Orbica
ISS LiveTrack
RocketsSatellitesAgenciesCompare
UpcomingTimelineFailures
Intel
← Rockets

Delta·McDonnell Douglas

Delta II 7920-10

retired
Loading…

Specifications

Status
retired
Height
38.7 m
Diameter
2.4 m
Mass
251,000 kg
Stages
2
Thrust
1,054 kN
Payload to LEO
5,959 kg
Payload to GTO
1,828 kg
First flight
1995-11-04
Total launches
9
Success / Fail
9 / 0

Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.

Propulsion

First stage

RS-27A1,054 kN
RP-1 / LOX · gas-generator
RocketdyneIsp 302s (vac)since 1990

Second stage

AJ-1043 kN
NTO / Aerozine-50 · pressure-fed
Aerojet RocketdyneIsp 319s (vac)since 1962

Payloads it launched

18 loaded
RADFXSAT (FOX-1B)
LEO
EAGLESAT 1
LEO
NOAA 20 (JPSS-1)
LEO
MIRATA
LEO
MAKERSAT 0
LEO
BUCCANEER RMM
LEO
WORLDVIEW-1 (WV-1)
LEO
USA 193
Payload
TIMED
LEO
JASON-1
LEO
LANDSAT 7
LEO
SUNSAT (SO-35)
LEO
ORSTED
LEO
ARGOS
LEO
MSX
LEO
RXTE (XTE)
LEO
RADARSAT-1
LEO
SURFSAT
LEO