LV

Country/Manufacturer

Injection mass in LEO (kg)

Classification

Wekerle et al.

NASA

Electron

New Zealand/Rocket Labs

225

Micro

Small

Epsilon

Japan/IHI

1200

Small

Small

Strela

Russia/Khrunichev

1400

Small

Small

Minotaur-C (Taurus)

USA/Orbital

1450

Small

Small

Minotaur IV

USA/Orbital

1735

Small

Small

PSLV-XL

India/ISRO

3800

Medium

Medium

Long March 2D

China/SAST

4000

Medium

Medium

Long March 4C

China/SAST

4200

Medium

Medium

GSLV Mk II

India/ISRO

5000

Medium

Medium

Antares 230

USA/Orbital ATK

6500

Medium

Medium

Zenit-3SL

Ukraine/RKK Energia

7000

Medium

Medium

Soyuz-2.1b (Baikonour)

Russia/TsSKB-Progress

8200

Medium

Medium

Long March 2F

China/CALT/

8600

Medium

Medium

Soyuz ST-B (Kourou)

Russia/TsSKB-Progress

9000

Medium

Medium

GSLV Mk III

India/ISRO

10,000

Medium

Medium

H-IIA 202

Japan/Mitsubishi

10,000

Medium

Medium

Long March 3B/E

China/CALT

11,500

Medium

Medium

Atlas V 521

USA/ULA

13,300

Medium

Medium

Long March 7

China/CALT

13,500

Medium

Medium

Delta IV M+ (5,4)

USA/ULA

14,140

Medium

Medium

H-IIB

Japan/Mitsubishi

16,500

Medium

Medium

Atlas V 552

USA/ULA

20,520

Heavy

Heavy

Ariane 5 ES

Europe/EADS Astrium

21,000

Heavy

Heavy

Falcon 9 Full Thrust

USA/SpaceX

22,800

Heavy

Heavy

Proton-M/M+

Russia/Khrunichev

23,000

Heavy

Heavy

Long March 5

China/CALT

25,000

Heavy

Heavy

Delta IV Heavy

USA/ULA

28,790

Heavy

Heavy

Falcon Heavy

USA/SpaceX

63,800

Heavy

Super heavy