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The Long March 12 will be China’s first 3.8-meter-diameter launcher and will launch from the Wenchang commercial spaceport.
United Launch Alliance was created in 2006 through a merger of Boeing’s Delta rocket division and Lockheed Martin’s Atlas launcher rocket family.
The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of management from ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup, and Arianespace.
The dismantling of the Ariane 6 test model validates the ability to disassemble the launcher on the launch pad if anomalies arise.
The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force reports regularly on progress towards the inaugural flight of the Ariane 6 launcher.
PLD Space has signed a Boost! contract with the European Space Agency to develop a payload accommodation system for the MIURA 5 launcher.
Landspace’s Zhuque-3 is a methalox reusable launcher with a payload capacity up to 21,000 kg to LEO and a first flight planned for 2025.
Deep Blue Aerospace’s Nebula-1 is a kerolox reusable launcher with a payload capacity of 1,000 kg to 500 km SSO and a first flight planned in late 2024.
CAS Space’s Kinetica 2 is a kerolox reusable launcher targeting a payload capacity of 7,800 kg to 500 km SSO with a debut targeted in 2025.
iSpace’s Hyperbola-3 is a methane-liquid oxygen reusable launcher with a payload capacity of 8,500 kg to LEO and a first flight planned for 2025.
Thor was originally an intermediate range ballistic missile modified into a space launcher after being withdrawn from service.
The contract requires the selected bidder to design, construct, and conduct testing on an orbital launcher flight unit by 2025.
PLD Space was selected in the first phase of the PERTE project in July 2023 with funding of 1,500,000 EUR per successful bidder for launcher design.
The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of management from ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup, and Arianespace.
The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force reports regularly on progress towards the inaugural flight of the Ariane 6 launcher.
The Combined Tests Launcher Dismounting (CTLD) operation is required for launch pad preparation for the Inaugural Flight campaign.
Iran launched the Soraya satellite into a 750-kilometer orbit with the Qaem 100 satellite launcher on 2024-01-20.
Space Pioneer is developing the Tianlong-3 kerosene-liquid oxygen launcher that is intended to be comparable to SpaceX Falcon 9 and will initially be flown expendable.
Orienspace’s Gravity-2 is a kerosene-liquid oxygen launcher with a quoted 25,600 kg to LEO and a first flight planned in 2025 with plans for a reusable first stage.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is developing reusable rockets including a new-generation human-rated launcher, a spaceplane, and the Long March 9 super heavy-lift launcher.