Type

Proton M

Delta IV

Atlas V

Arian 51 ECA

H IIB/H2B

Long March 3B/E

Falcon 9 Heavy (V1.1)

GSLV Mk II

Country

Russia

United Launch (Lockheed Martin and The Boeing) in alliance with US govt.

United Launch
United States (US)

Arianespace EADS2 Europe(Private sector)

JAXA (and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Japan

China

Space X

India

Mass (metric tonnes)

712

733.4

334

780

531

458

505

402

Payload to LEO (metric tonnes)

22

22

29

20

19

12

13.15

5

Payload to GTO (metric tonnes)

6.7

13

13

10

8

5.5

4.8

2

Stages (Number)

3-4

2

2

2

2

3

2

3

Propellant

1st-Liquid (N2O4/UDMH)
2nd- Liquid (N2O4/UDMH)
3rd- Liquid
4th- Semi-Cryogenic (RP-1/LOX)

1st- Liquid
(LOX/LH2)
2nd- Cryogenic (LOX/LH2)

1st- Semi-Cryogenic
2nd- Cryogenic

1st- Liquid (LOX/LH2)
2nd- Cryogenic

1st- Semi-Cryogenic
2nd- Cryogenics

1st- Liquid (N2O4/UDMH)
2nd-Liquid (N2O4/UDMH)
3rd Cryogenics

1st- Semi Cryogenic
2nd- Semi Cryogenic

1st- Solid (HTPB)
2nd- Liquid (LOX/LH2)
3rd- Cryogenic

Engine

1st- RD-253-14D14

2nd- RD-0210

3rd- RD-0212

4th-RD-58M

1st- RS-68

2nd- RL10-B-2

1st- RL10

2nd- RL10A

1st-Vulcain 2

2nd- HM7-B

1st LE-7A

2nd- LE-5B

1st -YF-20C

2nd- YF-22E (Main)

YF-23C (Vernier)

3rd- YF-75

1st- Merlin 1D

2nd-1 Merlin Vacuum (1D)

1st- S139

2nd- GS2 Vikas 4

3rd – CE 7.5

Isp (sec)

1st- 285

2nd-327

3rd-325

4th-352

1st – 420

2nd -462

1st- 337

2nd- 422

1st- 431

2nd-446

1st- 440

2nd-448

1st- 255

2nd-292

3rd-431

1st-282 (Sea level)

2nd- 375

1st- 166

2nd-255

3rd- 454

Thrust (kN)

1st-3,312

2nd-112

1st- 4,152 2nd-99.2

1st- 1,340

2nd- 64.7

1st- 2,196

2nd- 137

1st- 2,961

2nd-742

3rd-157 (78.5*2)

1st- 5,885

2nd- 801

1st- 4,700

2nd- 720

3rd-73.5*

launches

• Success
• Faliure
• partial faliure

70

• 62
• 6
• 2

7

• 6
• –
• 1

43

• 42
• 1

42

• 41
• 1

4

• 4

15

• 8
• 7

3

• 3

2

• 1
• 1

success rate (estimated)

88%

90%

97%

97%

100%

53%

100%

50%

95-105

96

110

120

704

56.5

405