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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)
Soyuz 2.1a — Progress Rocket Space Center 11/04/2004 ✔ ✘ 44 46.3 2.95 7020 2810 4149
Soyuz 2.1a/Volga — Progress Rocket Space Center 11/08/2004 ✔ ✘ 1 19.6 2.68 — — 4149
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M — Progress Rocket Space Center 10/19/2010 ✔ ✘ 18 46.3 2.95 7020 — 4149
Atlas IIIA — Lockheed Martin 05/24/2000 ✘ ✘ 2 52.8 3.05 8640 4055 4149
Soyuz 11A511L — Energia 08/12/1971 ✘ ✘ 3 50.0 2.95 5500 — 4054
Soyuz 11A511M — Energia 12/27/1971 ✘ ✘ 8 50.0 2.95 6600 — 4054
Soyuz 11A510 — Energia 12/27/1965 ✘ ✘ 2 31.0 10.3 4500 — 4037
Soyuz 11A511 — Energia 11/28/1966 ✘ ✘ 0 45.6 10.3 6450 — 4037
Delta II — McDonnell Douglas 11/01/1994 ✘ ✘ 2 38.9 2.44 — — 4000
Delta II — McDonnell Douglas 08/25/1997 ✘ ✘ 1 39.0 2.44 — — 4000
Delta II — McDonnell Douglas 02/19/1994 ✘ ✘ 2 38.2 2.44 — — 4000
Sputnik 11A59 — Energia 12/01/1963 ✘ ✘ 2 30.0 2.99 1400 — 3999
Vostok 8A92 — RKK Energiya 06/01/1962 ✘ ✘ 44 30.84 2.99 4730 — 3996
Vostok 8A92M — RKK Energiya 08/28/1964 ✘ ✘ 93 30.84 2.99 3800 — 3996
Delta II — McDonnell Douglas 02/14/1989 ✘ ✘ 13 38.1 2.44 3981 1446 3981
Vostok-L 8K72 — Energia 09/23/1958 ✘ ✘ 9 30.84 2.6 4000 — 3956
Ariane 42P — Aérospatiale 11/20/1990 ✘ ✘ 15 55.9 3.8 6000 2990 3944
Vostok 8K72 — RKK Energiya 05/15/1960 ✘ ✘ 4 30.84 2.99 4550 — 3873
Antares 230 — Northrop Grumman Space Systems 10/17/2016 ✘ ✘ 5 42.5 3.9 7800 — 3844
Antares 230+ — Northrop Grumman Space Systems 11/02/2019 ✘ ✘ 8 42.5 3.9 8200 — 3844
Atlas V 501 — United Launch Alliance 04/22/2010 ✔ ✘ 8 58.3 3.8 8210 3780 3827
Atlas V 401 — United Launch Alliance 08/21/2002 ✔ ✘ 41 58.3 3.8 9050 4950 3827
Atlas V — United Launch Alliance — ✔ ✘ 0 60.0 — — — 3826
Atlas Burner 2 — Convair 08/16/1968 ✘ ✘ 2 21.0 3.05 800 — 3824
Atlas SLV-3 — Convair 06/01/1966 ✘ ✘ 4 21.0 3.05 800 — 3824
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