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Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Analysis and Forecast 2026-2032

Publisher APO Research, Inc.
Published Jan 02, 2026
Length 204 Pages
SKU # APRC20822527

Description

This report studies the Small-lift Launch Vehicle market. A small-lift launch vehicle is a rocket orbital launch vehicle that is capable of lifting up to 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of payload into low Earth orbit (LEO). The next larger category consists of medium-lift launch vehicles.

The first small-lift launch vehicle was the Sputnik rocket; it put into orbit an unmanned orbital carrier rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union, derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. On 4 October 1957, the rocket was used to perform the world's first satellite launch, placing Sputnik 1 satellite into a low Earth orbit. The USA responded by launching the Vanguard rocket, that was intended to be the first launch vehicle the United States would use to place a satellite into orbit. Instead, the Sputnik crisis caused by the surprise launch of Sputnik 1 led the U.S., after the failure of Vanguard TV3, to quickly orbit the Explorer 1 satellite using a Juno I rocket launched on January 31, 1958. Vanguard I was the second successful U.S. orbital launch.

In the Chinese market, major producers include IHI Aerospace, SAST, CALT, CASIC, GKNPTs Khrunichev and KCST.

This report presents an overview of global market for Small-Lift Launch Vehicle, capacity, output, revenue and price. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue or sales data for 2021 - 2025, estimates for 2026, and projections of CAGR through 2032.

This report researches the key producers of Small-Lift Launch Vehicle, also provides the consumption of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Small-Lift Launch Vehicle, and key regions or countries of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Middle East, Africa, and Other Countries.

This report focuses on the Small-Lift Launch Vehicle sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2021 to 2026. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle market, and analysis of their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights and position their businesses and market strategies in a better way.

This report analyzes the segments data by Type and by Application, sales, revenue, and price, from 2021 to 2032. Evaluation and forecast the market size for Small-Lift Launch Vehicle sales, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.

Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Segment by Company

IHI Aerospace
SAST
CALT
CASIC
GKNPTs Khrunichev
KCST

Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Segment by Type

Sounding Rocket
Small-Lift Launch Vehicle
Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle
Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle
Super-Heavy Lift Vehicle

Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Segment by Application

Academic
Commercial
Government
Defense
Non-Profit Organization

Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Study Objectives

1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Small-Lift Launch Vehicle and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Small-Lift Launch Vehicle.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by type and by application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Small-Lift Launch Vehicle production/output of global and key producers (regions/countries). It provides a quantitative analysis of the production, and development potential of each producer in the next six years.
Chapter 4: Sales (consumption), revenue of Small-Lift Launch Vehicle in global, regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space of each country in the world.
Chapter 5: Detailed analysis of Small-Lift Launch Vehicle manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 6: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 8: Provides profiles of key manufacturers, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product descriptions and specifications, Small-Lift Launch Vehicle sales, revenue, price, gross margin, and recent development, etc.
Chapter 9: North America by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 10: Europe by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 11: China by type, by application, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 12: Asia (Excluding China) by type, by application and by region, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 13: South America, Middle East and Africa by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 14: Analysis of industrial chain, sales channel, key raw materials, distributors and customers.
Chapter 15: The main concluding insights of the report.

