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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)
Delta II McDonnell Douglas 08/25/1997 1 39.0 2.44 4000
Proton-K/17S40 Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center 06/06/1997 6 59.0 4.15 6000 8847
Delta II United Launch Alliance 05/05/1997 17 38.7 2.4 5959 1842
Start-1.2 Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology 03/04/1997 1 22.7 1.8 500
Titan 402B IUS Lockheed Martin 02/23/1997 5 54.0 3.05 21680 15000
M-V IHI Corporation 02/12/1997 7 30.8 2.5 1800 3780
Ariane 5 G ArianeGroup 06/04/1996 16 57.0 5.4 12200 6900
Long March 3B/YZ-1 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 02/14/1996 14 54.8 3.35 11500 5100 5923
Long March 3 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 02/14/1996 24 54.8 3.35 11500 5100 5923
Delta II United Launch Alliance 11/04/1995 9 38.7 2.4 5959 1828
Conestoga 1620 Space Services Inc. 10/23/1995 1 1179
Athena I Lockheed Martin 08/15/1995 4 18.9 2.36 820 1900
Shavit-2 Israel Aerospace Industries 04/05/1995 10
Pegasus Hybrid Orbital Sciences Corporation 04/03/1995 4 15.5 1.28 350 0 580
Start Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology 03/28/1995 1 28.9 1.61 645 887
Delta II McDonnell Douglas 11/01/1994 2 38.9 2.44 4000
Pegasus XL Orbital Sciences Corporation 06/27/1994 31 17.6 1.27 443 0 580
Minotaur Orbital ATK 03/13/1994 4
Delta II McDonnell Douglas 02/19/1994 2 38.2 2.44 4000
Long March 3A China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 02/08/1994 27 52.5 3.35 0 2300 2962
Titan 401A Centaur Lockheed Martin 02/07/1994 9 63.1 3.05 21680 9000 14200
H-II Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 02/03/1994 7 49.0 4.0 10060 3930
Proton-K/DM-2M Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center 01/20/1994 41 59.0 4.15 8847
Atlas IIAS Lockheed Martin 12/16/1993 30 47.54 3.04 6580 2810 4391
PSLV Indian Space Research Organization 09/20/1993 12 44.0 2.8 3800 1200 4847