Medium-lift launch vehicle

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A medium-lift launch vehicle (MLV) is a rocket launch vehicle that is capable of lifting between Template:Convert by NASA classification or between Template:Convert by Russian classification[1] of payload into low Earth orbit (LEO).[2] An MLV is between small-lift launch vehicles and heavy-lift launch vehicles.

Rated launch vehicles

Operational

Vehicle Origin Manufacturer Mass to
LEO (kg) 		Mass to
other orbits (kg) 		Launches First Flight
Falcon 9 Block 5 Template:USA SpaceX Template:Nts reusable
22,800 expendable 		Template:Nts to GTO reusable
8,300 to GTO expendable
4,020 to Mars 		Template:Nts 2018
Soyuz-2/Soyuz ST Template:RUS TsSKB-Progress Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO
4,400 to SSO 		162 2006Template:Efn
Long March 4B/4C Template:CHN SAST Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO
2,800 to SSO 		99 1999
Atlas V Template:USA United Launch Alliance Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO 97 2002
Zenit-3 Template:UKR Yuzhmash Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO 84 1999
Long March 3B/E Template:CHN CALT Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO
6,900 to SSO 		79 2007
Long March 2D Template:CHN SAST Template:Nts Template:Nts to SSO 78 1992
Long March 2C Template:CHN CALT Template:Nts Template:Nts to SSO 71 1982
PSLV Template:IND ISRO Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO
Template:Nts to SSO 		58 1993
H-IIA Template:JPN Mitsubishi Template:Nts-15,000 Template:Nts-6,000 to GTO 46 2001
Long March 3A Template:CHN CALT Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO
5,000 to SSO 		27 1994
Long March 2F Template:CHN CALT Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO 20 1999
Long March 3C Template:CHN CALT Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO
6,500 to SSO 		18 2008
GSLV Template:IND ISRO Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO 15 2010
Long March 7/7A Template:CHN CALT Template:Nts Template:Nts to SSO
Template:Nts to GTO 		12 2016
Soyuz-2.1v Template:RUS TsSKB-Progress Template:Nts Template:Nts to SSO 9 2013
LVM 3 Template:IND ISRO Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO 7 2017Template:Efn
Nuri Template:KOR KARI Template:Nts Template:Nts to SSO (700 km) 3 2022Template:Efn
Long March 8 Template:CHN CALT Template:Nts Template:Nts to SSO 2 2020
Angara 1.2 Template:RUS Khrunichev Template:Nts[3] 2 2022Template:Efn
Zhuque-2 Template:CHN LandSpace Template:Nts Template:Nts to SSO (500 km) 2 2022
Vega-C Template:EU Avio Template:Nts to SSO (700 km)[4] 1 2022
H3 Template:JPN Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Template:Nts to GTO
Template:Nts to SSO 		1 2023

Under development

Vehicle Origin Manufacturer Mass to
LEO (kg) 		Mass to
other orbits (kg) 		Expected Flight
Ariane 6 (A62) Template:Flagicon Template:FRA Arianespace Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO 2023
Irtysh Template:RUS Progress Rocket Space Centre Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO 2025
Long March 10A Template:China CALT 14,000 >2026
Unified Launch Vehicle Template:IND Indian Space Research Organization Template:Nts-15000 Template:Nts-6000 to GTO 2023
Neutron Template:NZ
Template:USA 		Rocket Lab Template:Nts 2024
MLV Template:USA Firefly Aerospace Template:Nts[5] 2025
Pallas-1 Template:China Galactic Energy Template:Nts 3,000 to SSO 2024

Retired

Vehicle Origin Manufacturer Mass to
LEO (kg) 		Mass to
other orbits (kg) 		Launches First Flight Last Flight
Vostok Template:USSR RSC Energia Template:Nts Template:Nts 1958 1991
Saturn I Template:USA Chrysler & Douglas Template:Nts Template:Nts 1961 1965

