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Loading contentEvery rocket in the encyclopedia, ordered by first flight — from the R-7 of 1957 to today's reusable heavy-lift vehicles.
| Vehicle | Country | First flight | Lift class | LEO payload | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-7 Semyorka | Soviet Union | 1957 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| Saturn I | United States | 1961 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| Titan II GLV | United States | 1964 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| Proton | Russia | 1965 | Heavy-lift | 23,000 kg | Active |
| Saturn IB | United States | 1966 | Heavy-lift | — | Retired |
| Soyuz | Russia | 1966 | Medium-lift | — | Active |
| Saturn V | United States | 1967 | Super heavy-lift | 140,000 kg | Retired |
| N1 | Soviet Union | 1969 | Super heavy-lift | — | Retired |
| Ariane 1 | Europe | 1979 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| Space Shuttle | United States | 1981 | Heavy-lift | 27,500 kg | Retired |
| Ariane 3 | Europe | 1984 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| Zenit | Ukraine / Russia | 1985 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| Ariane 2 | Europe | 1986 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| Energia | Soviet Union | 1987 | Super heavy-lift | 100,000 kg | Retired |
| Ariane 4 | Europe | 1988 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| Delta II | United States | 1989 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| Titan IV | United States | 1989 | Heavy-lift | — | Retired |
| Pegasus | United States | 1990 | Small-lift | 450 kg | Active |
| PSLV | India | 1993 | Medium-lift | 3,800 kg | Active |
| H-II | Japan | 1994 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| Ariane 5 | Europe | 1996 | Heavy-lift | — | Retired |
| Long March 3B | China | 1996 | Heavy-lift | — | Active |
| Long March 2F | China | 1999 | Medium-lift | 8,400 kg | Active |
| Minotaur | United States | 2000 | Small-lift | — | Active |
| H-IIA | Japan | 2001 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| GSLV | India | 2001 | Medium-lift | — | Active |
| Atlas V | United States | 2002 | Medium-lift | — | Active |
| Delta IV Heavy | United States | 2004 | Heavy-lift | 28,800 kg | Retired |
| Falcon 1 | United States | 2006 | Small-lift | — | Retired |
| Falcon 9 | United States | 2010 | Medium-lift | 22,800 kg | Active |
| Vega | Europe | 2012 | Small-lift | 1,500 kg | Retired |
| Antares | United States | 2013 | Medium-lift | — | Retired |
| Epsilon | Japan | 2013 | Small-lift | 1,200 kg | Active |
| Angara A5 | Russia | 2014 | Heavy-lift | 24,000 kg | Active |
| New Shepard | United States | 2015 | Suborbital | — | Active |
| Long March 5 | China | 2016 | Heavy-lift | 25,000 kg | Active |
| Long March 7 | China | 2016 | Medium-lift | — | Active |
| Electron | United States / New Zealand | 2017 | Small-lift | 300 kg | Active |
| LVM3 | India | 2017 | Medium-lift | 10,000 kg | Active |
| Falcon Heavy | United States | 2018 | Super heavy-lift | 63,800 kg | Active |
| LauncherOne | United States | 2020 | Small-lift | — | Retired |
| Firefly Alpha | United States | 2021 | Small-lift | 1,000 kg | Active |
| Space Launch System (SLS) | United States | 2022 | Super heavy-lift | 95,000 kg | Active |
| Vega-C | Europe | 2022 | Small-lift | 2,300 kg | Active |
| SSLV | India | 2022 | Small-lift | 500 kg | Active |
| Starship | United States | 2023 | Super heavy-lift | — | In development |
| H3 | Japan | 2023 | Medium-lift | — | Active |
| Vulcan Centaur | United States | 2024 | Heavy-lift | — | Active |
| Ariane 6 | Europe | 2024 | Heavy-lift | — | Active |
| New Glenn | United States | 2025 | Heavy-lift | 45,000 kg | Active |
| Spectrum | Germany | 2025 | Small-lift | — | In development |
| Neutron | United States | — | Medium-lift | 13,000 kg | In development |
| Terran R | United States | — | Heavy-lift | — | In development |
| Long March 9 | China | — | Super heavy-lift | — | In development |
| Miura 5 | Spain | — | Small-lift | — | In development |