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| Specification | Electron Rocket Lab × remove | Tsiklon-3 Yuzhnoye Design Bureau × remove | Space Shuttle National Aeronautics and Space Administration × remove | Soyuz U Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) × remove |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flights | 91 | 122 | 135 | 714 |
| Success rate | 95.6% | 94.3% | 98.5% | 97.2% |
| Thrust | 162 kN | 2,713 kN | 28,200 kN | — |
| Height | 18 m | 39.27 m | 56.1 m | 51.1 m |
| Diameter | 1.2 m | 3 m | 8 m | 2.95 m |
| Launch mass | 13 t | 189 t | 2,030 t | 313 t |
| LEO capacity | 300 kg | 4,100 kg | 27,500 kg | 6,900 kg |
| GTO capacity | — | — | — | — |
| Launch cost | $6M | $15M | $450M | — |
| Reusable | No | No | Yes | No |
| Stages | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |