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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)
Pegasus XL HAPS Pegasus Orbital Sciences Corporation 12/23/1997 5 17.6 1.27 443 0 580
Minotaur IV Minotaur Orbital ATK 09/26/2010 3 23.9 2.35 1735 0 2200
Minotaur IV Minotaur Orbital Sciences Corporation 11/20/2010 1 23.9 2.35 1750 0 2200
Safir Nodong Iranian Space Agency 08/16/2008 5 22.0 1.25 0 0 255
Minotaur IV Minotaur Orbital Sciences Corporation 09/27/2011 1 23.9 2.35 1950 0 2200
Rokot/Briz-KM Rokot Russian Aerospace Defence Forces 05/16/2000 31 29.0 2.5 1850 0 1870
Zenit Zenith Sea Launch 03/28/1999 36 4.6 0.42 0 0 45
Pegasus XL Pegasus Orbital Sciences Corporation 06/27/1994 31 17.6 1.27 443 0 580
Zenit 3F Zenith Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) 01/20/2011 4 4.6 0.42 0 0 45
Kuaizhou DF-21 China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation 09/25/2013 2 11.0 1.4 0 0
New Shepard Blue Origin Blue Origin 04/29/2015 24 15.0 3.7 0 0 490
Minotaur V Minotaur Orbital Sciences Corporation 09/07/2013 1 23.9 2.35 1735 0 1600
Pegasus Pegasus Orbital Sciences Corporation 04/05/1990 4 16.9 1.27 443 0 580
Pegasus HAPS Pegasus Orbital Sciences Corporation 07/17/1991 2 15.5 1.28 250 0 580
Zenit 2M Zenith Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) 06/29/2007 2 4.6 0.42 0 0 45
SpaceShipTwo SpaceShipTwo Virgin Galactic 10/10/2010 66 18.0 8.2 0 0 310
Safir 1B Nodong Iranian Space Agency 05/23/2012 3 22.0 1.25 0 0 255
Long March 2D Long March 2 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 08/09/1992 85 38.3 3.35 3500 0 2962
Pegasus Hybrid Pegasus Orbital Sciences Corporation 04/03/1995 4 15.5 1.28 350 0 580
Long March 11 Long March 11 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 09/25/2015 17 20.0 2.0 500 0 1177
Zenit Zenith Land Launch 04/28/2008 6 4.6 0.42 0 0 45
Thor Delta A Thor McDonnell Douglas 10/02/1962 2 31.0 2.44 250 68 667
Thor Delta B Thor McDonnell Douglas 12/13/1962 9 31.0 2.44 370 68 667
Thor Delta D Thor McDonnell Douglas 08/19/1964 2 32.0 2.44 450 104 1571
Thor Delta E1 Thor McDonnell Douglas 07/01/1966 17 28.0 2.44 540 150 1450