A rocket depicting the "Gagarin" Vostok 8K72K in Moscow at VDNKh . In fact, this exhibit is made of a R-7A (8K74) missile and a third-stage prototype with a head fairing
Chronological list of launch vehicles
| A country | Title | First successful launch | Last successful launch | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite | October 4, 1957 | November 3, 1957 | The world's first artificial Earth satellite, LV according to the GRAU index : 8K71PS, was put into low Earth orbit | |
| Juno I | January 31, 1958 | October 23, 1958 | ||
| Vanguard | March 17, 1958 | September 18, 1959 | ||
| Sputnik-3 | May 15, 1958 | May 15, 1958 | PH by GRAU index : 8A91 | |
| Juno ii | December 6, 1958 | April 27, 1961 | ||
| Atlas B | December 18, 1958 | February 4, 1959 | ||
| Moon (East-L) | January 2, 1959 | December 1, 1960 | PH by GRAU index : 8K72 | |
| Thor agena a | February 28, 1959 | September 13, 1960 | ||
| Thor able | August 7, 1959 | April 1, 1960 | ||
| East | December 22, 1960 | July 10, 1964 | PH by GRAU index : 8K72K | |
| Thor able-star | April 13, 1960 | August 13, 1965 | ||
| Atlas Agena-A | May 24, 1960 | March 21, 1965 | ||
| Thor delta | August 12, 1960 | September 18, 1962 | ||
| Thor agena b | November 12, 1960 | May 15, 1966 | ||
| Redstone | December 19, 1960 | November 29, 1967 | ||
| Lightning | February 12, 1961 | December 3, 1965 | PH by GRAU index : 8K78 | |
| Atlas Agena-B | July 12, 1961 | January 31, 1961 | ||
| Atlas D | September 13, 1961 | November 7, 1967 | ||
| Space | October 27, 1961 | December 19, 1967 | PH by GRAU index : 63С1 | |
| East-2 | July 28, 1962 | May 12, 1967 | PH by GRAU index : 8A92 | |
| Thor agena d | June 28, 1962 | April 26, 1963 | ||
| Delta a | October 2, 1962 | October 27, 1962 | ||
| Delta b | December 13, 1962 | March 19, 1964 | ||
| Atlas Agena-D | July 12, 1963 | July 20, 1965 | ||
| Sunrise | October 16, 1963 | June 29, 1976 | PH by GRAU index : 11K57 | |
| Atlas Centaur | November 27, 1963 | July 14, 1967 | ||
| Delta c | November 27, 1963 | January 22, 1969 | ||
| Saturn I | January 29, 1964 | July 30, 1965 | ||
| Lightning-M | April 2, 1964 | September 30, 2010 | PH by GRAU index : 8K78M | |
| Titan ii | April 8, 1964 | October 18, 2003 | ||
| Cosmos-1 | August 18, 1964 | December 28, 1965 | PH by GRAU index : 65С3 | |
| Delta d | August 19, 1964 | April 6, 1965 | ||
| Titan iiia | February 11, 1965 | May 6, 1965 | ||
| Thor burner | May 20, 1965 | May 24, 1975 | ||
| Proton | July 16, 1965 | July 6, 1966 | PH by GRAU index : 8K82 | |
| Titan IIIC | October 12, 1965 | March 6, 1982 | ||
| Delta e | November 6, 1965 | April 1, 1971 | ||
| Diamond A | November 26, 1965 | February 15, 1967 | ||
| Atlas-E | June 1, 1966 | April 20, 1967 | ||
| Saturn ib | July 5, 1966 | July 15, 1975 | ||
| Titan IIIB | July 29, 1966 | October 23, 1970 | ||
| Union | November 28, 1966 | May 24, 1975 | PH by GRAU index : 11A511 | |
| Delta g | December 14, 1966 | September 7, 1967 | ||
| Vostok-2M | February 28, 1967 | August 29, 1991 | PH by GRAU index : 8A92M | |
