Comparison of solid-fuelled orbital launch systems

This article contains the lift launch systems constructed by some solid fuel stages except the final stage.

All stages solid fueled

Vehicle Stage number Origin Manufacturer Height (meter) Diameter (meter) Weight (ton) Mass toLEO(kg) Mass toOther Orbit(kg) Maiden flight Retired Record Status ASLV 5 ISRO24141150 1987 19942/4 Epsilon(without PBS) 3 IHI AeroSpace24.42.690.8 2016 -1/1 J-I 2(+1) NASDA / ISAS33.11.888.51000 1996 19961/1* Kaituozhe-1 4 CASIC13.61.4 SSO: 50 2002 ?0/2 Kaituozhe-2 CASIC 20171/1 Kuaizhou-11 4 CASIC ? 2.2 78 1500 SSO: 1000@700 km 2017 - - L-4S 4 Tokyo univ.16.50.7359.426 1966 19701/5 Minotaur I 4 Orbital Sciences19.21.6736.2580 SSO: 331 2000 -11/11 Minotaur IV Lite 3 Orbital Sciences23.882.3486.3 - 2010 -2/2* Minotaur IV 4 Orbital Sciences23.882.3486.31735 2010 -1/1 Minotaur IV+ 4 Orbital Sciences23.882.3486.31985 20111/1 Minotaur IV/Orion 38 4 Orbital Sciences 2017 -1/1 Minotaur V 5 Orbital Sciences 1.67 GTO:640 TLI:447 2013 -1/1 M-3C 3 Tokyo univ.20.21.4141.8195 1974 19793/4 M-3H 3 Tokyo univ.23.81.4148.7300 1977 19783/3 M-3S 3 Tokyo univ.23.81.4148.7300 1980 19844/4 M-3SII 3(+1) ISAS27.81.4161770 1985 19957/8 M-4S 4 Tokyo univ.23.61.4143.6180 1970 19723/4 M-V 3(+1) ISAS30.82.51401850 Interplanetary: 500 1997 20066/7 Pegasus 3 Orbital Sciences16.91.2718.5375 1990 10/11 Pegasus XL 3 Orbital Sciences17.61.2723.13443 1994 -29/32 Qaem 100 3 IRGC80 2022 -2/3 Scout 4 NACA231.0121.5 1961 1994 Scout-A 4 NACA251.0117.85 1965 1970 Shavit 3 IAI15.31.35223.2160 1988 19902/2 Shavit1 (LK-A) 3 IAI17.21.35227.3240 1995 20042/4 Shavit2 (LK-1) 3 IAI19.51.35231.2350 2007 -4/4 SLV 4 ISRO2211740 1979 19833/4 RPS-420 4 LAPAN9.50.4250 (2014) -0/0 SPARK(Super Strypi) 3 Hawaii, Sandia,Aerojet Rocketdyne SSO: 250 2015 -0/1 SS-520(3-stage) 3 ISAS/JAXA9.540.522.64 - 2017 -1/2 Start-1 4 MIT22.71.6147.2532 SSO: 167 1993 -6/6 Taiwan SLV 4 NSPO 50 - -0/0 Taurus 3+1 Orbital Sciences272.35691259 SSO: 889 1994 -5/6 Taurus XLMinotaur-C 3+1 Orbital Sciences322.35771458 SSO: 1054 2004 -2/4 VLS-1 4 AEB, DCTA-IAE, Avibrás19.51.0150.7380 1997 20160/3 VLM-13/AEB, DCTA-IAE, Avibrás, DLR19.61.452830 -2025 -0/0 * Including suborbital mission

All stages solid fueled except uppermost stage

Vehicle Main stages Origin Manufacturer Height (meter) Diameter (meter) Weight (ton) Mass to... (kg) Maiden flight Retired Record Status Solid Liquid LEO Other orbit Ares I 1 1 Alliant Techsystems / Boeing945.525000 (2015) 0/0 Athena I 2 1 Lockheed Martin 1995 20013/4 Athena Ic 2 1 Lockheed MartinAlliant Techsystems (2012) 0/0 Athena II 3 1 Lockheed Martin30.52.36120.21896 1998 19992/3 Athena IIc 3 1 Lockheed MartinAlliant Techsystems (2012) 0/0 Epsilon PBS 3 1 IHI AeroSpace24.42.690.8 2013 -3/4 Hyperbola-1 3 1 i-Space2031300 2019 - 1/1 Kuaizhou-1 3 1 CASIC181.432~300 SSO: 430@500 km 2013 - 1/1 Kuaizhou-1A 3 1 CASIC1.430~300 SSO: 200@700 km 2014 - 2/2 Long March 11 3 1 2015 -7/7 Minotaur IV HAPS Orbital Sciences23.882.3486.3 2010 -1/1 Vega 3 1 ESA / ISA3031372000(?) SSO: 1500 2012 202420/22 Vega-C 3 1 ESA / ISA353.4 2022 -1/2 Zuljanah 2 1 MODAFL25.51.552220 -0/0

See also

Comparison of orbital rocket engines Comparison of orbital launch systems Comparison of orbital launchers families Comparison of orbital spacecraft Comparison of space station cargo vehicles List of space launch system designs List of orbital launch systems

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