Which of these agencies has launch capability??

Question

canada/england/brazil/pakistan/Indonesia...

Answer 1

Perhaps if you told us what it is these agencies want to launch we may give you an answer. Then again we may not.

Answer 2

Launching what?  I'm pretty sure that Canada buys launch services from other countries for anything bigger than a sounding rocket.  But they have a cannon that can launch a 50 pound projectile into space. It's totally awesome seeing the thing fire.  "It's not coming back down?" I think it does, but hundreds of miles down range. Their MOST satellite, a 6 inch (150 mm) telescope was built and launched for about $10 million.  I recall that they shared a launch with another payload - reducing costs.  It's the size of a briefcase.  Very cool.  Canada is so chummy with the US, that it's easy to say that they don't need their own expensive launchers.  They can use US capability.  This argument is very strong, but not so strong as for England.

England is part of the European Union.  ESA (the European Space Agency) includes rockets from France and Italy.  The Ariane 5 from France is easily capable of putting humans in space. It now has a pretty good launch reliability record.  But no one has gone up on it. I'd be tempted to design a Mars mission around it.  The European Union has a single currency now.  The national boundaries have blurred. The idea of a third European world war is less likely than a second US civil war. You might as well ask if Vermont has launch capability. In my opinion, England has launch capability.

Brazil has had several failures, but is working on it.  Brazil is on the equator, so their launch site is a really good place.  I'd be tempted to launch the Shuttle and Delta 2's from Brazil.  More payload for the same money.  I mean, duh!

Pakistan has military missiles, but nothing designed for orbit.  Not sure if their rockets can make orbit or not.  My best guess is "no".

India has launched several payloads into orbit.  And not just orbit, but the much more demanding polar orbit.  Maybe you knew that.  I was thinking of Pakistan, but these guys aren't very friendly right now, right?  When they started out, critics said that they were just saber rattling - they'd detonated a nuke as a test.  But their space program appears to be interested in space and space based science, and is showing growing robustness.  Also, i've not found any Indian development of the solid rockets that allow low maintenance standby nuclear retaliation favored by the military.

Indonesia.  No.  They buy launch services from elsewhere.

Malaysia.  In Malaysia, the Rocket is a news service.  They had an astronaut on the International Space Station, via Russian rocket.

Answer 3

Canada has the C.S.A. but doesn't have launch capabilities on there own, Canada contributes money & scientists to both N.A.S.A. & the E.S.A., the C.S.A. could have a fully operational space program with full launch capabilities, but the government just doesn't see a need when N.A.S.A. or E.S.A. could could do all the work and all they have to do is chip in with some money or manpower every once in a while.

Answer 4

In the context of spaceshot (not military ballistic missile), I think Canada and England are part of ESA, so they have access to launch capability.

As for the other three/four, I think they are not interested and pay the others to launch satellites.