Medium-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

C

CAS Space PRIVATE

operating

Develops solid and liquid-propellant launch vehicles for dedicated and rideshare satellite missions, suborbital scientific experimentation, and space tourism

C

China National Space Administration GOV

operating

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

D

Deep Blue Aerospace PRIVATE

operating

Develops reusable liquid-fueled launch vehicles and kerosene rocket engines for commercial orbital and suborbital launch services

F

Firefly Aerospace PUBLIC

operating

Designs and operates small- and medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and in-space maneuvering vehicles for defense, civil, and commercial space missions

I

ISRO GOV

operating

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

J

JAXA GOV

operating

Japan's national space agency conducting launch operations, satellite development, Earth observation, asteroid exploration, and human spaceflight research

L

LandSpace PRIVATE

operating

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

O

Orienspace PRIVATE

operating

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

R

Rocket Lab PUBLIC

operating

Designs and manufactures small and medium-lift launch vehicles, satellites, and spacecraft components for commercial, civil, and defense customers

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

S

Stoke Space PRIVATE

operating

Develops fully and rapidly reusable medium-lift launch vehicles for orbital access, in-space mobility, and cargo return

U

United Launch Alliance

operating

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

I

i-Space PRIVATE

operating

Develops solid and liquid-fueled launch vehicles including the Hyperbola series, with China's first privately-built orbital rocket and a reusable methane rocket in development