Table 4: Vertical Launch Systems (under making)

Programme	Operator	Payload Capacity Mass(Kg)	Launch/Proposed Launch	Technology	Remarks
Alpha	FireFly	400 kg	2017	2 stage liquid propellant engine	Made with light weight composite carbon material, low cost fuel like kerosene/methane
Electron	Rocket Lab	150 kg	2016	2 stage liquid propellant system	Launch frequency is around 1 launch per week. The first oxygen/hydrocarbon engine to use 3D printing for all primary components.
Soldier-Warfighter Operationally Responsive Deployer for Space	U.S. Army Space & Missile DefenceCommand	30 kg -50 kg		3 stage Solid/liquid Propellant system	Cost US$ 1.5 million per vehicle. Nanosat capabilities designed to be directly employed by small unit forces Portable ground processing and launch operations Capable of flying from any coastal site Capable of operating from austere locations Rapid response time Ready to fly within 24 hours from garrison storage Ready to fly within four hours from standby pad