| Proton-k | March 2, 1968 | March 30, 2012 | PH by GRAU index : 8K82K | |
| Cosmos-2 | March 16, 1967 | June 18, 1977 | PH by GRAU index : 11K63 | |
| Cosmos-3 | March 16, 1967 | August 27, 1968 | PH by GRAU index : 11K65 | |
| Cosmos-3M | May 15, 1967 | April 27, 2010 | PH by GRAU index : 11K65M | |
| Saturn v | November 9, 1967 | May 14, 1973 | ||
| Cyclone-2A | October 27, 1967 | November 1, 1968 | ||
| Cyclone 2 | August 6, 1969 | June 24, 2006 | PH by GRAU index : 11K69 | |
| Delta j | July 4, 1968 | July 4, 1968 | ||
| Delta n | August 16, 1968 | March 12, 1972 | ||
| Delta m | December 19, 1968 | March 13, 1971 | ||
| Lambda 4S | February 11, 1970 | February 11, 1970 | ||
| Diamond-B | March 10, 1970 | May 21, 1972 | ||
| Changzheng 1 | April 24, 1970 | March 3, 1971 | ||
| Soyuz-L | November 24, 1970 | August 12, 1971 | PH by GRAU index : 11A511L | |
| Titan iiid | June 15, 1971 | November 17, 1982 | ||
| Black arrow | October 28, 1971 | October 28, 1971 | ||
| Soyuz-M | December 27, 1971 | March 31, 1976 | PH by GRAU index : 11A511M | |
| Delta l | January 31, 1972 | January 31, 1972 | ||
| Delta-900 | July 23, 1972 | November 6, 1973 | ||
| Delta-1000 | September 23, 1972 | June 21, 1975 | ||
| Soyuz-U | May 18, 1973 | August 24, 2011 | PH by GRAU index : 11A511U | |
| Feng bao 1 | September 18, 1973 | September 19, 1981 | ||
| Delta 2000 | April 13, 1974 | October 6, 1981 | ||
| Changzheng 2 | November 5, 1974 | January 26, 1978 | ||
| Titan IIIE | December 10, 1974 | September 5, 1977 | ||
| Diamant BP4 | February 6, 1975 | September 27, 1975 | ||
| Delta-3000 | December 13, 1975 | March 24, 1989 | ||
| Cyclone 3 | June 24, 1977 | January 30, 2009 | PH by GRAU index : 11K68 | |
| Ariane 1 | December 24, 1979 | February 22, 1986 | ||
| Changzheng 2C | September 9, 1982 | April 11, 2007 | ||
| Titan 34D | October 30, 1982 | September 25, 1992 | ||
| Soyuz-U2 | December 28, 1982 | September 3, 1995 | PH by GRAU index : 11A511U2 | |
| Changzheng 3 | April 8, 1984 | June 25, 2000 | ||
| Ariane 3 | August 4, 1984 | July 12, 1989 | ||
| Zenit-2 | June 21, 1985 | June 10, 2004 | PH by GRAU index : 11K77 | |
| Energy | May 15, 1987 | November 15, 1988 | Launch vehicle for the Buran project, LV according to the GRAU index : 11K25 | |
| Ariane 2 | November 21, 1987 | April 2, 1989 | ||
| Ariane 44LP | June 15, 1988 | November 27, 2001 | ||
| Changzheng 4 | September 6, 1988 | September 3, 1990 | ||
| Shavit | September 19, 1988 | April 3, 1990 | ||
| Delta-6000 | February 14, 1989 | July 24, 1992 | ||
| Ariane 44L | June 5, 1989 | February 15, 2003 | ||
| Titan iv | June 14, 1989 | August 12, 1998 | ||
| Delta-4000 | August 27, 1989 | June 12, 1990 | ||
| Delta-5000 | November 18, 1989 | November 18, 1989 | ||
| Ariane 4 | January 22, 1990 | December 3, 1999 | ||
| Pegasus | April 5, 1990 | October 9, 2000 | ||
| Changzheng 2E | July 16, 1990 | December 28, 1995 | ||
| Atlas I | July 25, 1990 | April 25, 1997 | ||
| Ariane 42p | November 20, 1990 | May 4, 2002 | ||
| Delta-7000 | November 26, 1990 | June 8, 2007 | ||
