vikram (rocket family) (Skyroot Aerospace):
 * Vikram I – Under Development
 * Vikram II – Proposed
 * Vikram III – Proposed
 * Vikram II – Proposed
 * Vikram III – Proposed
 * Agnibaan (AgniKul Cosmos) – Under Development
 * Garuda-I (MTAR) - Under development

Iran

 * Safir – Retired
 * Simorgh – Operational
 * Qased
 * Qaem 100 – Operational
 * Qaem 105 – Under Development
 * Zuljanah – Operational

Iraq

 * Al Abid – Abandoned in R&D phase

Israel

 * Shavit 2

Italy
Italian Rockets
 * SISPRE C-41 – Retired
 * Italian LTV SCOUT (jointly with United States of America) – Retired
 * AERITALIA/SNIA/BPD ALFA – Retired
 * ALENIA/SNIA-BPD SAN MARCO SCOUT (jointly with NASA) – Cancelled
 * Vega (jointly with European Space Agency)
 * Vega – Retired
 * Vega-C – Operational
 * T4i Odyssey – Under Development

Japan

 * KAIROS
 * Lambda – Retired
 * L-4S
 * Mu – Retired
 * M-V
 * N – Retired
 * N-I
 * N-II
 * H-I – Retired
 * H-II
 * H-II – Retired
 * H-IIA – Operational
 * H-IIB – Retired
 * H3 – Operational
 * J-I – Retired
 * GX – Cancelled
 * Epsilon – Retired
 * Epsilon S
 * SS-520
 * ZERO – Under Development
 * GX – Cancelled
 * Epsilon – Retired
 * Epsilon S
 * SS-520
 * ZERO – Under Development

Malaysia

 * DNLV (Independence-X Aerospace) – Under Development

New Zealand

 * Electron (Rocket Lab, developed in New Zealand and the United States)
 * Neutron – Under Development

North Korea

 * Chollima-1
 * Paektusan-1 – Retired
 * Unha
 * Unha-2 – Retired
 * Unha-3

Taiwan

 * TSLV – Under Development
 * Hapith V – Under Development
 * HTTP-3a – Under Development

Philippines

 * Haribon SLS-1 (OrbitX) – Under Development

Romania

 * Haas – Under Development

Singapore

 * Volans (Equatorial Space Systems) – Under Development

Soviet Union and successor states (Russia and Ukraine)

 * Russia/USSR
 * Angara
 * CORONA (SSTO) – Open
 * Kosmos – Retired
 * Kosmos-1
 * Kosmos-2I
 * Kosmos-3
 * Kosmos-3M
 * Lin Industrial projects
 * Adler – Under Development
 * Aldan – Under Development
 * Aniva – Under Development
 * Taymyr – Under Development
 * Vyuga – Under Development
 * N1 – Retired
 * R-7
 * Luna – Retired
 * Molniya – Retired
 * Molniya-M
 * Molniya-L
 * Polyot – Retired
 * Soyuz family
 * Soyuz – Retired
 * Soyuz-L
 * Soyuz-M
 * Soyuz-U – Retired
 * Soyuz-U2
 * Soyuz-FG
 * Soyuz-2
 * Soyuz 2.1A
 * Soyuz 2.1B
 * Soyuz 2.1V
 * Sputnik – Retired
 * Stalker (rocket)
 * Voskhod – Retired
 * Vostok – Retired
 * Vostok-L
 * Vostok-K
 * Vostok-2
 * Vostok-2M
 * Soyuz/Vostok
 * R-29
 * Shtil'
 * Volna
 * Rus-M – Canceled
 * Start-1
 * Universal Rocket
 * UR-100
 * Rokot
 * Strela
 * Proton (UR-500) – Retired
 * Proton-K
 * Proton-M
 * Energia – Retired


 * Ukraine
 * Zenit
 * Zenit 2 – Retired
 * Zenit-2M – Retired
 * Zenit-3SL
 * Zenit 3SLB
 * Zenit-3F
 * R-36
 * Dnepr
 * Tsyklon
 * Tsyklon-2 – Retired
 * Tsyklon-3 – Retired
 * Tsyklon-4 – Abandoned
 * Cyclone-4M – Under Development

South Africa

 * RSA – Cancelled
 * RSA-1
 * RSA-2
 * RSA-3
 * CHEETAH-1 – Under Development

South Korea

 * HANBIT family (INNOSPACE) – Under Development
 * HANBIT-Nano
 * HANBIT-Micro
 * HANBIT-Mini
 * Blue Whale 1 (Perigee Aerospace) – Under Development
 * Naro family
 * KSLV-1 (Naro) – Retired
 * KSLV-2 (Nuri)
 * Solid fueled LV family
 * Solid fueled TV2
 * Solid fueled LV – Under Development

