Delta IV Heavy

retired

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Specifications

Status: retired
Height: 72 m
Diameter: 5 m
Mass: 733,000 kg
Stages: 2
Thrust: 8,674 kN
Payload to LEO: 28,370 kg
Payload to GTO: 14,210 kg
First flight: 2004-12-21
Total launches: 16
Success / Fail: 15 / 1

The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) is an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle, the largest type of the Delta IV family, and is the world's second highest-capacity rocket in operation. It is manufactured by United Launch Alliance and was first launched in 2004.