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
Austral Launch Vehicle – Under Development
Eris – ''Under Development''

Brazil

VLS-1 – Retired
VLM – Under Development
MLBR –''Under Development''

Canada

Aurora - ''Under Development''

China

CASC Launchers

Other

Feng Bao 1 – Retired
Ceres-1
*Ceres-1S
*Ceres-2 - Under development
Gravity
*Gravity-1
*Gravity-2 – Under development
Hyperbola-1
*Hyperbola-3
Jielong
*Jielong 1
*Jielong 3
Kaituozhe-1 – Retired
Kuaizhou
*Kuaizhou 1 - Retired
*Kuaizhou 1A - Retired
*Kuaizhou 1A Pro
*Kuaizhou 11
Tianlong-2
*Tianlong-3
Zhuque
*Zhuque-1 – Retired
*Zhuque-2 - Retired
*Zhuque-2E
*Zhuque-3 – Under Development
Kinetica 1
*Kinetica 2 - ''Under development''

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
Maia – Under Development
Vega
*Vega – Retired
*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 – ''Under Development''

Germany

OTRAG – Retired
Spectrum – Under Development
RFA One – Under Development
SL1 – ''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-3 (LVM-3)
*LVM3 – Operational
*Human-rated LVM3 – Under development
*LVM3 with semi-cryogenic engine – Under development
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) – Operational
Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) – Under development

;Private agencies

Vikram :
*Vikram-I – Under development
*Vikram-II – Under development
*Vikram-III – Proposed
Agnibaan : – Under development

Garuda-I - Under development
Razor Crest Mk I - ''Proposed''

Iran

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

Iraq

Al Abid – ''Abandoned in R&D phase''

Israel

Shavit 2

Italy

SISPRE C-41 – Retired
Italian LTV SCOUT – Retired
AERITALIA/SNIA/BPD ALFA – Retired
ALENIA/SNIA-BPD SAN MARCO SCOUT – Cancelled
Vega
*Vega – Retired
*Vega-C – Operational
T4i Odyssey – ''Under Development''

Japan

Active

Inactive

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

Malaysia

DNLV – ''Under Development''

New Zealand

Electron
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 – ''Under Development''

Romania

Haas – ''Under Development''

Singapore

Volans – ''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
****Soyuz-U2
****Soyuz-FG
**Soyuz-2
***Soyuz 2.1A
***Soyuz 2.1B
***Soyuz 2.1V – Retired
*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
Soyuz-5 family - Under Development
* Irtysh - Under Development
* Yenisey - Under Development
* Don - Under Development
Soyuz-7 family - Under Development
* Amur - Under Development
Universal Rocket
*UR-100
**Rokot
**Strela
*Proton – 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

Blue Whale 1 – Under Development
HANBIT family
*HANBIT-Micro – Under Development
*HANBIT-Mini – Under Development
*HANBIT-NANO
*HANBIT-TLV
Korea Space Launch Vehicle family
*KSLV-I (Naro) – Retired
*KSLV-II (Nuri)
*KSLV-III – Under Development
Solid-fuel space launch vehicle family
* Solid-fueled GYŪB‑TV1
* Solid-fueled GYŪB‑TV2
* Solid-fueled LV – ''Under Development''

Spain

INTA Family
* INTA Capricornio – Cancelled
* INTA Programa PILUM – Under Development
PLD Space Family
* PLD Space Miura Next – Under development
* PLD Space Miura 5 – Under development
* PLD Space Miura 1 – Operational
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 – Under Development
Skyrora XL – Under Development
Skylon – ''Cancelled''

United States

Active

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
Nova – Under development
OmegA – Canceled
Orbital Accelerator – 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
RS1 – Retired
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
Thor – Retired
*Thor-Able
*Thor-Ablestar
*Thor-Agena
**Thorad-Agena
*Thor-Burner
*Thor DSV-2U
*Delta
**Thor-Delta
**Delta A
**Delta B
**Delta C
**Delta D
**Delta E
**Delta G
**Delta J
**Delta L
**Delta M
**Delta N
**Delta II
**Delta III
**Delta IV
**Delta IV Heavy
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''