long

Atlas-Centaur Template:USA Lockheed Template:Nts Template:Nts 1962 1983
Titan II GLV Template:USA Martin Template:Nts Template:Nts 1964 1966
Titan IIIC Template:USA Martin Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO
1,200 to TMI 		Template:Nts 1965 1982
Molniya-M Template:USSR
Template:RUS 		TsSKB-Progress Template:Nts Template:Nts 1965 2010
Proton-K Template:USSR
Template:RUS 		Khrunichev Template:Nts Template:Nts 1965 2012
Soyuz original Template:USSR OKB-1 Template:Nts Template:Nts 1966 1975
R-36 Tsyklon Template:USSR
Template:UKR 		Yuzhmash Template:Nts-5,250 (depends on variant)[6][7] Template:Nts-910 to GTO[8] Template:Nts 1967 2009
Soyuz-L Template:USSR OKB-1 Template:Nts Template:Nts 1970 1971
Titan IIID Template:USA Martin Template:Nts Template:Nts 1971 1982
Soyuz-M Template:USSR OKB-1 Template:Nts Template:Nts 1971 1976
Soyuz-U Template:USSR
Template:RUS 		TsSKB-Progress Template:Nts Template:Nts 1973 2017
Feng Bao 1 Template:CHN Shanghai Bureau No.2 Template:Nts Template:Nts 1973 1981
Long March 2A Template:CHN CALT Template:Nts Template:Nts 1974 1976
Titan IIIE Template:USA Martin Marietta Template:Nts Template:Nts to TMI Template:Nts 1974 1977
Delta 3920–5920 Template:USA Douglas Template:Nts–3,848 Template:Nts 1980 1990
N-II[9] Template:JPN Mitsubishi Template:Nts Template:Nts 1981 1987
Soyuz-U2 Template:USSR TsSKB-Progress Template:Nts Template:Nts 1982 1995
Atlas G Template:USA Lockheed Template:Nts Template:Nts 1984 1989
Long March 3 Template:CHN CALT Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO Template:Nts 1984 2000
Zenit-2 Template:USSR
Template:UKR 		Yuzhnoye Template:Nts Template:Nts 1985 2004
H-I Template:JPN Mitsubishi Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO Template:Nts 1986 1992
Long March 4A Template:CHN SAST Template:Nts Template:Nts 1988 1990
Ariane 4 Template:Flagicon Template:FRA Aérospatiale Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO Template:Nts 1988 2003
Delta II Template:USA United Launch Alliance Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO
1,000 to HCO 		Template:Nts 1989 2018
Atlas I, II, III Template:USA Lockheed Template:Nts–8,686 Template:Nts–4,609 to GTO Template:Nts 1990 2005
Long March 2E Template:CHN CALT Template:Nts Template:Nts 1990 1995
H-II / IIS Template:JPN Mitsubishi Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO Template:Nts 1994 1999
Ariane 5 Template:Flagicon Template:FRA Arianespace Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO Template:Nts 1996 2023
Long March 3B Template:CHN CALT Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO
5,700 to SSO 		Template:Nts 1996 2012
Delta III Template:USA Boeing Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO Template:Nts 1998 2000
Dnepr Template:UKR Yuzhmash Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO
550 to TLI 		Template:Nts 1999 2015
Soyuz-FG Template:RUS TsSKB-Progress Template:Nts Template:Nts 2001 2019
GSLV Mk.I Template:IND ISRO Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO Template:Nts 2001 2010
H-IIB Template:JPN Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO Template:Nts 2009 2020
Falcon 9 v1.0 Template:USA SpaceX Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO Template:Nts 2010 2013
Antares 110–130 Template:USA Orbital Sciences Template:Nts[10] Template:Nts to SSO Template:Nts 2013 2014
Falcon 9 v1.1 Template:USA SpaceX Template:Nts Template:Nts to GTO Template:Nts 2013 2016
Falcon 9 Full Thrust

(before Block 5)

Template:USA SpaceX Template:Nts+[11] Template:Nts+[12] to GTO Template:Nts 2015 2018
Antares 230 Template:USA Northrop Grumman Template:Nts[10] Template:Nts to SSO 13 2016 2023

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Great Russian Encyclopedia{{#if:Osipov|, Osipov}. Great Russian Encyclopedia(2004–2017)
  2. ↑ NASA Space Technology Roadmaps - Launch Propulsion Systems, p.11: "Small: 0-2t payloads, Medium: 2-20t payloads, Heavy: 20-50t payloads, Super Heavy: >50t payloads"
  3. ↑ Angara Launch Vehicle Family. Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Vega C. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Medium Launch Vehicle. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Tsiklon-2.
  7. ↑ Template:Cite encyclopedia
  8. ↑ Tsyklon-4M (Cyclone-4M) prepares a move to Canada.
  9. ↑ N-2. Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Antares (Taurus-2), Krebs, Gunter. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  11. ↑ SpaceX and Cape Canaveral Return to Action with First Operational Starlink Mission. NASASpaceFlight.com(2019-11-11). Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  12. ↑ Telstar 19V (Telstar 19 Vantage). Gunter's Space Page. Gunter. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

Further reading

  • Mallove, Eugene F. and Matloff, Gregory L. The Starflight Handbook: A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel, Wiley. Template:ISBN.
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