medium-lift launch vehicle

A medium-lift launch vehicle (MLV) is a rocket launch vehicle that is capable of lifting between 2,000 to 20,000 kg by NASA classification or between 5,000 to 20,000 kilograms by Russian classification of payload into low Earth orbit (LEO). An MLV is between a small-lift launch vehicle and a heavy-lift launch vehicle. Medium-lift vehicles comprise the majority of orbital launches as of 2024, with both the Soyuz and Falcon 9 having launched several hundred times.

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MLLV; MLV
payload mass 20000 kilogram, payload mass 2000 kilogram, payload mass 5000 kilogram, 
launch vehicle, 
Tarshish, launch vehicle, Kvant, H3 Launch Vehicle, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, Delta III, Atlas V, Atlas II, Atlas IIAS, Atlas IIA, Falcon 9, Sweden, Sikh Confederacy, Persia, Kingdom of Wolaita, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Havilah, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinland, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Ashkenaz, 

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  Atlas II ⓘ
  American expendable launch system

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  Atlas IIA ⓘ
  American expendable launch system

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  Atlas IIAS ⓘ
  American expendable launch system

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  Atlas III ⓘ
  series of American expendable launch system

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  Atlas V ⓘ
  American expendable launch system

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  Cyclone-4M ⓘ
  proposed Ukrainian expendable launch vehicle

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  Delta II ⓘ
  retired expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family

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  Delta III ⓘ
  retired expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family

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  Delta IV ⓘ
  expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family

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  Falcon 9 ⓘ
  partially reusable orbital launch vehicle by SpaceX

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  H-II ⓘ
  Japanese family of rockets

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  H3 Launch Vehicle ⓘ
  Japanese expendable launch system

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  Launch Vehicle Mark III ⓘ
  launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation

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  Neutron ⓘ
  orbital launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab

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  Pallas-1 ⓘ
  partially reusable orbital launch vehicle by Galactic Energy

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  Zhuque-2 ⓘ
  orbital medium-lift launch vehicle from the Chinese company LandSpace

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  Kvant ⓘ
  proposed Russian launch vehicle

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  Firefly Eclipse ⓘ
  proposed two-stage orbital launch vehicle

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket		Atlas II	Atlas, medium-lift launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Atlas IIA	Atlas, medium-lift launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Atlas IIAS	Atlas, medium-lift launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Atlas III	Atlas, medium-lift launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Atlas V	Atlas, medium-lift launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Cyclone-4M	expendable launch vehicle, liquid-propellant rocket, medium-lift launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Delta II	Delta, medium-lift launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Delta III	Delta, medium-lift launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Delta IV	Delta, medium-lift launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Falcon 9	Falcon, medium-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		H-II	expendable launch vehicle, liquid-propellant rocket, medium-lift launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		H3 Launch Vehicle	expendable launch vehicle, liquid-propellant rocket, medium-lift launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Launch Vehicle Mark III	expendable launch vehicle, medium-lift launch vehicle, three-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Neutron	medium-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Pallas-1	medium-lift launch vehicle,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Zhuque-2	medium-lift launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata
class	rocket	1994	Kvant	medium-lift launch vehicle, proposed entity,	Wikidata
class	rocket	2026	Firefly Eclipse	medium-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit,	Wikidata