Launch Vehicles — Space Hardware Marketplace

Cowbell Suborbital Test Rocket

• Length12 meters
• Target test altitude~21,000 meters (suborbital)
• PropulsionRocketStar Aerospike Engine

12-meter aerospike-powered developmental suborbital test rocket intended to fly from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 48.

RocketStar Aerospike Engine

• Thrust gain vs. bell-cone25-35% more thrust, no extra fuel
• Performance gain~20% better than conventional rocket engines
• Thrust vectoringIndividually controlled combustion chambers; no gimbals/actuators needed

Patent-pending 3D-printed aerospike rocket engine producing 25-35% more thrust than conventional bell-cone engines with built-in thrust vectoring.

Tianlong-3

• PropellantKerosene / liquid oxygen (kerolox)
• ConfigurationTwo-stage, reusable first stage
• Payload to LEO~17,000 kg

Larger, partially reusable Falcon 9-class rocket in development, targeting ~17,000 kg to LEO.

Nebula-1

• PropellantKerosene / liquid oxygen (kerolox)
• ConfigurationTwo-stage, reusable first stage (VTVL)
• Payload to LEO~2,000 kg

Reusable, kerolox orbital launch vehicle with VTVL first-stage recovery; ~2,000 kg to LEO.

Tianlong-2

Kerosene-liquid oxygen orbital rocket; first Chinese private liquid-propellant vehicle to reach orbit (April 2023).

Spyder Sub-Orbital Vehicle

• Diameter17.25 in
• Max speedMach 10+
• Max altitude400 km

High-performance single-stage suborbital rocket capable of Mach 10+ speeds and 400 km altitude, developed with NASA support.

SpaceLoft XL

• Payload capacity36 kg (79 lb)
• Altitude120–225 km
• Stages1 (solid-fuel)

Flight-proven solid-fuel suborbital sounding rocket providing low-cost microgravity and hypersonic test flights from Spaceport America.

Cyclone-4M

• Height38.7 m
• Diameter4.0 m
• First stage mass260,700 kg

Two-stage light-lift launch vehicle in development by Yuzhnoye in partnership with Canada's Maritime Launch Services.

Dnepr Rocket

• Height34.3 m
• Diameter3 m
• Liftoff mass211,000 kg

Commercial satellite launch vehicle converted from the retired R-36M (SS-18 'Satan') ICBM, designed by Yuzhnoye.

Zenit Launch Vehicle

• Height57–59.6 m
• Diameter3.9 m
• Liftoff mass444,900–462,200 kg

Medium-lift orbital launch vehicle family designed by Yuzhnoye, flown as Zenit-2 from Baikonur and as the sea-launched Zenit-3SL.

Soyuz-2.1v

The Soyuz-2.1v is a light-lift launch vehicle derived from the Soyuz-2 family, replacing the four liquid-fueled strap-on boosters…

Soyuz-2.1b

The Soyuz-2.1b is an upgraded medium-lift launch vehicle featuring a more powerful RD-0124 engine on the third stage,…

Soyuz-2.1a

The Soyuz-2.1a is a medium-lift launch vehicle and the modernized version of the classic Soyuz rocket, featuring digital…

Zenit-3SL

The Zenit-3SL is a three-stage liquid-fueled rocket used for the Sea Launch program, capable of delivering up to…

Sea Launch Platform

The Sea Launch platform is a mobile, ocean-going launch facility that enables Zenit-3SL rockets to be launched from…

Long March 7 (CZ-7)

• LEO Capacity13500
• Height53.1
• Diameter3.35

The Long March 7 is a medium-heavy liquid-fuelled launch vehicle designed by CALT to replace the Long March…

Long March 5 (CZ-5)

• LEO Capacity25000
• GTO Capacity14000
• Height56.97

The Long March 5 is Chinas largest operational heavy-lift launch vehicle, developed by CALT to support deep-space exploration…

Long March 4B (CZ-4B)

• SSO Capacity2800
• LEO Capacity4200
• Height44.1

The Long March 4B is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle optimized for polar and sun-synchronous orbits. Using N2O4/UDMH…