Delta 2313

In-active Delta

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Jan. 19, 1974

Description

The Delta 2000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct forty-four orbital launches between 1974 and 1981. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were 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
    131 T
  • Thrust
    1737 kN
Family
  • Name
    Delta 2313
  • Family
    Delta
  • Variant
    2313
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Delta 2313
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    500 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    ―

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on three previous launch(es).

Delta 2313 | Sirio 1

McDonnell Douglas | USA
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Aug. 25, 1977, 11:49 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The SIRIO satellite is an experimental geostationary artificial telecommunications satellite, the first to be designed and built in Italy.

Geostationary Orbit
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Delta 2313 | Skynet IIB

McDonnell Douglas | USA
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Nov. 23, 1974, 12:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

British military communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Delta 2313 | Skynet IIA

McDonnell Douglas | USA
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Jan. 19, 1974, 1:38 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

British military communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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