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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)
Paektusan 1 Korean Committee of Space Technology 08/31/1998 1 25.8 1.8 525
Kaituozhe-1 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 09/15/2001 3 18.0 2.0 100
Atlas F/PTS Convair 07/14/1974 1
Trailblazer 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 03/03/1959 1 17.1 0.58 365
Thor Agena D McDonnell Douglas 06/28/1962 13 31.0 2.44 667
Soyuz-U Soviet Space Program 12/23/1982 71 34.54 2.95 7050
Delta II United Launch Alliance 10/26/2006 2 38.9 2.4 1840
Atlas E Convair 10/11/1960 15
Scout G-1 Vought 10/30/1979 17 26.0 1.14 210 395
Long March 2E China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 07/16/1990 7 49.686 7.85 9200 5923
Space Shuttle National Aeronautics and Space Administration 04/12/1981 135 56.1 8.0 27500 28200
Thor Delta D McDonnell Douglas 08/19/1964 2 32.0 2.44 450 104 1571
Thor Able III McDonnell Douglas 08/07/1959 1 27.4 2.44 668
Trailblazer 2 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 12/14/1961 3 15.7 0.79 547