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noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Series of Japanese carrier rockets</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M-V_with_Astro-E_satellite.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/M-V_with_Astro-E_satellite.jpg/250px-M-V_with_Astro-E_satellite.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/M-V_with_Astro-E_satellite.jpg/375px-M-V_with_Astro-E_satellite.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/M-V_with_Astro-E_satellite.jpg/500px-M-V_with_Astro-E_satellite.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>M-V-4.</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M-V_launching_ASTRO-E2.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/M-V_launching_ASTRO-E2.jpeg/250px-M-V_launching_ASTRO-E2.jpeg" decoding="async" width="250" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/M-V_launching_ASTRO-E2.jpeg/375px-M-V_launching_ASTRO-E2.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/M-V_launching_ASTRO-E2.jpeg/500px-M-V_launching_ASTRO-E2.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="526" /></a><figcaption>M-V-6.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Mu</b>, also known as <b>M</b>, was a series of Japanese <a href="/wiki/Solid-fuel_rocket" class="mw-redirect" title="Solid-fuel rocket">solid-fueled</a> <a href="/wiki/Carrier_rocket" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrier rocket">carrier rockets</a>, which were launched from <a href="/wiki/Uchinoura_Space_Center" title="Uchinoura Space Center">Uchinoura</a> between 1966 and 2006. Originally developed by Japan's <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Space_and_Astronautical_Science" title="Institute of Space and Astronautical Science">Institute of Space and Astronautical Science</a>, Mu rockets were later operated by <a href="/wiki/Japan_Aerospace_Exploration_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency">Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency</a> following ISAS becoming part of it.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_Japanese_carrier_rockets">Early Japanese carrier rockets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mu_(rocket_family)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early Japanese carrier rockets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first Mu rocket, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mu-1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mu-1 (page does not exist)">Mu-1</a> made a single, <a href="/wiki/Sub-orbital" class="mw-redirect" title="Sub-orbital">sub-orbital</a>, test flight, on 31 October 1966. Subsequently, a series of rockets were produced, designated <a href="/wiki/Mu-3" class="mw-redirect" title="Mu-3">Mu-3</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mu-4" class="mw-redirect" title="Mu-4">Mu-4</a>. In 1969 a suborbital test launch of the Mu-3D was conducted.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first orbital launch attempt for the Mu family, using a <a href="/wiki/Mu-4" class="mw-redirect" title="Mu-4">Mu-4S</a>, was conducted on 25 September 1970, however the fourth stage did not ignite, and the rocket failed to reach orbit. On 16 February 1971, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tansei_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tansei 1 (page does not exist)">Tansei 1</a> was launched by another Mu-4S rocket. Two further Mu-4S launches took place during 1971 and 1972. The Mu-4S was replaced by the Mu-3C, was launched four times between 1974 and 1979, with three successes and one failure, and the Mu-3H, which was launched three times in 1977 and 1978. The Mu-3S was used between 1980 and 1984, making four launches. The final member of the Mu-3 family was the Mu-3SII, which was launched eight times between 1985 and 1995. The Mu-3 was replaced in service by the <a href="/wiki/M-V" title="M-V">M-V</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Frame"><a href="/wiki/File:MuRockets.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/MuRockets.svg/618px-MuRockets.svg.png" decoding="async" width="618" height="533" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/MuRockets.svg/927px-MuRockets.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/MuRockets.svg/1236px-MuRockets.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="618" data-file-height="533" /></a><figcaption>The Mu family of rockets.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="M-V">M-V</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mu_(rocket_family)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: M-V"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/M-V" title="M-V">M-V</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/M-5_rocket" class="mw-redirect" title="M-5 rocket">M-V</a>, or Mu-5, was introduced in 1997 and retired in 2006. Seven launches, six of which were successful, were conducted. Typically, the M-V flew in a three-stage configuration, however a four-stage configuration, designated <b>M-V KM</b> was used 3 times, with the <a href="/wiki/HALCA" title="HALCA">MUSES-B</a> (HALCA) satellite in 1997, <a href="/wiki/Nozomi_(probe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nozomi (probe)">Nozomi</a> (PLANET-B) spacecraft in 1998, and the <a href="/wiki/Hayabusa" title="Hayabusa">Hayabusa</a> (MUSES-C) spacecraft in 2003. The three-stage configuration had a maximum payload of 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) for an orbit with altitude of 200 km (120 mi) and <a href="/wiki/Orbital_inclination" title="Orbital inclination">inclination</a> of 30°, and 1,300 kg (2,900 lb) to a polar orbit (90° inclination), with an altitude of 200 km (120 mi). The M-V KM could launch 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) to an orbit with 30° inclination and 400 km (250 mi) altitude. </p><p>The three stage M-V had a total launch mass of 137,500 kg (303,100 lb), whilst the total mass of a four-stage M-V KM was 139,000 kg (306,000 lb). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_launches">List of launches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mu_(rocket_family)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of launches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All launches are from the Mu Launch Pad at the <a href="/wiki/Uchinoura_Space_Center" title="Uchinoura Space Center">Uchinoura Space Center</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Flight number </th> <th>Date (UTC) </th> <th>Payload </th> <th>Orbit </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Remarks </th></tr> <tr> <td>M-4S-1 </td> <td>September 25, 1970<br />05:00 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shinsei_(satellite)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shinsei (satellite) (page does not exist)">MS-F1</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> (planned) </td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-4S-2 </td> <td>February 16, 1971<br />04:00 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tansei_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tansei 1 (page does not exist)">MS-T1 (Tansei 1)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-4S-3 </td> <td>September 28, 1971<br />04:00 