OSO 8

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Heliophysics

Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 17B Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Solar observatory satellite

Delta 1910

Family: Delta
Configuration: 1910

The Delta 1000 series (also referred to as Straight-Eight) was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct eight orbital launches between 1972 and 1975. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, differentiated by a four digit numerical code.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    35.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    130 T
  • Thrust
    2410 kN
Family
  • Name
    Delta 1910
  • Family
    Delta
  • Variant
    1910
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Delta 1910
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

McDonnell Douglas

(MDC)

Successes: 0 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type: Commercial

WIKI

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Space Launch Complex 17B


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