National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Government

Administrator: Bill Nelson

Successful Launches 115

Failed Launches 20

Pending Launches 6

Agency Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Next National Aeronautics and Space Administration Launch

SLS Block 1 | Artemis II

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Rocket Configs

Space Launch System (SLS)


Height 111.00 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 39000 kN

Diameter 8.40 Meters

Mass To LEO 105000 kg

Liftoff Mass 2948 Tonnes


Launch Success 0

Consecutive Success 0

Maiden Flight Unknown

Launch Failures 0


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Space Launch System (SLS)


Height 111.00 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 39000 kN

Diameter 8.40 Meters

Mass To LEO 95000 kg

Liftoff Mass 2628 Tonnes


Launch Success 1

Consecutive Success 1

Maiden Flight 2022-11-16

Launch Failures 0


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Orion Abort Test Booster


Height 0.00 Meters

Max Stages 1

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 2200 kN

Diameter 5.50 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 0 Tonnes


Launch Success 1

Consecutive Success 1

Maiden Flight 2019-07-02

Launch Failures 0


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Ares I-X


Height 99.70 Meters

Max Stages 1

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 12000 kN

Diameter 3.71 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 816 Tonnes


Launch Success 1

Consecutive Success 1

Maiden Flight 2009-10-28

Launch Failures 0


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Space Shuttle


Height 56.10 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 28200 kN

Diameter 8.00 Meters

Mass To LEO 27500 kg

Liftoff Mass 2030 Tonnes


Launch Success 133

Consecutive Success 22

Maiden Flight 1981-04-12

Launch Failures 2


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Saturn V


Height 110.60 Meters

Max Stages 3

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 35100 kN

Diameter 10.10 Meters

Mass To LEO 140000 kg

Liftoff Mass 2970 Tonnes


Launch Success 12

Consecutive Success 11

Maiden Flight 1967-11-09

Launch Failures 1


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Saturn IB


Height 43.20 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 7100 kN

Diameter 6.61 Meters

Mass To LEO 21000 kg

Liftoff Mass 590 Tonnes


Launch Success 9

Consecutive Success 6

Maiden Flight 1966-02-26

Launch Failures 1


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Titan II


Height 33.20 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 1913 kN

Diameter 3.05 Meters

Mass To LEO 3850 kg

Liftoff Mass 154 Tonnes


Launch Success 12

Consecutive Success 12

Maiden Flight 1964-04-08

Launch Failures 0


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Trailblazer 2


Height 15.70 Meters

Max Stages 4

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 547 kN

Diameter 0.79 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 6 Tonnes


Launch Success 3

Consecutive Success 3

Maiden Flight 1961-12-14

Launch Failures 0


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Atlas LV-3B


Height 28.70 Meters

Max Stages 1

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 1300 kN

Diameter 3.00 Meters

Mass To LEO 1360 kg

Liftoff Mass 120 Tonnes


Launch Success 7

Consecutive Success 6

Maiden Flight 1960-07-29

Launch Failures 3


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Scout X-1


Height 25.00 Meters

Max Stages 4

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 471 kN

Diameter 1.01 Meters

Mass To LEO 59 kg

Liftoff Mass 16 Tonnes


Launch Success 3

Consecutive Success 1

Maiden Flight 1960-07-02

Launch Failures 3


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Trailblazer 1


Height 17.10 Meters

Max Stages 4

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 365 kN

Diameter 0.58 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 3 Tonnes


Launch Success 1

Consecutive Success 1

Maiden Flight 1959-03-03

Launch Failures 0


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Nike Cajun


Height 7.70 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 246 kN

Diameter 0.42 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 0 Tonnes


Launch Success 4

Consecutive Success 4

Maiden Flight 1956-07-06

Launch Failures 0


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Spacecraft Configs

Orion


Maiden Flight 2022-11-16

Active Yes

Human Rated Yes

Height 3.30 Metres

Diameter 5.03 Metres


Space Shuttle


Maiden Flight 1981-04-12

Active No

Human Rated Yes

Height 56.10 Metres

Diameter 8.70 Metres


Gemini


Maiden Flight 1964-04-08

Active No

Human Rated Yes

Height 5.61 Metres

Diameter 3.00 Metres


Mercury


Maiden Flight 1961-05-05

Active No

Human Rated Yes

Height 3.30 Metres

Diameter 1.80 Metres


North American X-15


Maiden Flight 1959-06-08

Active No

Human Rated Yes

Height 15.45 Metres

Diameter 6.80 Metres


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