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Space Launch System (SLS)
Agency: NASA, Payload Capacity: 95,000 kg to LEO, Purpose: Deep Space Exploration
Electron
Agency: Rocket Lab, Payload Capacity: 300 kg to SSO, Purpose: Small Satellites
GSLV Mk III
Agency: ISRO, Payload Capacity: 10,000 kg to LEO, Purpose: Heavy Payloads & Human Spaceflight
Ariane 5
Agency: Arianespace, Payload Capacity: 10,000 kg to GTO, Purpose: Satellite Deployment
H-IIA
Agency: JAXA, Payload Capacity: 15,000 kg to LEO, Purpose: Satellite Launches and Planetary Science Missions
Falcon 9
Agency: SpaceX, Payload Capacity: 22,800 kg to LEO, Purpose: Commercial Launches
Proton-M
Agency: Roscosmos, Payload Capacity: 23,000 kg to LEO, Purpose: Commercial and Federal Launches
Starship
Agency: SpaceX, Payload Capacity: 100,000+ kg to LEO, Purpose: Deep Space Missions and Mars Colonization
Falcon Heavy
Agency: SpaceX, Payload Capacity: 63,800 kg to LEO, Purpose: Heavy-Lift for Mars and Beyond
Vega
Agency: Arianespace, Payload Capacity: 1,500 kg to SSO, Purpose: Small Payloads
Pegasus
Agency: Northrop Grumman, Payload Capacity: 443 kg to LEO, Purpose: Small Payloads
Delta II
Agency: United Launch Alliance, Payload Capacity: 6,100 kg to LEO, Purpose: Medium-Lift for Science and Military
Long March 5
Agency: CNSA, Payload Capacity: 25,000 kg to LEO, Purpose: Lunar and Mars Exploration
Soyuz
Agency: Roscosmos, Payload Capacity: 7,100 kg to LEO, Purpose: ISS Crew and Cargo Transport
Delta IV Heavy
Agency: United Launch Alliance, Payload Capacity: 28,790 kg to LEO, Purpose: National Security and Science Missions
Saturn V
Agency: NASA, Payload Capacity: 140,000 kg to LEO, Purpose: Apollo Moon Missions
Titan IV
Agency: United States Air Force, Payload Capacity: 21,680 kg to LEO, Purpose: Military and National Security
Antares
Agency: Northrop Grumman, Payload Capacity: 8,000 kg to LEO, Purpose: Cargo Delivery to the ISS
Atlas V
Agency: United Launch Alliance, Payload Capacity: 18,810 kg to LEO, Purpose: Scientific and Commercial Payloads
New Shepard
Agency: Blue Origin, Payload Capacity: Low, Purpose: Suborbital Tourism
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