Comparison of orbital launch systems

This comparison of orbital launch systems lists the attributes of all current and future individual rocket configurations designed to reach orbit.

For the list of predominantly solid-fueled orbital launch systems, see: Comparison of solid-fueled orbital launch systems.

All launch vehicle propulsion systems employed to date have been chemical rockets falling into one of three main categories: All current spacecraft use conventional chemical rockets (solid-fuel or liquid bipropellant) for launch, though some[note 3] have used air-breathing engines on their first stage.

Firefly Aerospace[b] 1,800 to TLI[175] The following chart shows the number of launch systems developed in each country, and broken down by operational status.

Rocket variants are not distinguished; i.e., the Atlas V series is only counted once for all its configurations 401–431, 501–551, 552, and N22.