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Saturn V
Used for Apollo and Skylab programs, carried humans to the Moon, heavy-lift launch capability.
Space Shuttle
Reusable spacecraft, carried astronauts and cargo to orbit, serviced the Hubble Space Telescope and helped in constructing the ISS.
Falcon 9
Partial reusability, commercial satellite and ISS resupply missions, vertical landing of first stage.
Ariane 5
European launch vehicle, deploys commercial and governmental satellites to GTO, used for Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) missions.
Delta IV Heavy
Heavy-lift capabilities, launching large payloads for military, spy satellites, and deep space missions including Mars rovers.
Antares
Capable of ISS resupply missions, medium-lift launch vehicle, launched the Cygnus spacecraft.
Falcon Heavy
Heavy-lift launch capability, partially reusable, can send payloads to Mars and beyond.
Starship
Designed for full reusability, intended for missions to Mars, immense payload capacity.
Long March 5
Chinese heavy-lift launcher, used for lunar exploration missions and deploying large satellites.
New Shepard
Suborbital spaceflight capabilities, reusable launch system, designed for space tourism.
Atlas V
Multiple payload configurations, launched interplanetary missions and commercial satellites, supported both manned and unmanned flights.
Soyuz
Long-time Russian workhorse, manned and unmanned flights to ISS, reliable medium-lift launch system.
Vega
Small payload launcher, deploys scientific and Earth observation satellites, used by the European Space Agency.
Proton
Russian heavy-lift vehicle, launches payloads to low Earth orbit, GTO, and beyond, including missions to Mars and Venus.
H-IIA
Japanese launch vehicle, geostationary satellite deployment, lunar and planetary science missions.
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