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Top 10 Heaviest Single Space Launch Payloads in History

This ranking lists the heaviest payloads ever delivered to orbit in a single space launch. These figures represent the pinnacle of human spaceflight capabilities, encompassing historic moon missions and space station construction. Data is accurate as of 2026, focusing on the total mass injected into orbit (including command modules, landers, and station modules).

Current #1
Apollo 17
RankMission NamePayload Mass (tons)Launch Vehicle
Apollo 17
140Saturn V
Apollo 16
139.8Saturn V
Apollo 15
139.7Saturn V
4
Apollo 14
139.5Saturn V
5
Apollo 11
139.4Saturn V
6
Skylab 1
77.1Saturn V
7
Starship IFT-2
70Starship
8
Energia-Buran
68Energia
9
STS-105 (Discovery)
65.5Space Shuttle
10
STS-100 (Endeavour)
65.2Space Shuttle

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