100 vehicles · 29 head-to-head pages
Rocket comparison
Every launch vehicle we hold data for, ordered by how often it has flown. Height, capacity, first flight and success rate come from Launch Library 2.
Head to head
- Falcon 9 vs Ariane 5 ECA
- Falcon 9 vs Long March 3B/E
- Falcon 9 vs Soyuz 2.1a
- Falcon 9 vs Atlas V 401
- Falcon 9 vs Delta IV Heavy
- Falcon 9 vs PSLV-XL
- Falcon Heavy vs Delta IV Heavy
- Falcon Heavy vs Proton-M
- Electron vs Ceres-1
- Electron vs Kuaizhou 1A
- Electron vs Pegasus XL
- Long March 2F/G vs Soyuz 2.1a
- Long March 3B/E vs Ariane 5 ECA
- Long March 4C vs PSLV
- Long March 6 vs Electron
- Long March 11 vs Kuaizhou 1A
- Atlas V 401 vs Delta IV M+(4,2)
- Atlas V 551 vs Delta IV Heavy
- Proton-M vs Ariane 5 ECA
- Soyuz 2.1b vs Long March 2D
- Space Shuttle vs Vostok
- Titan IIIC vs Proton-K/DM
- Vega vs PSLV
- H-IIA vs Ariane 5 ECA
- GSLV Mk II vs PSLV
- New Shepard vs SpaceShipTwo
- Zenit-2 vs Soyuz U
- Ariane 44L vs Ariane 42P
- Delta II vs Soyuz U
All vehicles
714Soyuz URussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · 51.1 m · LEO 6,900 kg · 97.2%1973-05-18643Falcon 9SpaceX · 70 m · LEO 22,800 kg · 99.8%2018-05-11445Kosmos-3MRussian Space Forces · — m · LEO — kg · 95.1%1967-05-15299VoskhodSoviet Space Program · — m · LEO — kg · 95.7%1963-11-16272Molniya-MRussian Space Forces · — m · LEO — kg · 95.2%1965-10-04135Space ShuttleNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 56.1 m · LEO 27,500 kg · 98.5%1981-04-12126Kosmos 11K63Strategic Rocket Forces · 31 m · LEO 300 kg · 93.7%1966-05-24122Tsiklon-3Yuzhnoye Design Bureau · 39.3 m · LEO 4,100 kg · 94.3%1977-06-24110ProtonKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · — m · LEO — kg · 93.6%1982-10-12105Tsiklon-2Yuzhnoye Design Bureau · 39.7 m · LEO 2,820 kg · 98.1%1969-08-06101Long March 2DChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 38.3 m · LEO 3,500 kg · 99.0%1992-08-0998ElectronRocket Lab · 18 m · LEO 300 kg · 95.9%2017-05-2593Vostok 8A92MRKK Energiya · 30.8 m · LEO 3,800 kg · 98.9%1964-08-2878Long March 3B/EChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 56.3 m · LEO 12,000 kg · 97.4%2007-05-1374Soyuz-U-PVBProgress Rocket Space Center · 51 m · LEO 6,900 kg · 97.3%1984-03-2173Ariane 5 ECAArianeGroup · 57.7 m · LEO — kg · 97.3%2002-12-1171Soyuz-USoviet Space Program · 34.5 m · LEO 7,050 kg · 100.0%1982-12-2368Proton-M Briz-MKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · 53 m · LEO 21,000 kg · 91.2%2001-04-0767SpaceShipTwoVirgin Galactic · 18 m · LEO 0 kg · 92.5%2010-10-1066Proton-K/DMKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · 59 m · LEO — kg · 92.4%1982-10-1266Long March 2CChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 42 m · LEO 3,850 kg · 98.5%1982-09-0961Thor SLV-2A Agena DMcDonnell Douglas · 31 m · LEO — kg · 93.4%1963-02-2860SoyuzProgress Rocket Space Center · 49.5 m · LEO 6,450 kg · 98.3%2001-05-2060Long March 4CChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · — m · LEO — kg · 96.7%2006-04-2659Long March 4BChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 44.1 m · LEO 4,200 kg · 98.3%1999-05-1058Soyuz 2.1aProgress Rocket Space Center · 46.3 m · LEO 7,020 kg · 98.3%2004-11-0448Atlas SLV-3 Agena DConvair · 36 m · LEO 1,000 kg · 91.7%1964-08-1444Vostok 8A92RKK Energiya · 30.8 m · LEO 4,730 kg · 90.9%1962-06-0141Proton-K/DM-2MKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · 59 m · LEO — kg · 95.1%1994-01-2041Atlas V 401United Launch Alliance · 58.3 m · LEO 9,050 kg · 100.0%2002-08-2140Molniya 8K78Strategic Rocket Forces · 43.4 m · LEO 1,900 kg · 50.0%1960-10-1040Thor DM-21 Agena-BUnited States Air Force · — m · LEO — kg · 80.0%1960-10-2640Ariane 44LAérospatiale · 58.7 m · LEO 10,200 kg · 97.5%1989-06-0539ProtonRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · 57 m · LEO — kg · 61.5%1967-03-1038Kosmos-2I 63S1Strategic Rocket Forces · 31 m · LEO 300 kg · 68.4%1961-10-2738New ShepardBlue Origin · 15 m · LEO 0 kg · 97.4%2015-04-2936Delta IIUnited Launch Alliance · 38.9 m · LEO — kg · 94.4%1990-11-2636Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-MProgress Rocket Space Center · 46.3 m · LEO 8,200 kg · 100.0%2008-07-2636ZenitSea Launch · 4.6 m · LEO 0 kg · 91.7%1999-03-2836Titan IIICLockheed Martin · 42 m · LEO 13,100 kg · 94.4%1965-06-1835Zenit-2Yuzhnoye Design Bureau · 57 m · LEO 13,740 kg · 82.9%1985-04-1335H-IIAMitsubishi Heavy Industries · 53 m · LEO 10,000 kg · 100.0%2001-08-2933Proton-MKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · — m · LEO — kg · 90.9%2004-03-1532Atlas SLV-3D CentaurConvair · 21 m · LEO 800 kg · 93.8%1973-04-0632SoyuzRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · — m · LEO — kg · 93.8%1966-11-2832Pegasus XLOrbital Sciences Corporation · 17.6 m · LEO 443 kg · 90.6%1994-06-2731Rokot/Briz-KMRussian Aerospace Defence Forces · 29 m · LEO 1,850 kg · 90.3%2000-05-1631Kuaizhou 1AExPace · 19.4 m · LEO 300 kg · 90.3%2017-01-0930Atlas IIASLockheed Martin · 47.5 m · LEO 6,580 kg · 100.0%1993-12-1630Delta 2914McDonnell Douglas · 35 m · LEO 724 kg · 93.3%1974-04-1330Thorad SLV-2G Agena DMcDonnell Douglas · 32.9 m · LEO — kg · 96.7%1966-08-0929Atlas Agena BUnited States Air Force · 20.3 m · LEO — kg · 72.4%1961-01-3129ProtonKhrunichev State Research and Production Space Center · — m · LEO — kg · 89.7%1968-11-1628Long March 6AChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 50 m · LEO — kg · 100.0%2022-03-2927PSLV-XLIndian Space Research Organization · 44 m · LEO — kg · 92.6%2008-10-2227Long March 3AChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 52.5 m · LEO 0 kg · 100.0%1994-02-0826Soyuz 2.1b/FregatProgress Rocket Space Center · 46.3 m · LEO 8,200 kg · 92.3%2006-12-2726Delta IIUnited Launch Alliance · 38.9 m · LEO — kg · 100.0%1998-01-1026Ariane 44LPAérospatiale · 58.4 m · LEO 8,000 kg · 96.2%1988-06-1525Falcon 9SpaceX · 71 m · LEO 22,800 kg · 96.0%2015-12-2225Soyuz 2.1bProgress Rocket Space Center · 46.3 m · LEO 8,200 kg · 100.0%2008-07-2624Long