Orbital Launch Vehicles in Development
| NAME |
DEVELOPER |
TYPE |
MARKET |
FIRST LAUNCH |
| Falcon 1 |
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation |
RLV |
Small satellite launch |
2006 |
| Falcon 9 |
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation |
RLV |
Launch of large and medium satellites |
2008 |
| Zenit 3SLB | Space International Services | ELV | Commercial GEO satellite launch | 2008 |
| Sea Star | Interorbital Systems | RLV | Microsatellite launches | 2008 |
| ATK Launch Vehicle (ALV) | ATK | ELV | Responsive small satellite launch | 2008 (suborbital), 2010 (orbital) |
| Taurus 2 | Orbital Sciences Corporation | ELV | Medium-class payloads, government and commercial customers | 2010 |
| QuickReach | AirLaunch, LLC | ELV | Small satellite launch, responsive space operation | 2010 |
| Ares I | NASA | ELV | Crew launches for exploration and ISS missions | 2009 (suborbital), 2014 (orbital) |
| Ares V | NASA | ELV | Cargo launches for exploration missions. | TBD |
| Aquarius | Space Systems/Loral | ELV | Small satellite launch | TBD |
| K-1 | Rocketplane Kistler | RLV | ISS Resupply, satellite launch, orbital space travel | TBD |
| Eagle/Eaglet | E'Prime Aerospace Corporation | ELV | Small satellite launch | TBD |
| Falcon SLV | Lockheed Martin | ELV | Small satellite launch, responsive space operation | TBD |
| Minotaur IV and V | Orbital Sciences Corporation | ELV | Small satellite launch, responsive government space operations | 2008 (IV), TBD (V) |
| Nanosat Launch Vehicle | Garvey Spacecraft Corporation | ELV | Nanosatellite launch | TBD |
| Neptune | Interorbital Systems | RLV | Orbital space travel | TBD |
| Sprite SLV | Microcosm, Inc. | ELV | Small satellite launch, responsive space operation | TBD |
| Taurus 2 | Orbital Sciences Corporation | ELV | Medium-class payloads for government and commercial customers | 2010 |
| Z-1 | Zig Aerospace, LLC | ELV | Nanosatellite (11kg) launch, responsive space operations | TBD |
| Source: FAA (note: the FAA additionally lists the Space Shuttle as a developmental vehicle.) |
