International Reference Guide to Space Launch Systems

This reference guide contains the most reliable and comprehensive material on launch programs in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Israel, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. Packed with illustrations and figures, it offers a quick and easy data retrieval source for policymakers, planners, engineers, launch buyers, and students. Standard sections describe each of the launch systems in detail, including one-page vehicle summaries, cost, availability, performance graphs for a variety of orbits, flight history and failure descriptions, vehicle design and technical data, payload accommodations, production and launch operations, and vehicle history.