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| Specification | Diamant B Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques × remove | Space Shuttle National Aeronautics and Space Administration × remove | Tsiklon-2 Yuzhnoye Design Bureau × remove | Voskhod Soviet Space Program × remove |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flights | 5 | 135 | 105 | 299 |
| Success rate | 60% | 98.5% | 98.1% | 95.7% |
| Thrust | 396 kN | 28,200 kN | 2,366 kN | — |
| Height | 23.5 m | 56.1 m | 39.7 m | — |
| Diameter | 1.34 m | 8 m | 3 m | — |
| Launch mass | 18 t | 2,030 t | 182 t | — |
| LEO capacity | 160 kg | 27,500 kg | 2,820 kg | — |
| GTO capacity | — | — | — | — |
| Launch cost | — | $450M | $12M | — |
| Reusable | No | Yes | No | No |
| Stages | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |