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Launchers

Comparison of orbital launch systems - Link1 - Link2 - Link3

• List of orbital launches by year

List

• Launch-UKR
• Launch-JPN

• OHB SE

China

• OS-M1 - OneSpace
• ZK - CAS Space - [1]
• Tianxing-I-1 - Space Transportation (Lingkong Tianxing) [2] [3]
• Tianmeng - Seres Space Exploration Technology - [4]

• two spaceplanes - China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology

• Jiuzhou Yunjian - methalox engine named Lingyun - for reusable vehicle - [5]

USA

• SpinLaunch - catapult
• Pipeline2Space - catapult - W - AT - 2020
• Green Launch - catapult - W - NTA - 2020
• Stoke Space Technologies
• DELV - Advanced Rockets Corp - W - AT - 2020
• VALT Enterprises - W - AT - 2020
• Exos Aerospace - W - NT
• X-Bow Launch Systems - SW - NTA - 2019
• Vector Launch
  • Phantom Space Corporation - W - AT - 2020

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• Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories - W - AT - 2020
• Konshu - Wagner Industries - W - NT - 2020
• Phoenix Launch Systems - W - AT - 2020

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• Venus Aerospace - SSW - NTA - F 2020
• RocketStar - W - AT - F 2019
• Spacedarts - W - AT
• US1-LALV - Vogue Aerospace - SW - NTA

UK

• Protolaunch - W - AT - 2020
• B2Space - rockoon - W - AT
• Black Arrow 2 - Black Arrow Space Technologies - concept

France

• Zephyr - Venture Orbital Systems - W
• Altair - ONERA - air launched - France - 2020?

Spain

• Meso – Pangea Aerospace - W - AT
• Zero 2 Infinity - balloon to space

Other countries

• EOS SmallLauncher - Sidereus Space Dynamics - Italy - W - NT
• Dawn Aerospace - spaceplane - New Zealand - W - AT
• Infinity One - Omspace - India - W - AT
• Haas 2CA - ARCA Space - Romania - W - AT
• Aventura - TLON Space - Argentine - W - AT
• Taymyr-1A - Lin Industrial - Russia - W - NTA
• mu Space - Thailand - [6]

• Ripple Aerospace - Norway * - forum info

BU Rocket Propulsion (Boston University Rocket Propulsion Group)

Urvyam (India)

Suborbital rockets

• Generation Orbit X-60 - Generation Orbit Launch Services - air launched
• World View Enterprises - from balloon to suborbital for space tourism
• Helios, Trailblazer - Aphelion Orbitals - 2017

New rocket launching companies by last year heard of them

Beyond Earth

2015

• Space Launch Services (SpaceLS) - UK
• Ventions Salvo - USA - [7]
• SPARK (rocket)

2016

• Bagaveev Corporation

• 2017

Cloud IX, Celestia Aerospace

2018

CubeCab - Odyne Space - proximitE - Thor Launch Systems

2019

Orbital Exploration (OrbitX) - Orbital Cargo Drone (UK) - Stofiel Aerospace

2020

• Stardust - Timewarp - [8]

Rockets by year of first flight

2013

• Kuaizhou - ExPace

2016

• Electron - Rocket Lab
• SpaceShipTwo - Virgin Galactic

2017

• Kaituozhe-2 - China

2019

• Hyperbola-1 - i-Space - China
• Jielong 1 - China Rocket

2020

• Ceres-1 - Galactic Energy - China
• Angara A5 - Rusia
• Astra - USA

• Xingtu-1 - Space Trek - China
• Nebula-1 - Deep Blue Aerospace - China
• HAPITH I - TiSPACE - Taiwan

• SSLV - India
• Firefly Alpha - Firefly Aerospace - USA
• Stardust 1.0 - bluShift Aerospace - USA

• Blue Whale 1 - Perigee Aerospace - South Korea - W - NTA
• Virgin Galactic - VSS Unity - USA

• PD AeroSpace - spaceplane - Japan
• Mk-II Aurora - Dawn Aerospace - space plane - New Zealand - W - AT

