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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)
Europa I — European Launcher Development Organisation 11/29/1968 ✘ ✘ 3 33.0 3.05 200 200 1500
Thor Delta E — McDonnell Douglas 11/06/1965 ✘ ✘ 6 31.0 2.44 540 150 1452
Thor Delta E1 — McDonnell Douglas 07/01/1966 ✘ ✘ 17 28.0 2.44 540 150 1450
Thor Delta D — McDonnell Douglas 08/19/1964 ✘ ✘ 2 32.0 2.44 450 104 1571
Thor Delta B — McDonnell Douglas 12/13/1962 ✘ ✘ 9 31.0 2.44 370 68 667
Thor Delta A — McDonnell Douglas 10/02/1962 ✘ ✘ 2 31.0 2.44 250 68 667
Pegasus HAPS — Orbital Sciences Corporation 07/17/1991 ✘ ✘ 2 15.5 1.28 250 0 580
Zenit 3F — Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) 01/20/2011 ✘ ✘ 4 4.6 0.42 0 0 45
Zenit — Sea Launch 03/28/1999 ✘ ✘ 36 4.6 0.42 0 0 45
Zenit 2M — Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) 06/29/2007 ✘ ✘ 2 4.6 0.42 0 0 45
SpaceShipTwo — Virgin Galactic 10/10/2010 ✔ ✔ 66 18.0 8.2 0 0 310
Safir — Iranian Space Agency 08/16/2008 ✔ ✘ 5 22.0 1.25 0 0 255
Minotaur V — Orbital Sciences Corporation 09/07/2013 ✔ ✘ 1 23.9 2.35 1735 0 1600
Minotaur IV — Orbital Sciences Corporation 09/27/2011 ✔ ✘ 1 23.9 2.35 1950 0 2200
Safir 1B — Iranian Space Agency 05/23/2012 ✔ ✘ 3 22.0 1.25 0 0 255
Long March 2D — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 08/09/1992 ✔ ✘ 85 38.3 3.35 3500 0 2962
Kuaizhou — China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation 09/25/2013 ✘ ✘ 2 11.0 1.4 0 0 —
Minotaur IV — Orbital ATK 09/26/2010 ✔ ✘ 3 23.9 2.35 1735 0 2200
Pegasus XL HAPS — Orbital Sciences Corporation 12/23/1997 ✔ ✘ 5 17.6 1.27 443 0 580
Zenit — Land Launch 04/28/2008 ✘ ✘ 6 4.6 0.42 0 0 45
Pegasus XL — Orbital Sciences Corporation 06/27/1994 ✔ ✘ 31 17.6 1.27 443 0 580
New Shepard — Blue Origin 04/29/2015 ✔ ✔ 24 15.0 3.7 0 0 490
Long March 11 — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 09/25/2015 ✔ ✘ 17 20.0 2.0 500 0 1177
Pegasus — Orbital Sciences Corporation 04/05/1990 ✘ ✘ 4 16.9 1.27 443 0 580
Minotaur IV — Orbital Sciences Corporation 11/20/2010 ✔ ✘ 1 23.9 2.35 1750 0 2200
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