| Ariane 44p | April 4, 1991 | September 25, 2001 | ||
| Atlas ii | December 7, 1991 | March 16, 1998 | ||
| Atlas IIA | June 10, 1992 | December 5, 2002 | ||
| Changzheng 2D | August 9, 1992 | May 25, 2007 | ||
| Start 1 | March 25, 1993 | April 25, 2006 | ||
| Ariane 42l | May 12, 1993 | January 23, 2002 | ||
| Atlas IIAS | December 16, 1993 | August 31, 2004 | ||
| H-ii | February 4, 1994 | February 21, 1998 | ||
| Epsilon | September 14, 2013 | January 19, 2019 | ||
| Changzheng 3A | February 8, 1994 | October 24, 2007 | ||
| Taurus | March 13, 1994 | March 4, 2011 | ||
| ASLV | May 4, 1994 | May 4, 1994 | ||
| Pegasus xl | June 27, 1994 | April 25, 2007 | ||
| PSLV | October 15, 1994 | January 24, 2019 | ||
| Roar | December 26, 1994 | February 1, 2011 | PH on the GUKOS index: 14A05 | |
| Shavit-1 | April 5, 1995 | June 10, 2007 | ||
| Changzheng-3B | February 14, 1996 | January 09, 2019 | ||
| MV | February 12, 1997 | September 22, 2006 | ||
| Titan IVB | February 23, 1997 | October 19, 2005 | ||
| Ariane 5g | October 30, 1997 | December 18, 2009 | ||
| Calm | July 7, 1998 | May 26, 2006 | ||
| Delta 3 | August 27, 1998 | August 23, 2000 | ||
| Zenit-3SL | March 28, 1999 | September 24, 2011 | ||
| Dnieper | April 21, 1999 | August 17, 2011 | ||
| Changzheng 4B | May 10, 1999 | September 19, 2007 | ||
| Changzheng 2F | November 19, 1999 | September 25, 2008 | RN is designed to launch the QC Shenzhou | |
| Minotaur | January 27, 2000 | February 6, 2011 | ||
| Atlas IIIA | May 24, 2000 | March 13, 2004 | ||
| Proton-M | April 7, 2001 | December 13, 2015 | PH by GRAU index : 8K82KM, 8K82M | |
| GSLV | April 18, 2001 | December 25, 2010 | ||
| Soyuz-FG | May 21, 2001 | June 8, 2011 | PH by GRAU index : 11A511FG | |
| H-IIA | August 29, 2001 | February 24, 2007 | ||
| Ariane-5 ECA | December 11, 2002 | February 5, 2019 | ||
| Delta 7000h | July 8, 2003 | June 10, 2011 | ||
| Atlas IIIB | February 21, 2002 | February 3, 2005 | ||
| Atlas 5 | August 21, 2002 | August 5, 2011 | ||
| Kaitou-1 | September 15, 2002 | September 16, 2003 | ||
| Delta IV Medium | November 20, 2002 | March 11, 2011 | ||
| Soyuz-2 | November 8, 2004 | October 21, 2011 | PH by GRAU index : 14A14 | |
| Delta IV Heavy | December 21, 2004 | January 19, 2019 | ||
| Changzheng-4C | November 11, 2007 | November 11, 2007 | ||
| Changzheng 11 | September 25, 2015 | January 21, 2019 | ||
| Kaveshgyar-1 | February 4, 2008 | February 4, 2008 | ||
| Ariane-5 ES-ATV | March 9, 2008 | February 16, 2011 | ||
| Zenit-3SLB | April 28, 2008 | December 11, 2015 | Record 27 satellites | |
| Falcon 9 | June 4, 2010 | January 11, 2019 | Private SpaceX rocket | |
| Vega | February 13, 2012 | February 13, 2012 | ||
| Eunha-3 | December 12, 2012 | December 12, 2012 | The artificial earth satellite of the DPRK "Gwangmyonson-3" ( cor. "Bright Star") was launched | |
| Kuizhou | September 25, 2013 | September 29, 2018 | ||
| Electron | May 25, 2017 | December 16, 2018 | Commercial launch with payload of 12 NASA nanosatellites | |
| Falcon heavy | February 6, 2018 | February 6, 2018 |