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Delta II A Delta II launch vehicle launches from Cape Canaveral carrying the Dawn spacecraft. Function Launch vehicle Manufacturer United Launch Alliance Country of origin United States Cost per launch US$51 million in 1987 (7920-10 model) US$137 million in 2018 before retirement Size Height 38.9 m (128 ft) Diameter 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) Mass 152,000–286,000 kg (335,000–631,000 lb) Stages 2 ...
Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas, and sometimes known as the Thorad Delta 1. Delta II was part of the Delta rocket family, derived directly from the Delta 3000 , and entered service in 1989.
The Delta rocket family was a versatile range of American rocket-powered expendable launch systems that provided space launch capability in the United States from 1960 to 2024. Japan also launched license-built derivatives ( N-I , N-II , and H-I ) from 1975 to 1992.
Delta II 7920-10C VAFB SLC-2 MS-1 LEO: Iridium: Success Five Iridium satellites 243 May 20, 1997 22:39 Delta II 7925-9.5 CCAFS LC-17A Telenor Thor II: 1,467 kg GTO: Telenor: Success Hughes HS 376 satellite 244 July 9, 1997 13:04 Delta II 7920-10C VAFB SLC-2W MS-2 LEO: Iridium: Success Five Iridium satellites 245 July 23, 1997 03:43 Delta II ...
Delta II 7425 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 (CCAFS SLC 17A) 1999 [3] [6] 1999.01.03 Mars Polar Lander: Delta II 7425 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 (CCAFS SLC 17B) 1999.02.07 Stardust: Delta II 7426 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 (CCAFS SLC 17A) 1999.03.04
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 (1957–1959) List of Thor and Delta launches (1960–1969)
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 ...
The US Air Force transferred Launch Complex 17A to NASA (SLC-17A) in 1965, but the site was returned to the US Air Force in 1988 to support the Delta II program. As Delta II launches continued over the next decades, Pad 17B was modified in 1997 to support a new, more powerful launch vehicle, the Delta III, which made its maiden flight from the ...