In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit.

The system's cost per kilogram to place payloads in orbit would be around $0.05.

Further, they wanted ABMA to produce three additional boosters, the last two of which would be "capable of placing limited payloads in orbit."

Commercial space flight has spurred investment into the development of an efficient reusable launch vehicle (RLV) which can place larger payloads into orbit.

Super-Jupiter was the first stage booster only; to place payloads in orbit, additional upper stages would be needed.

For a small-cargo rocket it is remarkable that Vega is able to place multiple payloads into orbit.

The Caleb was originally designed as a fast-response orbital launch system, to place small reconnaissance satellites, and other military payloads, into orbit at short notice.

In all, nine countries have placed payloads in orbit.

Orbital launch systems are rockets and other systems capable of placing payloads into or beyond Earth orbit.

The rocket would be launched from an airplane seven miles above the earth, placing payloads of up to 600 pounds in orbit.