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Name Family Manufacturer Maiden Flight Date Active Reusable Launch Count Length (m) Max Diameter (m) LEO Capacity (kg) GTO Capacity (kg) Thrust at Liftoff (kN)
Scout X-1 Scout National Aeronautics and Space Administration 07/02/1960 6 25.0 1.01 59 471
Atlas LV-3B Atlas National Aeronautics and Space Administration 07/29/1960 10 28.7 3.0 1360 1300
Blue Scout Jr Blue Scout Vought 09/21/1960 8 12.4 0.79 222
Molniya 8K78 Molniya Strategic Rocket Forces 10/10/1960 40 43.44 3.0 1900 813
Atlas E Atlas Convair 10/11/1960 15
Thor DM-21 Agena-B Thor United States Air Force 10/26/1960 40
Redstone Redstone Chrysler 11/21/1960 6 25.41 1.78
Atlas Agena B Atlas United States Air Force 01/31/1961 29 20.27 3.05 363
Blue Scout II Blue Scout Vought 03/03/1961 1 24.0 1.02 30 471
Atlas F Atlas Convair 08/08/1961 9
Saturn I Saturn Chrysler 10/27/1961 10 55.0 6.6 9100 6700
Kosmos-2I 63S1 Kosmos 63S1 Strategic Rocket Forces 10/27/1961 38 31.0 1.6 300
Trailblazer 2 Trailblazer National Aeronautics and Space Administration 12/14/1961 3 15.7 0.79 547
Scout X-2 Scout Vought 03/29/1962 2 25.0 1.01 76 427
Atlas Centaur Atlas Convair 05/08/1962 4 33.0 3.05 1800 1704
Scout X-2M Scout Vought 05/24/1962 3 22.0 1.02 440
Vostok 8A92 Vostok RKK Energiya 06/01/1962 44 30.84 2.99 4730 3996
Thor Agena D Thor McDonnell Douglas 06/28/1962 13 31.0 2.44 667
Scout X-3A Scout Vought 08/31/1962 1 22.0 1.02 380
Thor Delta A Thor McDonnell Douglas 10/02/1962 2 31.0 2.44 250 68 667
Thor Delta B Thor McDonnell Douglas 12/13/1962 9 31.0 2.44 370 68 667
Scout X-3 Scout Vought 12/16/1962 5 24.0 1.01 87 513
Scout X-3M Scout Vought 02/19/1963 1 22.0 1.02 380
Thor SLV-2A Agena D Thor McDonnell Douglas 02/28/1963 61 31.0 2.44 1571
Scout X-4 Scout Vought 06/28/1963 12 25.0 1.01 103 513