Space Exploration: Rockets of the World |
| USA | Russia/CIS | Europe | China | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | India | Israel | Brazil |
EUROPE |
| Organizations | Launch Vehicles | GTO (Kg) | Polar (Kg) | LEO (Kg) | Launch Sites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNES Arianespace | Ariane-5 | 6,800 | 11,000 | Kourou, French Guiana | ||||||
| Ariane-4 | 4,500 |
CHINA |
| Organizations | Launch Vehicles | GTO (Kg) | Polar (Kg) | LEO (Kg) | Launch Sites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALT | CZ-3B | 4,500 | 13,600 | Xichang | ||||||
| CZ-2E | 3,370 | 9,200 | Xichang | |||||||
| CZ-3A | 2,500 | 9,000 | Xichang | |||||||
| CZ-3 | 1,500 | 5,000 | Xichang | |||||||
| CZ-4 | 1,100 | 2,500 | 4,000 | Xichang, Taiyuan | ||||||
| CZ-2C | 1,000 | 1,750 | 3,200 | Taiyuan, Jiuquan |
JAPAN |
| Organizations | Launch Vehicles | GTO (Kg) | Polar (Kg) | LEO (Kg) | Launch Sites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASDA | H-2A (2000) | 4,000 | 6,600 | 13,000 | Tanegashima
|
| H2
| 4000
|
| 10,500
|
|
| J1-A
|
|
| 1000+
|
|
| J1
|
|
| 870
|
| |
INDIA |
| Organizations | Launch Vehicles | GTO (Kg) | Polar (Kg) | LEO (Kg) | Launch Sites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISRO | GSLV (98-99) | 2,500 | 8,000 | Sriharikota
|
| PSLV
| 450
| 1,200
| 6,400
|
|
| ASLV
|
|
| 150
|
| |
ISRAEL |
| Organizations | Launch Vehicles | GTO (Kg) | Polar (Kg) | LEO (Kg) | Launch Sites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAI | Shavit | 1,000 | Palmachim | |||||||
| NEXT (1998) | 600 |
BRAZIL |
| Organizations | Launch Vehicles | GTO (Kg) | Polar (Kg) | LEO (Kg) | Launch Sites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCSM | VLS | 200 | Alcantara |
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