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shinsei_(satellite)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shinsei (satellite) (page does not exist)">MS-F2 (Shinsei)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-4S-4 </td> <td>August 19, 1972<br />02:40 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denpa_(satellite)" title="Denpa (satellite)">REXS (Denpa)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit" title="Medium Earth orbit">MEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3C-1 </td> <td>February 16, 1974<br />05:00 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tansei_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tansei 2 (page does not exist)">MS-T2 (Tansei 2)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit" title="Medium Earth orbit">MEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3C-2 </td> <td>February 24, 1975<br />05:25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taiyo_(satellite)" class="mw-redirect" title="Taiyo (satellite)">SRATS (Taiyo)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit" title="Medium Earth orbit">MEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3C-3 </td> <td>February 4, 1976<br />05:00 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakucho" title="Hakucho">CORSA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> (planned) </td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3H-1 </td> <td>February 19, 1977<br />05:15 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tansei_3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tansei 3 (page does not exist)">MS-T3 (Tansei 3)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit" title="Medium Earth orbit">MEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3H-2 </td> <td>February 4, 1978<br />07:00 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyokko_(satellite)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kyokko (satellite) (page does not exist)">EXOS-A (Kyokko)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit" title="Medium Earth orbit">MEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3H-3 </td> <td>September 16, 1978<br />05:00 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jikiken_(satellite)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jikiken (satellite) (page does not exist)">EXOS-B (Jikiken)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/High_Earth_orbit" title="High Earth orbit">HEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3C-4 </td> <td>February 21, 1979<br />05:00 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakucho" title="Hakucho">CORSA-b (Hakucho)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3S-1 </td> <td>February 17, 1980<br />00:40 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tansei_4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tansei 4 (page does not exist)">MS-T4 (Tansei 4)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3S-2 </td> <td>February 21, 1981<br />00:30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hinotori_(satellite)" title="Hinotori (satellite)">ASTRO-A (Hinotori)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3S-3 </td> <td>February 20, 1983<br />05:10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tenma" title="Tenma">ASTRO-B (Tenma)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3S-4 </td> <td>February 14, 1984<br />08:00 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ohzora_(satellite)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ohzora (satellite) (page does not exist)">EXOS-C (Ohzora)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3SII-1 </td> <td>January 7, 1985<br />19:26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sakigake" title="Sakigake">MS-T5 (Sakigake)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heliocentric_orbit" title="Heliocentric orbit">HTO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3SII-2 </td> <td>August 18, 1985<br />23:33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Suisei_(spacecraft)" title="Suisei (spacecraft)">PLANET-A (Suisei)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heliocentric_orbit" title="Heliocentric orbit">HTO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3SII-3 </td> <td>February 5, 1987<br />06:30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ginga_(satellite)" title="Ginga (satellite)">ASTRO-C (Ginga)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3SII-4 </td> <td>February 21, 1989<br />23:30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akebono_(satellite)" title="Akebono (satellite)">EXOS-D (Akebono)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medium_Earth_orbit" title="Medium Earth orbit">MEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3SII-5 </td> <td>January 24, 1990<br />11:46 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiten_(spacecraft)" title="Hiten (spacecraft)">MUSES-A (Hiten)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lunar_transfer_orbit" class="mw-redirect" title="Lunar transfer orbit">LTO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3SII-6 </td> <td>August 30, 1991<br />02:30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yohkoh" title="Yohkoh">SOLAR-A (Yohkoh)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3SII-7 </td> <td>February 20, 1993<br />02:20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Satellite_for_Cosmology_and_Astrophysics" title="Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics">ASTRO-D/ASCA (Asuka)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-3SII-8 </td> <td>January 15, 1995<br />13:45 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=EXPeriment_RE-entry_Space_System&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EXPeriment RE-entry Space System (page does not exist)">EXPRESS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFB; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-partial">Partial failure </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-V-1 </td> <td>February 12, 1997<br />04:50 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HALCA" title="HALCA">MUSES-B/HALCA (Haruka)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/High_Earth_orbit" title="High Earth orbit">HEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-V-3 </td> <td>July 3, 1998<br />18:12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nozomi_(spacecraft)" title="Nozomi (spacecraft)">PLANET-B (Nozomi)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heliocentric_orbit" title="Heliocentric orbit">HTO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-V-4 </td> <td>February 10, 2000<br />01:30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Suzaku_(satellite)" title="Suzaku (satellite)">ASTRO-E</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> (planned) </td> <td style="background: #FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-failure">Failure </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-V-5 </td> <td>May 9, 2003<br />04:29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hayabusa" title="Hayabusa">MUSES-C (Hayabusa)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heliocentric_orbit" title="Heliocentric orbit">HTO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-V-6 </td> <td>July 10, 2005<br />03:30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Suzaku_(satellite)" title="Suzaku (satellite)">ASTRO-EII (Suzaku)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-V-8 </td> <td>February 21, 2006<br />21:28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Akari_(satellite)" title="Akari (satellite)">ASTRO-F (Akari)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M-V-7 </td> <td>September 22, 2006<br />21:36 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hinode_(satellite)" title="Hinode (satellite)">SOLAR-B (Hinode)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span 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title="Vulcan Centaur">Vulcan Centaur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace" title="LandSpace">Zhuque</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zhuque-2" title="Zhuque-2">2</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">In development</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">Antares 330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloostar" class="mw-redirect" title="Bloostar">Bloostar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyclone-4M" title="Cyclone-4M">Cyclone-4M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstellar_Technologies#DECA_orbital_rocket" title="Interstellar Technologies">Deca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_(rocket)#Epsilon_S" title="Epsilon (rocket)">Epsilon S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilmour_Space_Technologies#Eris_orbital_rocket" title="Gilmour Space Technologies">Eris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orienspace" title="Orienspace">Gravity-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyperbola-2" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyperbola-2">Hyperbola-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irtysh_(rocket)" title="Irtysh (rocket)">Irtysh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou" title="Kuaizhou">Kuaizhou</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou_21" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuaizhou 21">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou_31" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuaizhou 31">31</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)" title="Long March (rocket family)">Long March</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_9" title="Long March 9">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_10" title="Long March 10">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_12" title="Long March 12">12</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miura_5" title="Miura 5">Miura 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace#MLV" title="Firefly Aerospace">MLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Neutron" title="Rocket Lab Neutron">Neutron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Glenn" title="New Glenn">New Glenn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Line_1" class="mw-redirect" title="New Line 1">New Line 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_Launch_Vehicle" title="Next Generation Launch Vehicle">NGLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke_Space_Nova" title="Stoke Space Nova">Nova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OneSpace#OS-M_series" title="OneSpace">OS-M</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/OneSpace#OS-M_series" title="OneSpace">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OneSpace#OS-M_series" title="OneSpace">4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbex#Prime" title="Orbex">Orbex Prime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallas-1" title="Pallas-1">Pallas-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BluShift_Aerospace#Red_Dwarf" title="BluShift Aerospace">Red Dwarf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System" title="Space Launch System">SLS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Block_variants" title="Space Launch System">Block 1B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Block_variants" title="Space Launch System">Block 2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-7_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Soyuz-7 (rocket)">Soyuz-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terran_R" title="Terran R">Terran R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tianlong-3" title="Tianlong-3">Tianlong-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VLM_(rocket)" title="VLM (rocket)">VLM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vega_E" class="mw-redirect" title="Vega E">Vega E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstellar_Technologies#ZERO_orbital_rocket" title="Interstellar Technologies">Zero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace" title="LandSpace">Zhuque</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace#Zhuque-3" title="LandSpace">3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zuljanah_(rocket)" title="Zuljanah (rocket)">Zuljanah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Retired</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">Antares</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">130</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">230</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">230+</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_(rocket_family)" title="Ariane (rocket family)">Ariane</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_2" title="Ariane 2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_4" title="Ariane 4">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_5" title="Ariane 5">5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augmented_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle">ASLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athena_(rocket_family)" title="Athena (rocket family)">Athena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Athena_I" title="Athena I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athena_II" title="Athena II">II</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_(rocket_family)" title="Atlas (rocket family)">Atlas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SM-65B_Atlas" title="SM-65B Atlas">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-65D_Atlas" title="SM-65D Atlas">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_E/F" title="Atlas E/F">E/F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_G" title="Atlas G">G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_H" title="Atlas H">H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_I" title="Atlas I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_II" title="Atlas II">II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_III" title="Atlas III">III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_LV-3B" title="Atlas LV-3B">LV-3B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_SLV-3" title="Atlas SLV-3">SLV-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Able" title="Atlas-Able">Able</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Agena" title="Atlas-Agena">Agena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Centaur" title="Atlas-Centaur">Centaur</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Arrow" title="Black Arrow">Black Arrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conestoga_(rocket)" title="Conestoga (rocket)">Conestoga</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_(rocket_family)" title="Delta (rocket family)">Delta</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Delta_A" title="Delta A">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_B" title="Delta B">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_C" title="Delta C">C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_D" title="Delta D">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_E" title="Delta E">E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_G" title="Delta G">G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_J" title="Delta J">J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_L" title="Delta L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_M" title="Delta M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_N" title="Delta N">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_0100" title="Delta 0100">0100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_1000" title="Delta 1000">1000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_2000" title="Delta 2000">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_3000" title="Delta 3000">3000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_4000" title="Delta 4000">4000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_5000" title="Delta 5000">5000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_II" title="Delta II">II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_III" title="Delta III">III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_IV" title="Delta IV">IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_IV_Heavy" title="Delta IV Heavy">IV Heavy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamant_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Diamant (rocket)">Diamant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dnepr_(rocket)" title="Dnepr (rocket)">Dnepr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energia_(rocket)" title="Energia (rocket)">Energia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_(rocket)" title="Epsilon (rocket)">Epsilon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">Europa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">I</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">II</a><sup>†</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_1" title="Falcon 1">Falcon 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9" title="Falcon 9">Falcon 9</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_v1.0" title="Falcon 9 v1.0">v1.0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_v1.1" title="Falcon 9 v1.1">v1.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_Full_Thrust" title="Falcon 9 Full Thrust">v1.2 "Full Thrust"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feng_Bao_1" title="Feng Bao 1">Feng Bao 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle">GSLV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GSLV_Mk_I" class="mw-redirect" title="GSLV Mk I">Mk I</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-I" title="H-I">H-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-II" title="H-II">H-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-IIB" title="H-IIB">H-IIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juno_I" title="Juno I">Juno I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juno_II" title="Juno II">Juno II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaituozhe-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaituozhe-1">Kaituozhe-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_(rocket_family)" title="Kosmos (rocket family)">Kosmos</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_(rocket_family)" title="Kosmos (rocket family)">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-1" title="Kosmos-1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-2I" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos-2I">2/2I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-3" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos-3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-3M" title="Kosmos-3M">3M</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lambda_(rocket_family)" title="Lambda (rocket family)">Lambda</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lambda_4S" title="Lambda 4S">4S</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LauncherOne" title="LauncherOne">LauncherOne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)" title="Long March (rocket family)">Long March</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_1" title="Long March 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_1D" title="Long March 1D">1D</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2A" title="Long March 2A">2A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2E" title="Long March 2E">2E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3" title="Long March 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3B" title="Long March 3B">3B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_4A" title="Long March 4A">4A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mu</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M-4S" class="mw-redirect" title="M-4S">4S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3C" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3C">3C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3H" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3H">3H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3S" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3S">3S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3SII" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3SII">3SII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-V" title="M-V">V</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N1_(rocket)" title="N1 (rocket)">N1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N-I_(rocket)" title="N-I (rocket)">N-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N-II_(rocket)" title="N-II (rocket)">N-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naro-1" title="Naro-1">Naro-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paektusan_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paektusan (rocket)">Paektusan</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NOTS-EV-1_Pilot" title="NOTS-EV-1 Pilot">Pilot-2</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-7_(rocket_family)" title="R-7 (rocket family)">R-7</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luna_(rocket)" title="Luna (rocket)">Luna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molniya_(rocket)" title="Molniya (rocket)">Molniya</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Molniya-M" title="Molniya-M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molniya-L" class="mw-redirect" title="Molniya-L">L</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyot_(rocket)" title="Polyot (rocket)">Polyot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz_(rocket_family)" title="Soyuz (rocket family)">Soyuz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz_(rocket)" title="Soyuz (rocket)">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-FG" title="Soyuz-FG">FG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-L" title="Soyuz-L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-M" title="Soyuz-M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-U" title="Soyuz-U">U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-U2" title="Soyuz-U2">U2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz/Vostok" title="Soyuz/Vostok">Soyuz/Vostok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sputnik_(rocket)" title="Sputnik (rocket)">Sputnik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voskhod_(rocket)" title="Voskhod (rocket)">Voskhod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok_(rocket_family)" title="Vostok (rocket family)">Vostok</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-L" title="Vostok-L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-K" title="Vostok-K">K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-2_(rocket)" title="Vostok-2 (rocket)">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-2M" title="Vostok-2M">2M</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-29_Vysota" title="R-29 Vysota">R-29</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shtil%27" title="Shtil'">Shtil'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volna" title="Volna">Volna</a><sup>†</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astra_Rocket" title="Astra Rocket">Rocket 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RS1_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="RS1 (rocket)">RS1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">Safir</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_(rocket_family)" title="Saturn (rocket family)">Saturn</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_I" title="Saturn I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_IB" title="Saturn IB">IB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_V" title="Saturn V">V</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_(rocket_family)" title="Scout (rocket family)">Scout</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-1" title="Scout X-1">X-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RM-90_Blue_Scout_II" title="RM-90 Blue Scout II">Blue Scout II</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2" title="Scout X-2">X-2</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2M" title="Scout X-2M">X-2M</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-3 (page does not exist)">X-3</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-3M&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-3M (page does not exist)">X-3M</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-4 (page does not exist)">X-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2B" title="Scout X-2B">X-2B</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_B" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout B">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_A" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout A">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_B-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout B-1">B-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_D-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout D-1">D-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_A-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout A-1">A-1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_E-1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout E-1 (page does not exist)">E-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_F-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout F-1">F-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_G-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout G-1">G-1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">Shavit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Satellite Launch Vehicle">SLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SPARK_(rocket)" title="SPARK (rocket)">SPARK</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sparta_(rocket)" title="Sparta (rocket)">Sparta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS-520#SS-520-4" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-520">SS-520</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Start-1" title="Start-1">Start-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terran_1" title="Terran 1">Terran 1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor_(rocket_family)" title="Thor (rocket family)">Thor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Able" title="Thor-Able">Able</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">Ablestar</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">Agena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">Burner</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Delta" title="Thor-Delta">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor_DSV-2U" title="Thor DSV-2U">DSV-2U</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">Thorad-Agena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">SLV-2G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">SLV-2H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_(rocket_family)" title="Titan (rocket family)">Titan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Titan_II_GLV" title="Titan II GLV">II GLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIA" title="Titan IIIA">IIIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIB" title="Titan IIIB">IIIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIC" title="Titan IIIC">IIIC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIID" title="Titan IIID">IIID</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIE" title="Titan IIIE">IIIE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_34D" title="Titan 34D">34D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_23G" title="Titan 23G">23G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commercial_Titan_III" title="Commercial Titan III">CT-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IV" title="Titan IV">IV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon" title="Tsyklon">Tsyklon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R-36_(missile)" title="R-36 (missile)">R-36-O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon" title="Tsyklon">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon-2" title="Tsyklon-2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon-3" title="Tsyklon-3">3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Rocket" title="Universal Rocket">Universal Rocket</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Proton_(rocket_family)" title="Proton (rocket family)">UR-500 Proton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proton-K" title="Proton-K">Proton-K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rokot" title="Rokot">Rokot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strela_(rocket)" title="Strela (rocket)">Strela</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/JAXA" title="JAXA">JAXA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/H-IIA" title="H-IIA">H-IIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H3_(rocket)" title="H3 (rocket)">H3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Planned</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_(rocket)#Epsilon_S" title="Epsilon (rocket)">Epsilon S</a></li></ul> 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