Which orbital rocket is the smallest in height (or length) that ever launched?
Would be nice to know the second and third place too.
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1$\begingroup$ SS-520 is also the answer to: How small could an orbital rocket be? and Do launchers using only solid propellant exist?, and Why isn't there a rocket to launch a single cubesat?, and Is it possible to build a rocket with 2kg payload?... $\endgroup$– uhohOct 27, 2020 at 0:40
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1$\begingroup$ ...and What is/was the smallest orbital launch system, by total mass? and also see If there “won't be” rockets to launch individual cubesats, then why did JAXA build exactly that? (SS-520-xx). $\endgroup$– uhohOct 27, 2020 at 0:40
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$\begingroup$ Also interesting - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-lift_launch_vehicle $\endgroup$– Joe JobsOct 27, 2020 at 12:45
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That is as far as I can tell the SS-520, placing a 4kg payload into LEO in 2018, with the total length of the launch vehicle being 9.54 meters.
If this record has not been surpassed after 2018, it still stands.
answered Oct 25, 2020 at 15:03
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$\begingroup$ Lambda 4S - 16.5 m <> Pegasus - 16.9 m <> Jielong 1 - 19.5 m <> Long March 11 - 20.8 m <> Hyperbola-1 - 20.8 m <> Juno I - 21.2 m $\endgroup$– Joe JobsOct 25, 2020 at 17:35
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$\begingroup$ Blue Whale 1 - 1.8 m <> Astra - 11.6 m <> Vector-R - 12 m $\endgroup$– Joe JobsOct 25, 2020 at 17:49
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$\begingroup$ @JoeJobs Has Blue Whale 1 been launched yet? $\endgroup$ Oct 25, 2020 at 17:58
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$\begingroup$ No the second line has orbital rockets who didnt reach orbit yet $\endgroup$– Joe JobsOct 25, 2020 at 19:06
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$\begingroup$ Black Arrow - 13 m <> Electron - 17 m <> Diamant - 18.95 m $\endgroup$– Joe JobsOct 26, 2020 at 19:02