Medium Lift Launch Vehicles

A medium-lift launch vehicle (MLV) is a rocket launch vehicle that is capable of lifting between 2,000 to 20,000 kg (4,400 to 44,100 lb) (by NASA classification) or between 5,000 to 20,000 kilograms (11,000 to 44,000 lb) (by Russian classification) of payload into low Earth orbit (LEO). An MLV is between small-lift launch vehicles and heavy-lift launch vehicles.