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Comparison of space station cargo vehicles
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A number of different spacecraft have been used to carry cargo to and from space stations.
Spacecraft under development | |
Spacecraft is operational or inactive | |
Retired or cancelled spacecraft | |
§ | Pressurized / Unpressurized payload capacity |
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Spacecraft | Origin | Manufacturer | Launch system | Length (m) | Dry mass (kg) | Launch mass (kg) | Payload (kg) § | Payload volume (m3) | Return payload (kg) | Diameter (m) | Generated power (W) | Automated docking | Status (No. flights) |
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TKS | ![]() |
TsKBM | Proton-K | 17.51 | 13,688 | 21,620 | 12,600 | 4.15 | 2,400 | No | Retired (4) | ||
Progress 7K-TG | ![]() |
Energia | Soyuz-U | None | No | Retired (43) | |||||||
Progress-M 11F615A55 |
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Energia | Soyuz-U Soyuz-U2 |
7.2 | 7,130 | 2,600 | 7.6 | 150[lower-alpha 1] | 2.72 | 600[1] | Yes | Retired (66) | |
Progress-M1 | ![]() |
Energia | Soyuz-U Soyuz-FG |
None | Yes | Retired (11) | |||||||
Progress-M 11F615A60 |
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Energia | Soyuz-U Soyuz-2.1a |
7.2 | 7,150 | 2,230 | 7.6 | None | 2.72 | 700 | Yes | Retired (27 + 2 failed) | |
Cygnus | ![]() |
Orbital | Antares 1x0 | 5.14 | 1,500[2] | 2,000[2] | 18.9[2] | None | 3.07 | 3,500[3] | No | Retired (3 + 1 failed) | |
Dragon | ![]() |
SpaceX | Falcon 9 | 6.1 | 4,200[4] | 10,200[lower-alpha 2] | 3,310 (max) 2,200 (ave)[lower-alpha 3][5] | 10.0 / (14 or 34)[lower-alpha 4][6] | 3,000[lower-alpha 5][7] | 3.7 | 2,000[8] | No | Retired (19 + 1 failed)[9] |
ATV | ![]() |
EADS | Ariane 5ES | 10.3 | 10,470[10] | 20,750[10] | 7,667[10] | 48 | None | 4.5 | 3,800[11] | Yes | Retired (5) |
HTV | ![]() |
JAXA | H-IIB | 10 | 10,500[12] | 16,500[12] | 3,000 / 1,000[12] | 14 / 16[12] | 20[lower-alpha 6][13] | 4.4 | 200 | No | Retired (9) |
Tianzhou (basic) |
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CAST | Long March 7 | 10.6 | 13,500 | 6,900[lower-alpha 7][14] | 18.1 | None | 3.35 | Yes | Retired (5) | ||
Progress-MS | ![]() |
Energia | Soyuz-U Soyuz-2.1a |
7.2 | 7,150 | 2,230 | None | Yes | Operational[15] | ||||
Cargo Dragon | ![]() |
SpaceX | Falcon 9 | 8.1 | 6,400 | 3,307[5] | 9.3 / 37 | 2,507[5] | 4.0 | Yes | Operational | ||
Enhanced Cygnus | ![]() |
Northrop Grumman | Antares Atlas V Falcon 9 |
6.39 | 1,800[16] | 3,750 | 27[16] | None | 3.07 | 3,500 | No | Operational | |
Tianzhou (improved) | ![]() |
CAST | Long March 7 | 10.6 | 14,000 | 7,400[lower-alpha 8][14] | 22.5 (~40 total) | None | 3.35 | Yes | Operational | ||
Dream Chaser Cargo System (reusable) | ![]() |
Sierra Space | Vulcan Centaur | 16.8[17] | 5,000 / 500[18] | 1,750[18] | Yes | Development | |||||
HTV-X | ![]() |
JAXA | H3[19] | 10[lower-alpha 9] | 8,300 | 16,000, combined[20] | 4,069 / 1,750 | 78[lower-alpha 10] | 4.4 | 1,000 | No[lower-alpha 11] | Development[21] | |
Cygnus Mission B | ![]() |
Northrop Grumman | Antares | 7.89 | 5,000 | 36 | None | 3.07 | 3,500 | Planned | Under construction[22] | ||
Dragon XL | ![]() |
SpaceX | Falcon 9 | 5,000[23] | None | Yes[23] | Development[24] | ||||||
Argo | ![]() |
Rocket Factory Augsburg | 3,400 | <13 | Greater than or equal to 1 Ton [25] | Yes | Development[26] | ||||||
NYX | ![]() |
The Exploration Company | 4,000 | 2500 pressurized and 100 unpressurized[27] | Yes | Development[28] |
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