Rockets · 7 entries

Heavy-Lift Rockets

Launch vehicles that place 20–50 tonnes into low Earth orbit (where documented).

Vehicle	Country	First flight	Lift class	LEO payload	Status
Proton	Russia	1965	Heavy-lift	23,000 kg	Active
Space Shuttle	United States	1981	Heavy-lift	27,500 kg	Retired
Delta IV Heavy	United States	2004	Heavy-lift	28,800 kg	Retired
Falcon 9	United States	2010	Medium-lift	22,800 kg	Active
Angara A5	Russia	2014	Heavy-lift	24,000 kg	Active
Long March 5	China	2016	Heavy-lift	25,000 kg	Active
New Glenn	United States	2025	Heavy-lift	45,000 kg	Active