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 2000 kilogram, payload mass 20000 kilogram, payload mass 5000 kilogram, 
launch vehicle, 
Kvant, Cyclone-4M, Delta III, Delta II, Delta IV, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, H3 Launch Vehicle, H-II, Atlas V, Launch Vehicle Mark III, launch vehicle, Neutron, Pallas-1, Republic of Haiti, Zhuque-2, Firefly Eclipse, Falcon 9, Atlas II, Atlas III, Atlas IIAS, Atlas IIA, Tarshish, 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 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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  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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  Delta II ⓘ
  retired expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family

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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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  Kvant ⓘ
  proposed Russian launch vehicle

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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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  Firefly Eclipse ⓘ
  proposed two-stage orbital launch vehicle

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket		Atlas III	Atlas, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Atlas V	Atlas, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Cyclone-4M	medium-lift launch vehicle, liquid-propellant rocket, two-stage-to-orbit, expendable launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Falcon 9	reusable launch vehicle, Falcon, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		H-II	two-stage-to-orbit, expendable launch vehicle, liquid-propellant rocket, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		H3 Launch Vehicle	two-stage-to-orbit, liquid-propellant rocket, medium-lift launch vehicle, expendable launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Launch Vehicle Mark III	medium-lift launch vehicle, expendable launch vehicle, three-stage-to-orbit	Wikidata
class	rocket		Neutron	reusable launch vehicle, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Pallas-1	medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket		Zhuque-2	two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	1989	Delta II	Delta, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	1991	Atlas II	Atlas, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	1992	Atlas IIA	Atlas, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	1993	Atlas IIAS	medium-lift launch vehicle, Atlas	Wikidata
class	rocket	1994	Kvant	proposed entity, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	1998	Delta III	Delta, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2002	Delta IV	Delta, medium-lift launch vehicle	Wikidata
class	rocket	2026	Firefly Eclipse	two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle	Wikidata