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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)
Proton-M Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center 03/15/2004 33
Ariane 5 G+ ArianeGroup 03/02/2004 3 55.0 5.4 7100 12000
Long March 2C/SM China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 12/29/2003 2 42.0 3.35 3850 1440 2962
Strela Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center 12/05/2003 3
Delta II United Launch Alliance 08/25/2003 1 38.9 2.44 5959 2120
Atlas V 521 United Launch Alliance 07/17/2003 2 58.3 3.81 13490 6475 7203
Delta II United Launch Alliance 07/08/2003 3 38.9 2.4 2190
Soyuz-FG Progress Rocket Space Center 06/02/2003 10 4.95 2.68 7100
Delta IV M United Launch Alliance 03/11/2003 3 63.0 5.0 8600 3900 2890
Ariane 5 ECA ArianeGroup 12/11/2002 73 57.7 5.4 10500 11400
Delta IV M+(4,2) United Launch Alliance 11/20/2002 15 66.2 5.0 11920 6270 4200
Atlas V 401 United Launch Alliance 08/21/2002 41 58.3 3.8 9050 4950 3827
Delta II McDonnell Douglas 05/04/2002 2 40.0 2.44
Atlas IIIB Lockheed Martin 02/21/2002 4 52.8 3.05 10218 4498 4149
H-IIA Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 02/04/2002 7 53.0 4.0 5000
Minotaur-C 2110 Orbital Sciences Corporation 09/21/2001 2 27.9 2.35 1380 1380
Kaituozhe-1 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 09/15/2001 3 18.0 2.0 100
H-IIA Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 08/29/2001 33 53.0 4.0 10000 4100 2260
Delta II McDonnell Douglas 06/30/2001 1 39.0 2.44 3020
Soyuz Progress Rocket Space Center 05/20/2001 60 49.5 3.0 6450
GSLV Indian Space Research Organization 04/18/2001 6 49.13 2.8 5000 2500 4860
Proton-M Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center 04/07/2001 1 58.2 7.4 23000 6920 10532
Proton-M Briz-M Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center 04/07/2001 68 53.0 7.4 21000 4500 10000
Titan 403B Lockheed Martin 08/17/2000 1 54.0 3.05 21680 15000
Atlas IIIA Lockheed Martin 05/24/2000 2 52.8 3.05 8640 4055 4149