Launch Vehicles
Further information: List of orbital launch systems| Company name | Launcher name |
Launcher type |
No. of stages |
Maximum reach |
Launcher status |
Maiden flight |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirLaunch LLC | QuickReach | rocket | 2 | LEO | development | ? | |
| ARCA | Haas 2b | small rocket | 1 | suborbit | development | ? | |
| ARCA | Super Haas | medium rocket | 2 | LEO | development | ? | |
| Beal Aerospace | BA-2 | medium rocket | 3 | GTO | cancelled | ? | |
| Canadian Arrow | Canadian Arrow | rocket | 2 | LEO | testing | ? | |
| DIRECT | Leviathan-140 | rocket | 2 | GTO | development | ? | |
| Galaxy Express | GX | medium rocket | 2 | SSO | cancelled | ? | |
| Interorbital Systems | Sea Star TSAAHTO | light rocket | 2½ | LEO | development | ? | |
| Interorbital Systems | Neptune 30 | light rocket | multi | LEO | proposed | ? | |
| Interorbital Systems | Neptune 1000 | medium rocket | multi | lunar orbit | proposed | ? | |
| Interorbital Systems | Neptune TSAAHTO | heavy rocket | 2½ | lunar orbit | proposed | ? | |
| Lockheed Martin | VentureStar | medium rocket | 1 | LEO | cancelled | ? | |
| Orbital Sciences Corp. | Taurus I | light rocket | 4 | LEO | operational (6/9) | 1989 | |
| Orbital Sciences Corp. | Antares | medium rocket | 3 | LEO | development | 2012 (planned) | ? |
| Orbital Transport & Raketen AG | OTRAG | medium rocket | variable | LEO | retired | 1977 | |
| Rocket Lab | ATEA-1 | light rocket | 2 | suborbit | operational (1/1) | 2009 | |
| Scorpius Space Launch Company (Spin-off of Microcosm) |
SR-M | light rocket | 1 | suborbit | operational | ? | |
| Scorpius Space Launch Company (Spin-off of Microcosm) |
Sprite | light rocket | - | - | testing | ? | |
| Scorpius Space Launch Company (Spin-off of Microcosm) |
Liberty | light rocket | - | - | development | ? | |
| Scorpius Space Launch Company (Spin-off of Microcosm) |
Exodus | medium rocket | - | - | development | ? | |
| Scorpius Space Launch Company (Spin-off of Microcosm) |
Space Freighter | medium rocket | - | - | proposed | ? | |
| Space Services Inc. of America | Percheron | light rocket | 1 | suborbit | cancelled | ? | |
| Space Services Inc. of America | Conestoga 1620 | medium rocket | 4 | LEO | cancelled | ? | |
| Space Transport Corp. | Spartan | light rocket | 3 | suborbit | cancelled | ? | |
| SpaceX | Falcon 1 | light rocket | 2 | LEO | operational (2/5) | 2008 | |
| SpaceX | Falcon 1e | light rocket | 2 | LEO | testing | 2011 (planned) | |
| SpaceX | Falcon 5 | medium rocket | 2 | GTO | cancelled | ? | |
| SpaceX | Falcon 9 | medium rocket | 2 | GTO | operational (4/4) | 2010 | |
| SpaceX | Falcon Heavy | heavy rocket | 2+boosters | lunar orbit | development | 2013 (planned) | |
| Texas Spacelines Inc / TSI. | Sol Cazador | light rocket | 7 | HEO/lunar/escape | development | ? | |
| Ventions | VR-1 | Nanosat Launch Vehicle (NLV) | development | 2012 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Private Spaceflight Companies, Manufacturers of Space Vehicles
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