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Electron
two-stage orbital launch vehicle
Satellite Launch Vehicle
first launch vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organisation
Vanguard
American small-lift launch vehicle
LauncherOne
LauncherOne was a two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed and flown by Virgin Orbit that had operational flights from 2021 to 2023, after being in development from 2007 to 2020. It was an air-launched rocket, designed to carry smallsat payloads of up to into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), following air launch from a carrier aircraft at high altitude. The rocket was carried to the upper atmosphere on a modified Boeing 747-400, named Cosmic Girl, and released over ocean. Initial work on the program was done by Virgin Galactic, another Virgin Group subsidiary, before a separate entity — Virgin O
Simorgh
Iranian expendable launch vehicle
Volna
Space launch vehicle Volna (), is a converted submarine-launched ballistic missile used for launching satellites into orbit. It is based on the R-29R designed by State Rocket Center Makayev and related to the Shtil' Launch Vehicle. The Volna is a 3-stage launch vehicle that uses liquid propellant. The warhead section is used for the payloads that can be either put into orbit with the help of an additional boost engine or travel along a sub-orbital trajectory to be recovered at the landing site. Volna can be launched from Delta III-class submarine or from land based facilities.
Qased
Satellite launch vehicle from Iran
small-lift launch vehicle
orbital launch vehicle capable of lifting small payloads to low-Earth orbit
Qaem 100
Iranian satellite expendable launch vehicle
Lambda 4S
expendable carrier rocket
SPARK
American expendable launch system
Skyrora
Skyrora Ltd is a British space launch company based founded in 2017, based in Glasgow, Scotland. The company has a design and manufacturing facility in nearby Cumbernauld.
HANBIT-Nano
launch vehicle series manufactured by Innospace
Rocket
family of launch vehicles developed by Astra
DARPA ALASA program
Cancelled U.S. defense technology