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Launch Service Providers (LSP)

Listed below are a selection of LSPs with information on the launch vehicles and their launch sites.

Antrix Corporation Limited

SHAR, India

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

PSLV

44.43

2.8

295,000

4

1600

GSLV Mk-II

49

3.4

401,000

3

2200

GSLV Mk-III

42.4

3.4

629,000

3

10,000

4000

Arianespace

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

Ariane 5

50.5

5.4

780,000

2

20,000

10,000

Soyuz

46.2

10.3

308,000

3

4,900

3,150

Vega

29.9

3.025

137,000

4

Target: 1,500 kg to 700 km Circular

China Great Wall Industry Corporation

Juiquan, China

Xichang, China

Taiyuan, China

Wenchang, China

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

LM-2C

42

3.35

233,000

2

3,366

LM-2D

37.73

3.35

232,700

2

3,700

LM-2F

49.7

3.35

460,000

2

9,500

LM-3A

52.52

3.35

241,000

3

LM-3B

54.838

3.35

426,000

3

LM-4

45.8

3.35

249,200

3

4,595

Commercial Space Technologies Ltd

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

  • COSMOS 3M launched 3 CubeSats on October 27 2005

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

DNEPR

34.3

3

211,000

3

Zenit 2

57

3.9

444,900

2

Zenit 3

59.6

3.9

462,200

3

COSMOS 3M

32.4

2.4

109,000

2

COSMOS International

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

Kapustin Yar, Russia

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

COSMOS 3M

32.4

2.4

109,000

2

1,500

Eurockot

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia

  • Launched 6 CubeSats on June 30 2003

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

Rockot

29.15

2.5

107,000

3

1,950

Galaxy Express Corporation

Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

GX

48

3.3

210,000

2

4,000

2,000

International Launch Services

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

Proton-M

57.2

4.35

691,272

3 or 4

21,600

5645-6360

ISC Kosmotras

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

  • Launched 14 CubeSats on July 26 2006 (unsuccessful)
  • Launched 7 CubeSats on April 17 2007

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

DNEPR

34.3

3

211,000

3

4,500

Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA

Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

Atlas V

58.2

3.81

546,700

2

9,750-29,420

4,950-13,000

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd

Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

H-IIA

53 m

4 m

290,000

2

10,000

3,600-4,400

3,700-5,700

H-IIA (Heavy Lift)

53 m

5 m

510,000

2

16,500

H IIB

56

4

551,000

2

19,000

8,000

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA

Wallops Island, USA

  • Launched 1 3U CubeSat on December 16 2006

Kodiac Launch Complex, USA

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

Pegasus XL

17.6

1.27

23,130

Minotaur

19.21

1.67

36,200

4

580

331

Minotaur IV

2.05

4

In development

Taurus

27.9

2.35

73,000

4

1,320

Taurus II

40 m

3.9 m

240,000

2 to 3

5,500

Sea Launch Company, LLC

Sea Launch Home Port, Southern California, USA

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

Zenit-3SL

59.6

3.9

462,200

3

13,740

5,180

Zenit-2SLB

57

3.9

444,900

2

13,740

5,000

Zenit-3SLB

59.6

3.9

462,200

3

3,750

1,600

SpaceX

Cape Caneveral Air Force Station, USA

Kwajalein, USA

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

Falcon 1

21.3

1.7

27,670

2

670

430

Falcon 9

54.9

3.6

333,400

2

9,900

4,900

Falcon 9 Heavy

54.9 m

3.6 m

885,000

2

27,500

12,000

Starsem

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

Soyuz

42.5

10.3

308,000

4

4000-6000

4000-6000

850-2,150

450

United Launch Alliance

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA

Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA

Launch Vehicle

Height (m)

Diameter (m)

Liftoff Mass (kg)

No. of Stages

Capability (kg)

LEO

SSO

GTO

GEO

Atlas V

58.2

3.81

546,700

2

9,750-29,420

4,950-13,000

Delta II

39

2.44

231,870

2 or 3

2,700-6,100

900-2,170

Delta IV

77.2

5

733,400

2

9,440-22,950

4,300-12,980