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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-3 Scout Vought 12/16/1962 5 24.0 1.01 87 513
Scout B Scout Vought 08/10/1965 23 25.0 1.01 143 513
Scout A Scout Vought 12/22/1965 11 25.0 1.01 122 513
Scout X-4 Scout Vought 06/28/1963 12 25.0 1.01 103 513
Paektusan 1 Korean Committee of Space Technology 08/31/1998 1 25.8 1.8 525
Trailblazer 2 Trailblazer National Aeronautics and Space Administration 12/14/1961 3 15.7 0.79 547
Pegasus XL Pegasus Orbital Sciences Corporation 06/27/1994 31 17.6 1.27 443 0 580
Pegasus Hybrid Pegasus Orbital Sciences Corporation 04/03/1995 4 15.5 1.28 350 0 580
Pegasus XL HAPS Pegasus Orbital Sciences Corporation 12/23/1997 5 17.6 1.27 443 0 580
Pegasus Pegasus Orbital Sciences Corporation 04/05/1990 4 16.9 1.27 443 0 580
Pegasus HAPS Pegasus Orbital Sciences Corporation 07/17/1991 2 15.5 1.28 250 0 580
Ceres-1 Ceres-1 Galactic Energy 11/07/2020 10 350 598
Ceres-1S Ceres-1 Galactic Energy 09/05/2023 1 350 598
Juno II Juno Army Ballistic Missile Agency 12/06/1958 10 24.0 2.67 41 654
Thor Agena A Thor McDonnell Douglas 01/21/1959 15 28.0 2.44 250 667
Thor Agena D Thor McDonnell Douglas 06/28/1962 13 31.0 2.44 667
Thor Delta C Thor McDonnell Douglas 11/27/1963 10 27.5 2.44 81 667
Thor Delta B Thor McDonnell Douglas 12/13/1962 9 31.0 2.44 370 68 667
Thor Delta A Thor McDonnell Douglas 10/02/1962 2 31.0 2.44 250 68 667
Thor Able I Thor McDonnell Douglas 04/24/1958 3 30.0 2.44 120 667
Thor Delta Thor McDonnell Douglas 05/13/1960 9 31.0 2.44 226 667
Thor Able II Thor McDonnell Douglas 01/23/1959 2 27.3 2.44 668
Thor Able III Thor McDonnell Douglas 08/07/1959 1 27.4 2.44 668
Thor Burner 1 Thor McDonnell Douglas 05/20/1965 4 23.0 2.44 668
Thor Able IV Thor McDonnell Douglas 03/11/1960 1 27.2 2.44 668