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Comparing Medium to Heavy Lift Launch Systems

Last UpdatedJuly 5, 2022

This data is featured in “Beyond the RD-180,” a featured report from the CSIS Aerospace Security Project.

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Launch providers often advertise the maximum mass their systems can place into low Earth orbit (LEO) and geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). Here’s how the most frequently utilized launch systems compare.