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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)
Ariane 5 ES ArianeGroup 03/09/2008 8 45.7 5.4 21000 11400
Proton-M Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center 12/25/2007 6
Atlas V 421 United Launch Alliance 10/11/2007 9 58.3 3.8 14067 6890
Zenit 2M Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) 06/29/2007 2 4.6 0.42 0 0 45
Delta II United Launch Alliance 06/08/2007 6 38.7 2.4 3099 1895
Long March 3 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 05/13/2007 57 56.3 3.35 12000 5500 5924
PSLV Indian Space Research Organization 04/23/2007 17 44.0 2.8 3800 1200 4847
Delta II United Launch Alliance 02/17/2007 1 38.9 2.4 1840
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat Progress Rocket Space Center 12/27/2006 24 46.3 2.95 8200 3250 4150
H-IIA Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 12/18/2006 5 53.0 4.0 6000 2260
Delta II United Launch Alliance 10/26/2006 2 38.9 2.4 1840
Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat Progress Rocket Space Center 10/19/2006 3
Long March 4C China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 04/26/2006 55
Atlas V 411 United Launch Alliance 04/20/2006 6 58.3 3.8 8080 5950
Falcon 1 SpaceX 03/24/2006 5 22.25 1.7 470 454
Atlas V 551 United Launch Alliance 01/19/2006 13 59.7 3.8 18850 8890 12269
Ariane 5 GS ArianeGroup 08/11/2005 6 55.0 5.4 6600 12000
Titan 405B Lockheed Martin 04/30/2005 1 54.0 3.05 14500 14200
Atlas V 431 United Launch Alliance 03/11/2005 3 59.1 3.8 15260 7700
H-IIA Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 02/26/2005 3 53.0 4.0 4500
Delta IV Heavy United Launch Alliance 12/21/2004 16 72.0 5.0 28370 14210 8674
Delta II United Launch Alliance 11/20/2004 6 38.9 2.44 2800
Soyuz 2.1a/Volga Progress Rocket Space Center 11/08/2004 1 19.6 2.68 4149
Soyuz 2.1a Progress Rocket Space Center 11/04/2004 44 46.3 2.95 7020 2810 4149
Minotaur-C 3210 Orbital Sciences Corporation 05/20/2004 1 31.6 2.35 1380