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Delta IV was a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family introduced in the early 2000s. Originally designed by Boeing 's Defense, Space and Security division for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, the Delta IV became a United Launch Alliance (ULA) product in 2006.
This is a list of launches made by the PGM-17 Thor IRBM, and its derivatives, including the Delta family and the Japanese N-I, N-II and H-I rockets which were based on license-produced components. Due to the number of launches, it has been split by decade:
List of Thor and Delta launches; List of Thor and Delta launches (1960–1969) List of Thor and Delta launches (1970–1979) List of Thor and Delta launches (1980–1989) List of Thor and Delta launches (1990–1999) List of Thor and Delta launches (2000–2009) List of Thor and Delta launches (2010–2019) List of Thor and Delta launches (2020 ...
Delta IV was a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family. It flew 45 missions from 2002 to 2024. It flew 45 missions from 2002 to 2024. Originally designed by Boeing 's Defense, Space and Security division for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, the Delta IV became a United Launch Alliance (ULA ...
Mars rover, First Delta II Heavy launch (with GEM 46s used on the Delta III) 300 August 25, 2003 05:35 Delta II 7920H-9.5 CCAFS SLC-17B Spitzer Space Telescope (SIRTF) 851.5 kg Heliocentric: NASA: Success [25] Infra-red telescope, 300th Delta rocket mission, First Delta II Heavy launch without a third-stage motor 301 August 29, 2003 23:13 Delta ...
Only use of Delta IV Heavy with Star 48BV third stage (9255H). Heliophysics; 8.5 solar radii (5.9 million km) perihelion. 381 15 September 2018, 13:02 Delta II 7420-10C VAFB SLC-2W: ICESat-2: 1,514 kg LEO: NASA: Success Final Delta II launch and final flight of a Thor-derived launch vehicle. 100th successful launch of a Delta II in a row.
The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) was an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle. When it was in service from 2004 to 2024, it was the largest type in the Delta IV family and was the world's second highest-capacity rocket in operation, behind SpaceX 's Falcon Heavy rocket and closely followed by CNSA's Long March 5 rocket.
The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) was an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle, the largest type of the Delta IV family. It had the highest capacity of any operational launch vehicle in the world after the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011 until the Falcon Heavy debuted in 2018, and it was the world's third highest-capacity launch vehicle ...