Rockets of the World
19 launch vehicles compared by payload, cost, and performance
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Starship
SpaceX
ReusableSuper Heavy
Payload LEO150,000 kg
Reliability55%
Height
121m
First Flight
2023
$/kg
$600
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SLS Block 1
NASA / Boeing
Super Heavy
Payload LEO95,000 kg
Reliability100%
Height
98m
First Flight
2022
$/kg
$40k
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Falcon Heavy
SpaceX
ReusableSuper Heavy
Payload LEO63,800 kg
Reliability100%
Height
70m
First Flight
2018
$/kg
$1.4k
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New Glenn
Blue Origin
ReusableHeavy
Payload LEO45,000 kg
Reliability67%
Height
98m
First Flight
2025
$/kg
$1.5k
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Vulcan Centaur
ULA
Heavy
Payload LEO27,200 kg
Reliability100%
Height
62m
First Flight
2024
$/kg
$5.5k
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Long March 5
CASC
Heavy
Payload LEO25,000 kg
Reliability94%
Height
57m
First Flight
2016
$/kg
$5.0k
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Falcon 9
SpaceX
ReusableHeavy
Payload LEO22,800 kg
Reliability99.5%
Height
70m
First Flight
2010
$/kg
$2.7k
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Ariane 6
Arianespace
Heavy
Payload LEO21,650 kg
Reliability100%
Height
56m
First Flight
2024
$/kg
$7.5k
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H3
JAXA / MHI
Medium
Payload LEO16,500 kg
Reliability75%
Height
57m
First Flight
2024
$/kg
$5.5k
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Neutron
Rocket Lab
ReusableMedium
Payload LEO13,000 kg
Reliability0%
Height
43m
First Flight
2026
$/kg
$5.0k
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GSLV Mk III (LVM3)
ISRO
Medium
Payload LEO10,000 kg
Reliability100%
Height
43m
First Flight
2017
$/kg
$4.5k
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H-IIA
JAXA / MHI
Medium
Payload LEO10,000 kg
Reliability98%
Height
53m
First Flight
2001
$/kg
$10k
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Soyuz-2
Roscosmos
Medium
Payload LEO8,200 kg
Reliability97%
Height
46m
First Flight
2004
$/kg
$7.0k
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PSLV
ISRO
Small
Payload LEO3,800 kg
Reliability93.7%
Height
44m
First Flight
1993
$/kg
$4.0k
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Long March 2D
CASC
Small
Payload LEO3,500 kg
Reliability98.5%
Height
41m
First Flight
1992
$/kg
$8.0k
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Nuri (KSLV-II)
KARI
Small
Payload LEO2,600 kg
Reliability75%
Height
47m
First Flight
2021
$/kg
$15k
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Vega-C
Arianespace
Small
Payload LEO2,300 kg
Reliability75%
Height
35m
First Flight
2022
$/kg
$17k
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Firefly Alpha
Firefly Aerospace
Small
Payload LEO1,030 kg
Reliability43%
Height
29m
First Flight
2021
$/kg
$15k
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Electron
Rocket Lab
ReusableSmall
Payload LEO300 kg
Reliability95%
Height
18m
First Flight
2017
$/kg
$25k