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Table of Contents

204 Pages
1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market by Type
1.2.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Type, 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
1.2.2 Sounding Rocket
1.2.3 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle
1.2.4 Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle
1.2.5 Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle
1.2.6 Super-Heavy Lift Vehicle
1.3 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market by Application
1.3.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Application, 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
1.3.2 Academic
1.3.3 Commercial
1.3.4 Government
1.3.5 Defense
1.3.6 Non-Profit Organization
1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
1.5 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Dynamics
2.1 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Industry Trends
2.2 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Industry Drivers
2.3 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Industry Restraints
3 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Production Overview
3.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Production Capacity (2021-2032)
3.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
3.3 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Production by Region
3.3.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Production by Region (2021-2026)
3.3.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Production by Region (2027-2032)
3.3.3 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Production Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
3.4 North America
3.5 Europe
3.6 China
3.7 Japan
4 Global Market Growth Prospects
4.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
4.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Region
4.2.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
4.2.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Region (2021-2026)
4.2.3 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Region (2027-2032)
4.2.4 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
4.3 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales Estimates and Forecasts 2021-2032
4.4 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Region
4.4.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
4.4.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Region (2021-2026)
4.4.3 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Region (2027-2032)
4.4.4 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
4.5 North America
4.6 Europe
4.7 China
4.8 Asia (Excluding China)
4.9 South America, Middle East and Africa
5 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
5.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Manufacturers
5.1.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.1.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.1.3 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Manufacturers Revenue Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2025
5.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Manufacturers
5.2.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.2.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales Market Share by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.2.3 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Manufacturers Sales Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2025
5.3 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.4 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Key Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
5.5 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
5.6 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
5.7 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Manufacturers Commercialization Time
5.8 Market Competitive Analysis
5.8.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market CR5 and HHI
5.8.2 2025 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
6 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market by Type
6.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Type
6.1.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
6.1.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
6.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Type
6.2.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (Units)
6.2.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
6.3 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Type
7 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market by Application
7.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Application
7.1.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
7.1.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
7.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Application
7.2.1 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (Units)
7.2.2 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
7.3 Global Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Application
8 Company Profiles
8.1 IHI Aerospace
8.1.1 IHI Aerospace Company Information
8.1.2 IHI Aerospace Business Overview
8.1.3 IHI Aerospace Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.1.4 IHI Aerospace Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Product Portfolio
8.1.5 IHI Aerospace Recent Developments
8.2 SAST
8.2.1 SAST Company Information
8.2.2 SAST Business Overview
8.2.3 SAST Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.2.4 SAST Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Product Portfolio
8.2.5 SAST Recent Developments
8.3 CALT
8.3.1 CALT Company Information
8.3.2 CALT Business Overview
8.3.3 CALT Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.3.4 CALT Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Product Portfolio
8.3.5 CALT Recent Developments
8.4 CASIC
8.4.1 CASIC Company Information
8.4.2 CASIC Business Overview
8.4.3 CASIC Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.4.4 CASIC Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Product Portfolio
8.4.5 CASIC Recent Developments
8.5 GKNPTs Khrunichev
8.5.1 GKNPTs Khrunichev Company Information
8.5.2 GKNPTs Khrunichev Business Overview
8.5.3 GKNPTs Khrunichev Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.5.4 GKNPTs Khrunichev Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Product Portfolio
8.5.5 GKNPTs Khrunichev Recent Developments
8.6 KCST
8.6.1 KCST Company Information
8.6.2 KCST Business Overview
8.6.3 KCST Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.6.4 KCST Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Product Portfolio
8.6.5 KCST Recent Developments
9 North America
9.1 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Type
9.1.1 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
9.1.2 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Type (2021-2032)
9.1.3 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Type (2021-2032)
9.2 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Application
9.2.1 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
9.2.2 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Application (2021-2032)
9.2.3 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Application (2021-2032)
9.3 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Country
9.3.1 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
9.3.2 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
9.3.3 North America Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Country (2021-2032)
9.3.4 United States
9.3.5 Canada
9.3.6 Mexico
10 Europe
10.1 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Type
10.1.1 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
10.1.2 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Type (2021-2032)
10.1.3 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Type (2021-2032)
10.2 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Application
10.2.1 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
10.2.2 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Application (2021-2032)
10.2.3 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Application (2021-2032)
10.3 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Country
10.3.1 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
10.3.2 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
10.3.3 Europe Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Country (2021-2032)
10.3.4 Germany
10.3.5 France
10.3.6 U.K.
10.3.7 Italy
10.3.8 Russia
10.3.9 Spain
10.3.10 Netherlands
10.3.11 Switzerland
10.3.12 Sweden
11 China
11.1 China Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Type
11.1.1 China Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
11.1.2 China Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Type (2021-2032)
11.1.3 China Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Type (2021-2032)
11.2 China Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Application
11.2.1 China Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
11.2.2 China Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Application (2021-2032)
11.2.3 China Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Application (2021-2032)
12 Asia (Excluding China)
12.1 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Type
12.1.1 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
12.1.2 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Type (2021-2032)
12.1.3 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Type (2021-2032)
12.2 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Application
12.2.1 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
12.2.2 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Application (2021-2032)
12.2.3 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Application (2021-2032)
12.3 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Country
12.3.1 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
12.3.2 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
12.3.3 Asia Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Country (2021-2032)
12.3.4 Japan
12.3.5 South Korea
12.3.6 India
12.3.7 Australia
12.3.8 Taiwan
12.3.9 Southeast Asia
13 South America, Middle East and Africa
13.1 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Type
13.1.1 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
13.1.2 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Type (2021-2032)
13.1.3 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Type (2021-2032)
13.2 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Application
13.2.1 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
13.2.2 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Application (2021-2032)
13.2.3 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Application (2021-2032)
13.3 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Market Size by Country
13.3.1 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
13.3.2 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
13.3.3 SAMEA Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Price by Country (2021-2032)
13.3.4 Brazil
13.3.5 Argentina
13.3.6 Chile
13.3.7 Colombia
13.3.8 Peru
13.3.9 Saudi Arabia
13.3.10 Israel
13.3.11 UAE
13.3.12 Turkey
13.3.13 Iran
13.3.14 Egypt
14 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
14.1 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Value Chain Analysis
14.1.1 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Key Raw Materials
14.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
14.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
14.1.4 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Production Mode & Process
14.2 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Sales Channels Analysis
14.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
14.2.2 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Distributors
14.2.3 Small-Lift Launch Vehicle Customers
15 Concluding Insights
16 Appendix
16.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
16.2 Research Methodology
16.3 Research Process
16.4 Authors List of This Report
16.5 Data Source
16.5.1 Secondary Sources
16.5.2 Primary Sources
16.6 Disclaimer
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