| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nike Cajun | — | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 07/06/1956 | ✘ | ✘ | 4 | 7.7 | 0.42 | — | — | 246 |
| Sputnik 8K74PS | Sputnik | Energia | 10/04/1957 | ✘ | ✘ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vanguard | Vanguard | Lockheed Martin | 10/23/1957 | ✘ | ✘ | 11 | 23.0 | 1.14 | 9 | — | 123 |
| Juno-I | Redstone | Chrysler | 01/31/1958 | ✘ | ✘ | 6 | 21.2 | 1.78 | 11 | — | 416 |
| Sputnik 8A91 | Sputnik | Energia | 02/03/1958 | ✘ | ✘ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thor Able I | Thor | McDonnell Douglas | 04/24/1958 | ✘ | ✘ | 3 | 30.0 | 2.44 | 120 | — | 667 |
| Project Pilot | — | US Navy | 07/04/1958 | ✘ | ✘ | 6 | 4.4 | 0.76 | 1 | — | 125 |
| Atlas B | Atlas | Convair | 07/19/1958 | ✘ | ✘ | 1 | 31.4 | 3.66 | 68 | — | — |
| Vostok-L 8K72 | Vostok | Energia | 09/23/1958 | ✘ | ✘ | 9 | 30.84 | 2.6 | 4000 | — | 3956 |
| Juno II | Juno | Army Ballistic Missile Agency | 12/06/1958 | ✘ | ✘ | 10 | 24.0 | 2.67 | 41 | — | 654 |
| Thor Agena A | Thor | McDonnell Douglas | 01/21/1959 | ✘ | ✘ | 15 | 28.0 | 2.44 | 250 | — | 667 |
| Thor Able II | Thor | McDonnell Douglas | 01/23/1959 | ✘ | ✘ | 2 | 27.3 | 2.44 | — | — | 668 |
| Trailblazer 1 | Trailblazer | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 03/03/1959 | ✘ | ✘ | 1 | 17.1 | 0.58 | — | — | 365 |
| Atlas D | Atlas | Convair | 04/14/1959 | ✘ | ✘ | 9 | 25.15 | 3.0 | 1400 | — | 1880 |
| North American X-15 | — | North American Aviation | 06/08/1959 | ✘ | ✔ | 13 | 15.47 | 6.61 | — | — | 286 |
| Thor Able III | Thor | McDonnell Douglas | 08/07/1959 | ✘ | ✘ | 1 | 27.4 | 2.44 | — | — | 668 |
| Little Joe | Little Joe | North American Aviation | 08/21/1959 | ✘ | ✘ | 8 | 17.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Atlas-Able | Atlas | Convair | 11/26/1959 | ✘ | ✘ | 3 | 35.0 | 3.05 | — | 250 | 1587 |
| Atlas Agena A | Atlas | Convair | 02/26/1960 | ✘ | ✘ | 3 | 36.0 | 3.0 | 1000 | — | 1340 |
| Thor Able IV | Thor | McDonnell Douglas | 03/11/1960 | ✘ | ✘ | 1 | 27.2 | 2.44 | — | — | 668 |
| Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Thor-Ablestar | United States Air Force | 04/13/1960 | ✘ | ✘ | 19 | 29.0 | 1.44 | 150 | — | 760 |
| Delta DM-19 | Thor | United States Air Force | 05/13/1960 | ✘ | ✘ | 3 | 18.42 | 2.44 | — | — | 759 |
| Thor Delta | Thor | McDonnell Douglas | 05/13/1960 | ✘ | ✘ | 9 | 31.0 | 2.44 | 226 | — | 667 |
| Vostok 8K72 | Vostok | RKK Energiya | 05/15/1960 | ✘ | ✘ | 4 | 30.84 | 2.99 | 4550 | — | 3873 |
| Vostok | R-7 | Soviet Space Program | 05/15/1960 | ✘ | ✘ | 13 | 30.84 | 2.99 | 4725 | — | 971 |