Rockets & Launch Vehicles
Specifications, flight records and launch history for the world's major rockets.
Ariane 6
OperationalEurope's new heavy-lift rocket, successor to the long-serving Ariane 5.
Atlas V
OperationalUnited Launch Alliance's reliable expendable rocket, flying since 2002.
Electron
OperationalRocket Lab's small-lift workhorse — high-cadence dedicated launches for small satellites.
Falcon 9
OperationalSpaceX's partially-reusable workhorse — the most-flown orbital rocket in history.
Falcon Heavy
OperationalThree Falcon 9 cores strapped together — one of the most powerful operational rockets flying.
Long March 5
OperationalChina's most powerful rocket, enabling its lunar, Mars and space-station ambitions.
New Glenn
OperationalBlue Origin's reusable heavy-lift rocket, named for astronaut John Glenn.
Vulcan Centaur
OperationalULA's next-generation rocket, replacing Atlas V and Delta IV.
Starship
In DevelopmentSpaceX's fully-reusable super heavy-lift rocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever flown.
Ariane 5
RetiredEurope's retired heavy-lift workhorse — famous for launching the James Webb Space Telescope.
Delta IV Heavy
RetiredThe retired hydrogen-fuelled heavy-lifter that flew America's most sensitive payloads.
Falcon 1
RetiredSpaceX's first rocket — the first privately-developed liquid-fuelled launcher to reach orbit.