Spain

 * INTA Family
 * INTA Capricornio – Cancelled
 * INTA Programa PILUM – Under Development
 * PLD Space Family
 * PLD Space Miura 5 – Under development
 * PLD Space Miura 1 – Launched
 * Pangea Aerospace Family
 * Pangea Aerospace Meso – Under development
 * Zero 2 Infinity Family
 * Zero 2 Infinity Bloostar – Under development
 * Celestia Aerospace Family
 * Celestia Aerospace Sagittarius – Under development

Turkey

 * UFS – Under Development since 2007

United Kingdom

 * Black Arrow – Retired
 * Black Prince – Cancelled
 * Prime (Orbex) – Under Development
 * Skyrora XL (Skyrora) – Under Development
 * Skylon (Reaction Engines) – Under Development

Active

 * Alpha (Firefly Aerospace)
 * Antares (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems)
 * Atlas V (United Launch Alliance)
 * Electron (Rocket Lab) (New Zealand/United States company)
 * Minotaur (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems)
 * Minotaur I
 * Minotaur IV
 * Minotaur V
 * Minotaur-C
 * Pegasus (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems)
 * RS1 (ABL Space Systems)
 * Space Launch System (NASA)
 * SpaceX launch vehicles
 * Falcon 9 Block 5 – Operational
 * Falcon Heavy – Operational
 * Starship – In testing
 * Vulcan Centaur (United Launch Alliance)
 * Starship – In testing
 * Vulcan Centaur (United Launch Alliance)

Inactive

 * Ares – Canceled
 * Ares I
 * Ares IV
 * Ares V
 * Astra Space launch vehicles
 * Rocket 3 – Retired
 * Rocket 4 – Under development
 * Athena – Retired
 * Athena I
 * Athena II
 * Atlas
 * Atlas B – Retired
 * Atlas D – Retired
 * Atlas-Able – Retired
 * Atlas-Agena – Retired
 * Atlas E/F – Retired
 * Atlas H – Retired
 * Atlas LV-3B – Retired
 * Atlas SLV-3 – Retired
 * Atlas-Centaur – Retired
 * Atlas G – Retired
 * Atlas I – Retired
 * Atlas II – Retired
 * Atlas III – Retired
 * Conestoga – Retired
 * LauncherOne
 * Minotaur
 * Minotaur I
 * Minotaur IV
 * Minotaur V
 * Minotaur-C
 * New Glenn (Blue Origin) – Under Development
 * OmegA – Canceled
 * Orbital Accelerator (SpinLaunch) – Under Development
 * Phantom Express – Canceled
 * Pilot – Retired
 * Redstone – Retired
 * Juno I
 * Sparta
 * Jupiter
 * Juno II
 * Relativity Space launch vehicles
 * Terran 1 – Retired
 * Terran R – Under Development
 * Saturn
 * Saturn I – Retired 1961-1963
 * Saturn IB – Retired 1966-1975
 * Saturn V – Retired 1967-1973
 * Scout – Retired
 * Scout X-1
 * Scout X-2
 * Scout X-2B
 * Scout X-2M
 * Scout X-3
 * Scout X-3M
 * Scout X-4
 * Scout A
 * Scout A-1
 * Scout B
 * Scout B-1
 * Scout D-1
 * Scout E-1
 * Scout F-1
 * Scout G-1
 * Space Shuttle – Retired
 * SpaceX launch vehicles
 * Falcon 1 – Retired
 * Falcon 1e – Canceled
 * Falcon 5 – Canceled
 * Falcon 9
 * Falcon 9 Air – Canceled
 * Falcon 9 v1.0 – Retired
 * Falcon 9 v1.1 – Retired
 * Falcon 9 Full Thrust – Retired
 * Super Heavy (booster) – In testing
 * Thor – Retired
 * Thor-Able – Retired
 * Thor-Ablestar – Retired
 * Thor-Agena – Retired
 * Thorad-Agena – Retired
 * Thor-Burner – Retired
 * Thor DSV-2U – Retired
 * Delta
 * Thor-Delta – Retired
 * Delta A – Retired
 * Delta B – Retired
 * Delta C – Retired
 * Delta D – Retired
 * Delta E – Retired
 * Delta G – Retired
 * Delta J – Retired
 * Delta L – Retired
 * Delta M – Retired
 * Delta N – Retired
 * Delta II – Retired
 * Delta III – Retired
 * Delta IV – Retired
 * Delta IV Heavy – Retired
 * Titan – Retired
 * Titan II GLV
 * Titan 23G
 * Titan IIIA
 * Titan IIIB
 * Titan IIIC
 * Titan IIID
 * Titan IIIE
 * Titan 34D
 * Commercial Titan III
 * Titan IV
 * Vanguard – Retired
 * Vector-R – Under Development
 * Vector-H – Under Development