Heavy-lift launch vehicle

	From left: Falcon Heavy, Long March 5, Proton-M
Class overview
Name	Heavy-lift launch vehicle
Preceded by	Medium-lift launch vehicle
Succeeded by	Super heavy-lift launch vehicle
Built	Since 1966
General characteristics
Capacity	20,000 to 50,000 kg (44,000 to 110,000 lb)

A heavy-lift launch vehicle (HLV) is an orbital launch vehicle that could lift payloads between 20,000 to 50,000 kg (44,000 to 110,000 lb)^[1] into low Earth orbit (LEO).^[2]

References

↑ Osipov, Yuri (2004–2017). Great Russian Encyclopedia. Moscow: Great Russian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
↑ NASA Space Technology Roadmaps – Launch Propulsion Systems, p.11 Archived 24 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine: "Small: 0-2t payloads, Medium: 2-20t payloads, Heavy: 20-50t payloads, Super Heavy: >50t payloads"

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[1] Osipov, Yuri (2004–2017). Great Russian Encyclopedia. Moscow: Great Russian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[classes-2] NASA Space Technology Roadmaps – Launch Propulsion Systems, p.11 Archived 24 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine: "Small: 0-2t payloads, Medium: 2-20t payloads, Heavy: 20-50t payloads, Super Heavy: >50t payloads"

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