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Soyuz
Used primarily for human transport to and from the International Space Station (ISS).
Atlas V
Used for a wide range of missions including interplanetary explorations and satellite launches.
Falcon Heavy
Used for heavy-lift missions, known for having the highest payload capacity to orbit of any current rocket.
Saturn V
Used for Apollo and Skylab missions, most powerful rocket ever successfully flown.
Space Shuttle
Used for human spaceflight missions and satellite deployments by NASA from 1981 to 2011.
H-IIA
Japanese launch vehicle used primarily to launch satellites into geostationary orbit and missions to space and other planets.
New Shepard
Suborbital rocket system used for space tourism and microgravity research.
Falcon 9
Known for carrying out a variety of missions, including delivering satellites into various orbits and resupplying the ISS.
Proton
Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle used for launching commercial and government satellites.
Vega
Used for launching small-sized payloads to polar and sun-synchronous orbits, mainly focusing on Earth observation satellites.
Electron
Small-lift launch vehicle known for deploying small satellites into low Earth orbit.
Ariane 5
European heavy-lift launch vehicle used to deliver payloads into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) or low Earth orbit (LEO).
Antares
Medium-lift launch vehicle used primarily for delivering cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services program.
Delta IV Heavy
Utilized for launching national security satellites for the United States government and other heavy payloads.
Long March 5
Chinese heavy-lift rocket used for a range of missions including crewed spaceflight, lunar exploration, and Mars exploration.
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