March 3BChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 54.8 m · LEO 11,500 kg · 87.5%1996-02-1423Titan 24BLockheed Martin · 45 m · LEO 3,000 kg · 91.3%1971-08-1223Atlas IIALockheed Martin · 47.5 m · LEO 6,580 kg · 100.0%1992-06-1023Scout BVought · 25 m · LEO 143 kg · 91.3%1965-08-1023Atlas V 551United Launch Alliance · 59.7 m · LEO 18,850 kg · 100.0%2006-01-1922DneprISC Kosmotras · — m · LEO — kg · 95.5%1999-04-2122Long March 2F/GChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 62 m · LEO 8,399 kg · 100.0%2011-10-3122Titan IIIDLockheed Martin · 36 m · LEO 12,300 kg · 100.0%1971-06-1522VegaAvio S.p.A · 29.9 m · LEO 1,500 kg · 90.9%2012-02-1322Titan IIIBLockheed Martin · 45 m · LEO 3,000 kg · 95.5%1966-07-2921R-36O 8K69Yuzhnoye Design Bureau · 32.6 m · LEO — kg · 90.5%1965-07-2820Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-MProgress Rocket Space Center · 46.3 m · LEO 7,020 kg · 95.0%2010-10-1919Thor DM-21 AblestarUnited States Air Force · 29 m · LEO 150 kg · 68.4%1960-04-1318Long March 7AChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · — m · LEO — kg · 88.9%2020-03-1618PSLVIndian Space Research Organization · 44 m · LEO 3,800 kg · 100.0%2007-04-2318Long March 11China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 20 m · LEO 500 kg · 100.0%2015-09-2517Thor Delta E1McDonnell Douglas · 28 m · LEO 540 kg · 94.1%1966-07-0117Ceres-1Galactic Energy · — m · LEO 350 kg · 88.2%2020-11-0717Delta IIUnited Launch Alliance · 38.7 m · LEO 5,959 kg · 100.0%1997-05-0517Atlas SLV-3C CentaurConvair · 21 m · LEO 800 kg · 88.2%1967-09-0817Scout G-1Vought · 26 m · LEO 210 kg · 100.0%1979-10-3016Delta IV HeavyUnited Launch Alliance · 72 m · LEO 28,370 kg · 93.8%2004-12-2116Scout D-1Vought · 25 m · LEO 183 kg · 100.0%1972-08-1316Ariane 5 GArianeGroup · 57 m · LEO 12,200 kg · 81.2%1996-06-0416Kinetica 1CAS Space · 30 m · LEO 2,000 kg · 93.8%2022-07-2715Thor Agena AMcDonnell Douglas · 28 m · LEO 250 kg · 60.0%1959-01-2115Atlas EConvair · — m · LEO — kg · 100.0%1960-10-1115Long March 3B/YZ-1China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 54.8 m · LEO 11,500 kg · 100.0%1996-02-1415Ariane 42PAérospatiale · 55.9 m · LEO 6,000 kg · 93.3%1990-11-2015Ariane 44PAérospatiale · 56.9 m · LEO 6,500 kg · 100.0%1991-04-0415Long March 6China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · 29 m · LEO — kg · 100.0%2015-09-1915Delta IV M+(4,2)United Launch Alliance · 66.2 m · LEO 11,920 kg · 100.0%2002-11-2015Atlas Agena DConvair · 36 m · LEO 1,000 kg · 100.0%1963-07-1215Falcon 9SpaceX · 68.4 m · LEO 13,150 kg · 93.3%2013-09-2914Falcon HeavySpaceX · 70 m · LEO 63,800 kg · 100.0%2018-02-0614Soyuz STBProgress Rocket Space Center · 46.3 m · LEO 8,200 kg · 92.9%2011-10-2114Long March 3CChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · — m · LEO — kg · 100.0%2008-04-2513GSLV Mk IIIndian Space Research Organization · 49 m · LEO 0 kg · 84.6%2010-04-1513VostokSoviet Space Program · 30.8 m · LEO 4,725 kg · 84.6%1960-05-15