• LEO Launcher & Logistics - USA - SW - AT
• VLM - Brazil
• Tronador - Brazil

2021

• Ariane 6 - France
• Spectrum (de) - Isar Aerospace - Germany - W - NT
• Rocket Factory Augsburg - Germany - W - NT
• Miura 1 - PLD Space - Spain - W - AT
• Angara 1.2 - Russia
• Cyclone-4M - Yuzhnoye - Ukraine - W - AT
• Nuri - KARI - South Korea - W - NTA
• H3 - Japan
• Long March 8 - China
• Hyperbola-2 - i-Space - China
• Zhuque-2 - LandSpace - China - [9]
• New Line 1 - LinkSpace - China - W - AT
• Sky Dragon 1 - Space Pioneer - China
• Vikram I - Skyroot Aerospace - India [10]
• Eris - Gilmour Space Technologies - Australia - T
• New Glenn - Blue Origin - USA
• RS-1 - ABL Space Systems - USA - W - NT
• Terran 1 - Relativity Space - USA
• Vulcan Centaur - ULA - USA
• Rocket Crafters - USA
• Neptune - Interorbital Systems - USA - AT - 2020
• Ravn - Aevum - USA - W - AT - [11] - [12] - 2020
• Spyder - UP Aerospace - USA
• Sleek Eagle - Earth to Sky - USA - [13]
• Firehawk-1 - Firehawk Aerospace - USA - W - AT
• SpaceRyde - Canada - W - AT
• Reaction Dynamics - Canada - W - NTA - [14]

• Dream Chaser - SNC (spaceplane) - USA

2022

• Pallas-1 - Galactic Energy - [15]
• Prime - Orbex - UK
• HyImpulse - Germany - [16]
• RFA One (de) - Rocket Factory Augsburg - Germany - [17]
• Agnibaan - AgniKul Cosmos - India - [18]
• Rocky 1 - Space Ops - Australia - [19]
• ZERO - Interstellar Technologies - Japan [20]
• Volans - Equatorial Space - Singapore - W - AT - [21]
• The Corona - Eclipse Orbital - USA [22]
• SMA-2 - Space Mission Architects - USA - W - AT - [23]
• C6 Launch Systems - Canada - [24]
• Montenegro - Acrux - Brazil [25]
• Space Rider - spaceplane - EU

2023

• Shockwave - iRocket - W - AT [26]
• Skylark XL - Skyrora - UK
• Orbital 500 - Orbital Access - UK
• Frost One - Smallspark Space Systems - UK
• UFS - ROKETSAN - Turkey

• DNLV - Independence-X Aerospace - Malaysia

2024

• Rocket 1 - Launcher Space - USA - [27]
• Chetak - Bellatrix Aerospace - India
• Procyon - LIA Aerospace - W - AT

2025

• Skylon (spacecraft) - spaceplane - UK
• Tengyun - spaceplane [28]

Moon

• Astrobotic Technology - 2021
• Intuitive Machines - 2021
• Puli Space Technologies - 2021
• Masten Space Systems - 2022

Orbit

• Axiom Space
• Bigelow Aerospace

Active

• PLD Space - http://amp.lainformacion.com/empresas/pld-space-ronda-millonaria-primer-cohete-espacial/6499294/
• Relativity Space - 180m
• Vector Launch - 100m
• ABL Space Systems - 90m
• SpinLaunch - 80m
• Orbex - 40m [29]
• Isar Aerospace - 17m
• PLD Space - 17m
• Aevum - 12m contracts [30]

Reusable rockets

• Falcon 9 - SpaceX
• Starship - SpaceX
• New Glenn - Blue Origin
• Long March 8 - China
• New Line 1 - LinkSpace - China - 2020
• RocketStar - USA - 2021 - W - AT
• Miura 1 - PLD Space - Spain - 2021
• Hyperbola-2 - i-Space - China - 2021
• Zhuque-2 - LandSpace - China - 2021 [31]
• Shockwave - iRocket - USA - 2023 - W - AT [32]
• Infinity One - Omspace - India - W - AT

• Meso – Pangea Aerospace - W - AT - Spain

Space planes

• Boeing X-37
• SpaceShipTwo - Virgin Galactic - suborbital
• PD AeroSpace - Japan - 2020 - suborbital
• Dream Chaser - SNC - USA - 2021
• Space Rider - EU - 2022
• Orbital 500 - Orbital Access - UK - 2023
• Skylon (spacecraft) - UK - 2025
• Tengyun - China - 2025 [33]
• Mk-II Aurora - Dawn Aerospace - New Zealand - suborbital
• Talon A - Scaled Composites
• RLV-TD - India
• Quetzalcóatl - Wagner Industries - USA

Balloon

• Zero 2 Infinity - Spain - orbital for satellites and suborbital for tourism
• SpaceRyde - Canada - W - AT
• B2Space - UK - W - AT
• LEO Aerospace - USA - canceled in 2020

Stratosphere tourism:

• Space Perspective - 19 miles high - $125,000 per ticket - W
• World View Enterprises - USA - 30 km high - $75,000 per ticket

Launch from plane

• LauncherOne - Virgin Orbit
• Ravn - Aevum - USA - [34] - [35]

Commercial engines

• Ursa Major Technologies - W - AT - AI
• Protolaunch - W - AT - 2020
• Reach Space Technologies - SW - NTA - 2020
• Jiuzhou Yunjian - China - [36]

Aerospike

• Meso – Pangea Aerospace - W - AT
• Haas 2CA - ARCA Space - Romania - W - AT
• ProjectX - Nextaero
• RocketStar

