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U.K. Export Finance offers credit insurance, working capital, and buyer financing to small and medium enterprises, including launcher startups.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 19, 2019UK Export Finance steps up space sector focus

Viasat is the first commercial customer to commit to launch on the Ariane 64 launcher.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 16, 2019Viasat, Arianespace Modify Initial ViaSat-3 Satellite Launch Contract; Viasat to Become First Commercial Customer to Launch Aboard the Ariane 64

Under the modified contract, the ViaSat-3 satellite was moved from an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle to the Ariane 64 (A64) launcher.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 16, 2019Viasat, Arianespace Modify Initial ViaSat-3 Satellite Launch Contract; Viasat to Become First Commercial Customer to Launch Aboard the Ariane 64

Launcher plans to develop Rocket-1 to loft 773 kg to a 200-kilometer orbit with test flights starting in 2024.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 22, 2019An embarrassment of rockets?

The European Space Agency’s April launcher agreement provided missions for the Avio-led Vega C rocket.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative GeneralMay 10, 2019Avio gets ESA assurance for transition missions from Vega to Vega C

Hyperbola-1 is a 1.4-meter-diameter, 20-meter-long launcher that uses three solid stages and a liquid fourth stage to deliver up to 150 kg to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceTechnical ProductApr 23, 2019Landspace, iSpace and Linkspace of China claim progress on new launchers

United Launch Alliance will begin flying Vulcan hardware on Atlas 5 rockets to give the next-generation Vulcan launcher flight heritage before Vulcan’s planned 2021 debut.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative PlanApr 8, 2019ULA to fly Vulcan technology on Atlas 5 to gain flight heritage

Blue Origin’s launcher concept is built around recovering boosters and the company plans to fly each of its core stages 12 times.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative PlanMar 25, 2019Falcon Heavy’s first commercial launch to pave the way for reusable rockets in national security missions

The German space agency DLR began a study in March 2025 on a reusable launcher concept that would use a winged first-stage booster captured on descent by an aircraft and towed back to land.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative GeneralMar 21, 2019Germany begins reusability study to capture rockets in midair and land them with a plane

Beijing-based iSpace is planning its first orbital launch with the Hyperbola-1, a launcher 1.4 m in diameter and 20 m long that uses three solid stages and a liquid fourth stage.

Mentioned as: launcherTechnical ProductMar 12, 2019China’s OneSpace completes rocket assembly ahead of first orbital launch

CASIC launched Jilin-1 remote sensing satellites for Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. using its Kuaizhou-1A launcher in January 2017 and September 2018.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipFeb 26, 2019Chinese state-owned firms preparing to launch new commercial rockets

Kuaizhou rockets, including the Kuaizhou-11, will be launched from a transporter erector launcher (TEL).

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative PlanFeb 26, 2019Chinese state-owned firms preparing to launch new commercial rockets

Telesat is the fifth customer to sign up to use Blue Origin’s reusable New Glenn launcher.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2019Telesat signs New Glenn multi-launch agreement with Blue Origin for LEO missions

The Long March 11 solid-propellant launcher was scheduled for its first sea launch around 2019-06-01 using a converted vessel for low-inclination launches.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative GeneralJan 29, 2019China will attempt 30-plus launches in 2019, including crucial Long March 5 missions

Chinarocket Co., Ltd. planned to launch the first Smart Dragon-1 (Jie Long-1) solid micro launcher designed to carry up to 150 kg into a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipJan 29, 2019China will attempt 30-plus launches in 2019, including crucial Long March 5 missions

Chinarocket Co., Ltd. under CASC is developing the Smart Dragon-1 (Jie Long-1) solid micro launcher with a 150-kilogram capacity to a 700-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit and could have a test flight in the coming months.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipJan 24, 2019Chinese companies OneSpace and iSpace are preparing for first orbital launches

Under a pilot partnership with the European Space Agency, the European Commission could buy a launcher each year and award its capacity to highly innovative projects to accelerate innovation in Europe.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipJan 23, 2019European Commission, fearing brain drain to US, takes sharper look at space investment strategy

The European Commission’s European Low Cost Space Launch competition will award 10,000,000 EUR to a small launcher company in 2021.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipJan 23, 2019European Commission, fearing brain drain to US, takes sharper look at space investment strategy

The European Space Agency tasked ArianeGroup with designing and building the Ariane 6 launcher.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceTechnical ProductJan 18, 2019Arianespace says full Ariane 6 production held up by missing government contracts

A previous Chinese human lunar mission concept relied on the Long March 9 super-heavy-lift launcher with a 10-meter diameter that China aims to fly in 2028 and included an Earth-orbit rendezvous using a Long March 5B to loft the crew.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative PlanDec 28, 2018Chang’e-4 landing to be a step along a road of lunar exploration for China
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