small-lift launch vehicle

A small-lift launch vehicle is a rocket orbital launch vehicle that is capable of lifting 2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb) or less or under 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb) of payload into low Earth orbit (LEO). The next larger category is medium-lift launch vehicles.

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SLLV; SLV
payload mass 2000 kilogram, payload mass 5000 kilogram, 
launch vehicle, 
Scout X-1, Eris, Zhuque-1, Zéphyr, Vega, Vega C, Terran 1, Spectrum, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, Shavit, Shavit-3, Shavit-2, Shavit-1, Falcon 1, RS1, micro-launcher, Lijian-1, launch vehicle, Jielong-3, Firefly Alpha, Electron, Dong Fang Hong 2, Cyclone-1M, Miura 5, Angara-1.2, 

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  Angara-1.2 ⓘ
  Russian small-lift launch vehicle

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  Cyclone-1M ⓘ
  proposed Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle

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  Falcon 1 ⓘ
  orbital launch vehicle made by SpaceX, predecessor of Falcon 9

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  micro-launcher ⓘ
  space launch vehicle capable of orbiting a payload of less than 500 kilograms

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  Miura 5 ⓘ
  orbital recoverable small-lift launch vehicle developed by Spanish company PLD Space

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  Scout X-1 ⓘ
  American expendable launch system and sounding rocket used in the early 1960s

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  Shavit-3 ⓘ
  proposed Israeli small-lift launch vehicle

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  Zéphyr ⓘ
  French micro-launcher

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  Zhuque-1 ⓘ
  orbital small-lift launch vehicle from the Chinese company LandSpace

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  Shavit ⓘ
  Israeli small-lift launch vehicle

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  Shavit-1 ⓘ
  Israeli small-lift launch vehicle

• File:Shavit Ofek7a.jpg

  Shavit-2 ⓘ
  small-lift launch vehicle produced by Israel from 1982 onwards

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  Vega ⓘ
  retired European expendable orbital launch vehicle

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  Electron ⓘ
  two-stage orbital launch vehicle

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  Firefly Alpha ⓘ
  two-stage orbital launch vehicle

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  Lijian-1 ⓘ
  series of Chinese solid-fuel rockets

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  Vega C ⓘ
  orbital launch vehicle by the European Space Agency

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  Small Satellite Launch Vehicle ⓘ
  Indian small-lift launch vehicle

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  Jielong-3 ⓘ
  solid-propellant space launch vehicle of China

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  RS1 ⓘ
  American small-lift orbital launch vehicle

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  Terran 1 ⓘ
  retired expendable two-stage, 3D-printed, small-lift launch vehicle

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  Spectrum ⓘ
  two-stage small launch vehicle by Isar Aerospace

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  Eris ⓘ
  small-lift launch vehicle developed by Gilmour Space Technologies

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket		Angara-1.2	small-lift launch vehicle, Angara	Wikidata
class	rocket		Cyclone-1M	three-stage-to-orbit, liquid-propellant rocket, expendable launch vehicle, small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Falcon 1	Falcon, expendable launch vehicle, small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		micro-launcher	small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Miura 5	reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit, small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Scout X-1	small-lift launch vehicle, sounding rocket, expendable launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Shavit-3	small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Zéphyr	small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Zhuque-1	three-stage-to-orbit, small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	1988	Shavit	solid-propellant rocket, small-lift launch vehicle, expendable launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2002	Shavit-1	expendable launch vehicle, small-lift launch vehicle, solid-propellant rocket	Wikidata
class	rocket	2007	Shavit-2	solid-propellant rocket, expendable launch vehicle, small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2012	Vega	expendable launch vehicle, four-stage-to-orbit, small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2017	Electron	reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit, small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2021	Firefly Alpha	small-lift launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit, expendable launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2022	Lijian-1	solid-propellant rocket, small-lift launch vehicle, expendable launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2022	Vega C	expendable launch vehicle, four-stage-to-orbit, small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2022	Small Satellite Launch Vehicle	small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2022	Jielong-3	expendable launch vehicle, solid-propellant rocket, small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2023	RS1	two-stage-to-orbit, expendable launch vehicle, small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2023	Terran 1	two-stage-to-orbit, expendable launch vehicle, small-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2025	Spectrum	small-lift launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit	Wikidata
class	rocket	2025	Eris	small-lift launch vehicle, three-stage-to-orbit	Wikidata