Archive-name: space/launchers
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ORBITAL AND PLANETARY LAUNCH SERVICES

The following data comes from _International Reference Guide to Space Launch
Systems_ by Steven J. Isakowitz, 1991 edition.

Notes:
    * Unless otherwise specified, LEO and polar paylaods are for a 100 nm
 orbit.
    * Reliablity data includes launches through Dec, 1990. Reliabity for a
 familiy of vehicles includes launches by types no longer built when
 applicable
    * Prices are in millions of 1990 $US and are subject to change.
    * Only operational vehicle families are included. Individual vehicles
 which have not yet flown are marked by an asterisk (*) If a vehicle
 had first launch after publication of my data
 it may still be
 marked with an asterisk.


Vehicle        |     Payload  kg  (lbs)   | Reliability | Price | Launch Site
(nation)       |  LEO    Polar    GTO   |  | | (Lat. & Long.)
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Ariane         35/40  87.5%   Kourou
(ESA)         (5.2 N, 52.8 W)
  AR40  4,900   3,900    1,900    1/1    $65m
        (10,800)  (8,580)  (4,190)
  AR42P  6,100   4,800    2,600    1/1    $67m
        (13,400)  (10,600) (5,730)
  AR44P  6,900   5,500    3,000    0/0 ?   $70m
        (15,200)  (12,100) (6,610)
  AR42L  7,400   5,900    3,200    0/0 ?   $90m
        (16,300)  (13,000) (7,050)
  AR44LP 8,300   6,600    3,700    6/6    $95m
        (18,300)  (14,500) (8,160)
  AR44L  9,600   7,700    4,200    3/4    $115m
        (21,100)  (16,900) (9,260)

* AR5        18,000    ???    6,800    0/0    $105m
       (39,600)    (15,000)
        [300nm]


Atlas        213/245 86.9%  Cape Canaveral
(USA)         (28.5 N, 81.0W)
  Atlas E  --    820      --     15/17   $45m  Vandeberg AFB
     (1,800)    (34.7 N, 120.6W)

  Atlas I 5,580   4,670    2,250    1/1    $70m
        (12,300)  (10,300) (4,950)

  Atlas II 6,395   5,400    2,680    0/0    $75m
        (14,100)  (11,900) (5,900)

  Atlas IIA 6,760   5,715    2,810    0/0    $85m
        (14,900)  (12,600) (6,200)

* Atlas IIAS 8,390   6,805    3,490    0/0    $115m
        (18,500)  (15,000) (7,700)


Delta        189/201 94.0%  Cape Canaveral
(USA)         Vandenberg AFB
  Delta 6925 3,900   2,950    1,450   14/14   $45m
        (8,780)  (6,490)  (3,190)

  Delta 7925 5,045   3,830    1,820    1/1    $50m
        (11,100)  (8,420)  (2,000)


Energia         2/2  100%   Baikonur
(Russia)        (45.6 N 63.4 E)
  Energia      88,000  80,000     ???     2/2    $110m
       (194,000) (176,000)


H series        22/22 100%   Tangeshima
(Japan)        (30.2 N 130.6 E)
* H-2        10,500  6,600    4,000    0/0    $110m
       (23,000) (14,500)  (8,800)


Kosmos        371/377 98.4%  Plestek
(Russia)        (62.8 N 40.1 E)
  Kosmos      1100 - 1350  (2300 - 3000)   $???  Kapustin Yar
       [400 km orbit ??? inclination]    (48.4 N 45.8 E)


Long March        23/25 92.0%   Jiquan SLC
(China)         (41 N 100 E)
* CZ-1D   720   ???     200     0/0    $10m  Xichang SLC
  (1,590)     (440)    (28 N 102 E)
         Taiyuan SLC
  CZ-2C  3,200   1,750    1,000    12/12   $20m  (41 N 100 E)
        (7,040)  (3,860)  (2,200)

  CZ-2E  9,200    ???    3,370    1/1    $40m
        (20,300)    (7,430)

* CZ-2E/HO     13,600    ???    4,500    0/0    $???
       (29,900)    (9,900)

  CZ-3  ???    ???    1,400    6/7    $33m
      (3,100)

* CZ-3A  ???    ???    2,500    0/0    $???m
      (5,500)

  CZ-4  4,000    ???    1,100    2/2    $???m
        (8,800)    (2,430)


Pegasus/Taurus        2/2   100%  Peg:  B-52/L1011
(USA)        Taur: Canaveral
  Pegasus  455    365     125     2/2    $10m   or Vandenberg
  (1,000)   (800)    (275)

* Taurus 1,450   1,180     375     0/0    $15m
        (3,200)  (2,600)   (830)


Proton        164/187 87.7%  Baikonour
(Russia)
  Proton       20,000    ???    5,500   164/187   $35-70m
       (44,100)    (12,200)


SCOUT         99/113 87.6% Vandenberg AFB
(USA)        Wallops FF
  SCOUT G-1  270    210     54     13/13   $12m (37.9 N  75.4 W)
  (600)   (460)    (120)   San Marco
        (2.9 S 40.3 E)
* Enhanced SCOUT 525    372    110     0/0    $15m
  (1,160)   (820)   (240)


Shavit         2/2   100%  Palmachim AFB
(Israel)       ( ~31 N)
  Shavit  ???    160    ???     2/2    $22m
     (350)

Space Shuttle        37/38  97.4% Kennedy Space
(USA)        Center
  Shuttle/SRB  23,500    ???    5,900    37/38   $248m (28.5 N 81.0 W)
       (51,800)    (13,000)    [FY88]

* Shuttle/ASRM 27,100    ???    ???     0/0
       (59,800)


SLV         2/6    33.3% SHAR Center
(India)       (400km)  (900km polar)    (13.9 N 80.4 E)
  ASLV  150    ???     ???     0/2    $???m
        (330)

* PSLV  3,000   1,000     450     0/0    $???m
        (6,600)  (2,200)   (990)

* GSLV  8,000    ???    2,500    0/0    $???m
        (17,600)    (5,500)


Titan         160/172 93.0% Cape Canaveral
(USA)        Vandenberg
  Titan II  ???   1,905     ???     2/2     $43m
    (4,200)

  Titan III    14,515   ???    5,000    2/3     $140m
       (32,000)    (11,000)

  Titan IV/SRM 17,700  14,100    6,350    3/3     $154m-$227m
       (39,000) (31,100)  (14,000)

 Titan IV/SRMU 21,640  18,600    8,620    0/0     $???m
       (47,700) (41,000)  (19,000)


Vostok         1358/1401 96.9% Baikonur
(Russia)   [650km]    Plesetsk
  Vostok 4,730   1,840     ???     ?/149    $14m
       (10,400) (4,060)

  Soyuz  7,000    ???     ???     ?/944    $15m
       (15,400)

  Molniya 1500kg (3300 lbs) in     ?/258    $???M
  Highly eliptical orbit


Zenit         12/13  92.3% Baikonur
(Russia)
  Zenit        13,740  11,380    4,300    12/13    $65m
       (30,300) (25,090)  (9,480)