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Delta IV M

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
63 m
Diameter
5 m
Mass
250,000 kg
Stages
2
Thrust
2,890 kN
Payload to LEO
8,600 kg
Payload to GTO
3,900 kg
First flight
2003-03-11
Total launches
3
Success / Fail
3 / 0

Delta IV is a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family introduced in the early 2000s. Originally designed by Boeing's Defense, Space & Security division for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, the Delta IV became a United Launch Alliance (ULA) product in 2006. The Delta IV was and is primarily a launch vehicle for United States Air Force military payloads, but has also been used to launch a number of U.S. government non-military payloads and a single commercial satellite.

Propulsion

First stage

RS-68A3,137 kN
LH2 / LOX · gas-generator
Aerojet RocketdyneIsp 412s (vac)since 2002

Second stage

RL10110 kN
LH2 / LOX · expander
Aerojet RocketdyneIsp 451s (vac)since 1963

Payloads it launched

3 loaded
DMSP 5D-3 F17 (USA 191)
LEO
USA 170
GEO
USA 167
GEO