List of rockets of the United States explained

Launchers

1940s

• MX-774 (1946)

1950s

• PGM-11 Redstone (1950–1964) ^[1]
• SM-65 Atlas (1953 - 1965)
• PGM-19 Jupiter (1954 - 1961)
• PGM-17 Thor (1957 - 1960)
• SM-65A Atlas (1957 - 1958)
• Vanguard (1957-1959)
• Juno I (1958) ^[2]
• SM-65B Atlas (1958–1959) ^[3]
• Thor-Able (1958–1960)
• Juno II (1958–1961)
• SM-65C Atlas (1958 - 1959)
• Titan I (1959–1965)
• SM-65D Atlas (1959–1967)
• Atlas-Able (1959–1960)
• Thor-Agena (1959-1968)
• Little Joe (1959–1961)

1960s

• Atlas-Agena (1960–1978)
• Thor-Ablestar (1960–1965)
• Thor-Delta (1960–1962)
• SM-65E Atlas (1960-1995)
• Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle (1960–1961)
• Atlas LV-3B (1960–1963)
• Scout (1961–1994)
• Saturn I (1961–1965)
• SM-65F Atlas (1961-1981)
• Titan II (1962-2003)
• LGM-30 Minuteman (1962-1970)
• Atlas-Centaur (1962–1983)
• Delta A (1962)
• Delta B (1962–1964)
• Little Joe II (1963–1966)
• Delta C (1963–1969)
• Titan II GLV (1964–1966)
• Delta D (1964–1965)
• Titan IIIA (1964–1965)
• Thor-Burner (1965–1976)
• Titan IIIC (1965–1982)
• Atlas E/F (1965–2001)
• Delta E (1965–1971)
• Atlas SLV-3 (1966–1968)
• Saturn IB (1966–1975)
• Titan IIIB (1966–1987)
• Thorad-Agena (1966 - 1972)
• Delta G (1966–1967)
• Saturn V (1967–1973)
• Delta J (1968)
• Delta L (1969–1972)
• Delta M (1968–1972)
• Delta N (1968–1972)

1970s

• Titan IIID (1971–1982)
• Delta 0100 (1972–1973)
• Delta 1000 (1972–1975)
• Titan IIIE (1974-1977)
• Delta 2000 (1974–1981)
• Delta 3000 (1975–1989)
• Thor DSV-2U (1976–1980)

1980s

• Conestoga (1981-1995)
• Space Shuttle (1981–2011)
• Titan 34D (1982–1989)
• Atlas H (1983–1987)
• Atlas G (1984–1989)
• Titan 23G (1988–2003)
• Delta II (1989–2018)
• Titan IV (1989–2005)
• Delta 4000 (1989–1990)
• Delta 5000 (1989)

1990s

• Pegasus (1990–present)
• Commercial Titan III (1990–1992)
• Atlas I (1990–1997)
• Atlas II (1991–2004)
• Minotaur-C/Taurus (1994–present)
• Athena (1995–2001)
• Delta III (1998–2000)

2000s

• Minotaur I (2000–present)
• Minotaur II (2000–present)
• Atlas III (2000–2005)
• Atlas V (2002–present)
• Delta IV (2002-2024)
• Falcon 1 (2006-2009)
• Ares I (2009)

2010s

• Minotaur IV (2010–present)
• Falcon 9 (2010–present)
• Antares (2013–present)
• Minotaur V (2013-present)
• New Shepard (2015-present)
• Electron (2017–present)
• Falcon Heavy (2018–present)

2020s

• Rocket 3 (2020-2022)
• LauncherOne (2020–2023)
• Firefly Alpha (2021-present)
• Space Launch System (2022-present)
• RS1 (2023-present)
• Terran 1 (2023)
• SpaceX Starship (2023-present)
• Vulcan Centaur (2024-present)
• New Glenn (Under development, expected 2024)
• Rocket 4 (Under development, expected 2025)
• Neutron (Under development, expected 2025)
• Red Dwarf (Under development, expected 2024)
• Terran R (Under development, expected 2026)

Sounding rockets

1940s

• WAC Corporal (1945–1947)
• Deacon(1947–1957)
• Aerobee (1947–1958)
• Bumper-WAC (1948-1950)

1950s

• Loki (1955–2001)
• Asp (1955–1962)
• Jupiter-C (1956–1957)
• Skylark (1957–2005)
• Arcas (1959–1991)
• Javelin (1959–1976)

1960s

• Astrobee (1960–1983)
• Nike Apache (1961–1978)
• Thor DSV-2 (1962–1975)
• Hopi Dart (1963–1964)

2000's

• SpaceLoft XL (2006-present)
• Mesquito (2008–present)
• ALV X-1 (2008)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The United States Army Redstone Arsenal Historical Information . history.redstone.army.mil . United States Army . 8 October 2021.
2. Web site: JUNO I FACT SHEET . spaceline.org . Cliff Lethbridge . 8 October 2021.
3. Web site: ATLAS B FACT SHEET . spaceline.org . Cliff Lethbridge . 9 October 2021.