Air breathing rocket engines

• DELV - Advanced Rockets Corp - W - AT - 2020

Other Propulsion

• Electromagnetic - Guoyao Tech - China - [37]
• Ripple Aerospace - Norway - launch from the ocean [38]
• VASIMR - Ad Astra Rocket Company

Space gas stations

Propellant depot

• Orbit Fab [39]

Space tugs

• Starfish Space - W - 2020

Misc

China rockets

Failed

• Kaituozhe-1 - CASC - solid fuel - 2002

• Zhuque-1 - LandSpace - solid fuel - 2018

• OS-M1 - OneSpace - solid fuel - 2019

• Kuaizhou 11 - ExPace (CASIC) - solid fuel - 2020

Successful

• Kuaizhou 1 - ExPace (CASIC) - solid fuel - 2013

• Kuaizhou 1A - ExPace (CASIC) - solid fuel - 2017
• Kaituozhe-1 - CASC - solid fuel - 2017

• Jielong 1 - China Rocket (CALT) - solid fuel - 2019
• Hyperbola-1 - i-Space - solid fuel - 2019

• Ceres-1 - Galactic Energy - solid fuel - 2020

Future rockets

2021

• Zhuque-2 - LandSpace - liquid fuel
• Hyperbola-2 - i-Space - liquid fuel
• New Line 1 - LinkSpace - liquid fuel
• Tianlong - Space Pioneer
• Sky Dragon 1 - Space Pioneer
• Xingtu-1 - Space Trek
• Nebula-1 - Deep Blue Aerospace

Future launches

These are the rockets that are most likely to succeed:

1. Angara A5 - Russia - Y
2. SSLV - India
3. ISAR Aerospace - Germany
4. Orbex - UK
5. Relativity Space
6. Virgin Orbit
7. Astra
8. Firefly
9. Blue Origin
10. Vector Space
11. ABL Space
12. ZERO - Interstellar Technologies - Japan
13. HAPITH I - TiSPACE - Taiwan
14. Blue Whale 1 - Perigee Aerospace - South Korea
15. Volans - Equatorial Space - Singapore
16. Interorbital Systems
17. Launcher Space

To watch:

1. bluShift Aerospace
2. iRocket
3. RocketStar
4. PLD Space - Spain
5. xBow

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NW = No Website
SW = Sketchy Website

Satellites

According to the Union of Concerned Scientists database, 2,788 of the 4,550 satellites in operating orbit are US-owned, with 431 Chinese and 167 Russian. More than a quarter of that total has been put into orbit this year, with the US supplying 891 of the 1,178 new craft. [40]

Launch statistics

• User:Barecode/Space Statistics
• Talk:List of orbital launch systems#Statistics
• Comparison of orbital launch systems#Retired rockets
• Talk:Timeline of first orbital launches by country#Statistics - by year

World

• Max launches in one year: 139 launches in 1967
• Max successful launches in one year: 127 launches in 1983 and 1984

Number of launches by country: (at 5 January 2021)

• Russia/USSR - 3,206
• USA - 1,775
• China - 387
• Europe - 274
• Ukraine - 128
• Japan - 124
• India - 76
• France - 12
• Iran - 12
• Israel - 11
• North Korea - 5
• South Korea - 3
• UK - 2
• Brazil - 2
• Australia - 1

By rocket

Number of launches by rocket model:

• Voskhod - 300 in 14 years (Retired)
• Molniya-M - 297 - in 47 years (Retired)
• Delta II - 155 - in 23 years (Retired)
• Long March 3 - 151 - in 38 years
• Long March 2 - 150 - in 47 years
• Space Shuttle - 135 - in 31 years
• Falcon 9 - 134 - in 12 years
• Soyuz-2 - 133 - in 18 years
• Tsyklon-3 - 122 - in 33 years (Retired)

Number of consecutive successful launches without any failure or partial failure:

• Soyuz-U - 112 - in 7 years (Retired)
• Falcon 9 - 103 - in 5 years
• Delta II - 100 - in 22 years (Retired)

By country

• Max launches in one year: Soviet Union - 108 launches in 1982
• Max successful launches in one year: Soviet Union - 99 launches in 1982
• Soviet Union - 116 consecutive successful launches between these two failed launches: 26 Sep 1983 - Soyuz-U - and - 27 Nov 1984 - Tsiklon-3

China launches by year:

• 2021 - 51
• 2020 - 39
• 2019 - 34
• 2017 - 18
• 2013 - 15
• 2009 - 6

USA launches by year:

• 2021 - 48
• 2020 - 44
• 2019 - 27
• 2016 - 22
• 2015 - 20
• 2012 - 13

• Max launches in one year: 78 launches in 1966
• Max successful launches in one year: 74 launches in 1966

• Talk:European_Space_Agency#Statistics
• Talk:Indian_Space_Research_Organisation/Archive_1#Statistics