Heavy-Lift

A

Arianespace PRIVATE

operating

Operates Ariane 6 and Vega C launch vehicles from the Guiana Space Centre, serving European institutional and global commercial satellite customers

B

Blue Origin PRIVATE

operating

Develops reusable heavy-lift launch vehicles, rocket engines, lunar landers, in-space logistics platforms, and satellite communications constellations

C

China National Space Administration GOV

operating

Governs China's civil space programs, oversees lunar and planetary exploration missions, and coordinates international space cooperation

E

European Space Agency GOV

operating

Intergovernmental agency coordinating European space programs across science, Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, and human spaceflight

I

ISRO GOV

operating

India's national space agency developing launch vehicles, satellites, and interplanetary missions for societal benefit

L

LandSpace PRIVATE

operating

Designs, manufactures, and operates liquid oxygen-methane launch vehicles for commercial satellite deployment

N

NASA GOV

operating

Conducts civilian space exploration, aeronautics research, and space science across human spaceflight, robotic missions, and Earth observation programs

O

Orienspace PRIVATE

operating

Designs and manufactures solid and liquid-fueled launch vehicles for commercial satellite deployment via sea and land launches

R

Relativity Space PRIVATE

operating

Manufactures reusable medium-to-heavy-lift launch vehicles using large-scale metal 3D printing and autonomous robotics

S

Space Pioneer PRIVATE

operating

Develops reusable kerosene-liquid oxygen launch vehicles and rocket engines for commercial and government satellite deployment missions

S

SpaceX PUBLIC

operating

Designs and operates reusable launch vehicles, crew and cargo spacecraft, and the Starlink broadband constellation, with a national-security variant

U

United Launch Alliance

operating

Manufactures and operates the Vulcan Centaur and Atlas V launch vehicles for national security, NASA, and commercial customers