Launch Vehicles
The engines of human exploration
Starship V3
SpaceXLength
124.4 m
Diameter
9 m
Payload to LEO
100,000 kg
Starship N/A
SpaceXLength
124.4 m
Diameter
9 m
Payload to LEO
100,000 kg
Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLength
111 m
Diameter
8.4 m
Payload to LEO
95,000 kg
New Glenn 9x4
Blue OriginLength
120 m
Diameter
7 m
Payload to LEO
70,000 kg
Falcon Heavy
SpaceXLength
70 m
Diameter
12.2 m
Payload to LEO
63,800 kg
New Glenn
Blue OriginLength
98 m
Diameter
7 m
Payload to LEO
45,000 kg
Starship V2
SpaceXLength
123.3 m
Diameter
9 m
Payload to LEO
35,000 kg
Vulcan VC6L
United Launch AllianceLength
67.4 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Payload to LEO
27,200 kg
Long March 5
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLength
57 m
Diameter
5 m
Payload to LEO
25,000 kg
Falcon 9 Block 5
SpaceXLength
70 m
Diameter
3.7 m
Payload to LEO
22,800 kg
Proton-M M Blok DM-03
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLength
58.2 m
Diameter
7.4 m
Payload to LEO
21,000 kg
Long March 12B
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLength
72 m
Diameter
4.4 m
Payload to LEO
20,000 kg
Terran R
Relativity SpaceLength
66 m
Diameter
5.5 m
Payload to LEO
20,000 kg
Atlas V 551
United Launch AllianceLength
59.7 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Payload to LEO
18,850 kg
Soyuz-5
RKK EnergiyaLength
65.3 m
Diameter
4.1 m
Payload to LEO
17,000 kg
Neutron
Rocket LabLength
40 m
Diameter
7 m
Payload to LEO
15,000 kg
Starship V1
SpaceXLength
121.3 m
Diameter
9 m
Payload to LEO
15,000 kg
Atlas V N22
United Launch AllianceLength
58 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Payload to LEO
13,034 kg
Kinetica 2
CAS SpaceLength
52 m
Diameter
3.4 m
Payload to LEO
12,000 kg
Long March 12
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLength
62 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Payload to LEO
12,000 kg
Long March 3B/E B/E
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLength
56.3 m
Diameter
3.4 m
Payload to LEO
12,000 kg
Ariane 62
ArianeGroupLength
63 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Payload to LEO
10,900 kg
LVM-3 (GSLV Mk III)
Indian Space Research OrganizationLength
43.4 m
Diameter
4 m
Payload to LEO
10,000 kg
Long March 2F/G F/G
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLength
62 m
Diameter
3.4 m
Payload to LEO
8,399 kg
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat Fregat
Progress Rocket Space CenterLength
46.3 m
Diameter
3 m
Payload to LEO
8,200 kg
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M Fregat-M
Progress Rocket Space CenterLength
46.3 m
Diameter
10.3 m
Payload to LEO
8,200 kg
Soyuz Fregat
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Length
50 m
Diameter
3 m
Payload to LEO
7,100 kg
Soyuz 2.1a
Progress Rocket Space CenterLength
46.3 m
Diameter
3 m
Payload to LEO
7,020 kg
Long March 2C C
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLength
42 m
Diameter
3.4 m
Payload to LEO
3,850 kg
PSLV
Indian Space Research OrganizationLength
44 m
Diameter
2.8 m
Payload to LEO
3,800 kg
Angara 1.2
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space CenterLength
41.5 m
Diameter
2.9 m
Payload to LEO
3,700 kg
Vega-C
Avio S.p.ALength
34.8 m
Diameter
3 m
Payload to LEO
3,300 kg
Nova
Stoke SpaceLength
40.2 m
Diameter
4.2 m
Payload to LEO
3,000 kg
Soyuz 2.1v
Ministry of Defence of the Russian FederationLength
44 m
Diameter
3 m
Payload to LEO
2,850 kg
Nuri 2
Korea Aerospace Research InstituteLength
47.2 m
Diameter
3.5 m
Payload to LEO
2,600 kg
Ceres-2
Galactic EnergyDiameter
3.4 m
Payload to LEO
2,000 kg
Minotaur IV
Orbital ATKLength
23.9 m
Diameter
2.4 m
Payload to LEO
1,735 kg
RFA One
Rocket Factory AugsburgLength
30 m
Diameter
2 m
Payload to LEO
1,600 kg
Maia
MaiaSpaceLength
50 m
Diameter
3.5 m
Payload to LEO
1,500 kg
Firefly Alpha Block 2
Firefly AerospaceLength
31.6 m
Diameter
1.8 m
Payload to LEO
1,030 kg
Firefly Alpha
Firefly AerospaceLength
29.6 m
Diameter
1.8 m
Payload to LEO
1,000 kg
Spectrum
Isar AerospaceLength
28 m
Diameter
2 m
Payload to LEO
1,000 kg
Astra Rocket 4
Astra SpaceLength
18.9 m
Diameter
1.8 m
Payload to LEO
750 kg
SSLV
Indian Space Research OrganizationLength
34 m
Diameter
2 m
Payload to LEO
500 kg
Pegasus XL
Orbital Sciences CorporationLength
17.6 m
Diameter
1.3 m
Payload to LEO
443 kg
Ceres-1S
Galactic EnergyPayload to LEO
350 kg
Vikram-I
Skyroot AerospaceLength
20 m
Diameter
1.7 m
Payload to LEO
350 kg
Eris-1 1
Gilmour Space TechnologiesLength
25 m
Diameter
2 m
Payload to LEO
305 kg
Electron
Rocket LabLength
18 m
Diameter
1.2 m
Payload to LEO
300 kg
KAIROS
Space OneLength
18 m
Diameter
1.4 m
Payload to LEO
250 kg
Zéphyr
LatitudeLength
19 m
Diameter
1.5 m
Payload to LEO
100 kg
Epsilon S
Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyLength
24.4 m
Diameter
2.5 m
Gaganyaan Abort Test Booster L40
Indian Space Research Organization
GSLV Mk II
Indian Space Research OrganizationLength
49 m
Diameter
2.8 m
H3-22 22
Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesLength
63 m
Diameter
5.3 m
H3-24 24
Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesLength
63 m
Diameter
5.3 m
H3-30 30
Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesLength
63 m
Diameter
5.3 m
HANBIT-Nano Nano
InnospaceLength
21.8 m
Diameter
1.4 m
Long March 7A A
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
New Shepard
Blue OriginLength
15 m
Diameter
3.7 m
PSLV-XL XL
Indian Space Research OrganizationLength
44 m
Diameter
2.8 m
Smart Dragon 3
China Rocket Co. Ltd.Length
32 m
Diameter
2.6 m
Starship Prototype
SpaceXLength
50 m
Diameter
9 m
Payload to LEO
N/A
Themis Demonstrator
ArianeGroupLength
28 m
Diameter
3.5 m
Vulcan
United Launch AllianceDiameter
5.4 m