A number of different spacecraft have been used to carry cargo to and from space stations. This list does not include crewed spacecraft.
The six currently active space station cargo vehicles. Clockwise from top left: Progress, Cargo Dragon 2, HTV-X, Cygnus XL, Enhanced Cygnus, Tianzhou
| Spacecraft under development | |
| Spacecraft is operational | |
| Retired spacecraft | |
| § | Pressurized / Unpressurized payload capacity |
| Spacecraft | Origin | Manufacturer | Launch vehicle | Length (m) | Dry mass (kg) | Launch mass (kg) | Payload (kg) § | Payload volume (m3) | Return payload (kg) § | Diameter (m) | Generated power (W) | Docking method | Status (No. flights) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TKS | Soviet Union | TsKBM | Proton-K | 17.51 | 13,688 | 21,620 | 12,600 | 4.15 | 2,400 | Remote control | Retired (4) | ||
| Progress 7K-TG | Soviet Union | Energia | Soyuz-U | None | Remote control | Retired (43) | |||||||
| Progress‑M (11F615A55) | Soviet Union Russia | Energia | Soyuz-U Soyuz-U2 | 7.2 | 7,130 | 2,600 | 7.6 | 150 | 2.72 | 600 | Automated | Retired (66) | |
| Progress‑M1 | Russia | Energia | Soyuz-U Soyuz-FG | None | Automated | Retired (11) | |||||||
| Progress‑M (11F615A60) | Russia | Energia | Soyuz-U | 7.2 | 7,150 | 2,230 | 7.6 | None | 2.72 | 700 | Automated | Retired (27 + 2 failed) | |
| Cygnus | USA | Orbital | Antares | 5.14 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 18.9 | None | 3.07 | 3,500 | RMS berthing | Retired (3 + 1 failed) | |
| Dragon 1 | USA | SpaceX | Falcon 9 | 6.1 | 4,200 | 10,200 | 3,310 (max) 2,200 (ave) | 10.0 / (14 or 34) | 3,000 | 3.7 | 2,000 | RMS berthing | Retired (19 + 1 failed) |
| ATV | Europe | Airbus | Ariane 5ES | 10.3 | 10,470 | 20,750 | 7,667 | 48 | None | 4.5 | 3,800 | Automated | Retired (5) |
| HTV | Japan | JAXA | H-IIB | 10 | 10,500 | 16,500 | 3,000 / 1,000 | 14 / 16 | 20 | 4.4 | 200 | RMS berthing | Retired (9) |
| Tianzhou (basic) | China | CAST | Long March 7 | 10.6 | 13,500 | 6,900 | 18.1 | None | 3.35 | Automated | Retired (5) | ||
| Progress-MS | Russia | Energia | Soyuz 2.1a | 7.2 | 7,150 | 2,230 | None | Automated | Operational | ||||
| Cargo Dragon 2 | USA | SpaceX | Falcon 9 | 8.1 | 6,400 | 3,307 | 9.3 / 37 | 2,507 | 4.0 | Automated | Operational | ||
| Enhanced Cygnus | USA | Northrop Grumman | Antares | 6.39 | 1,800 | 3,750 | 27 | None | 3.07 | 3,500 | RMS berthing | Operational | |
| Tianzhou (improved) | China | CAST | Long March 7 | 10.6 | 14,000 | 7,400 | 22.5 (~40 total) | None | 3.35 | Automated | Operational | ||
| Cygnus XL | USA | Northrop Grumman | Antares | 8 | 2,300 | 5,000 | 36 | None | 3.07 | 3,500 | RMS berthing | Operational | |
| HTV-X | Japan | JAXA | H3 | 10 | 8,300 | 16,000, combined | 4,069 / 1,750 | 78 | None | 4.4 | 1,000 | RMS berthing | Operational |
| Dream Chaser | USA | Sierra Space | Vulcan Centaur | 16.8 | 5,000 / 500 | 1,750 | RMS berthing | Development | |||||
| Dragon XL | USA | SpaceX | Falcon Heavy | 5,000 | None | Automated | Development | ||||||
| Argo | Europe | Rocket Factory Augsburg | 3,400 | <13 | ≥1,000 | Automated | Development | ||||||
| NYX | Europe | The Exploration Company | 4,000 | 2,500 / 100 | Automated | Development |
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