Delta 3920-8

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

March 24, 1989

Description

The Delta 3000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct 38 orbital launches between 1975 and 1989. 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
    36.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    190.0 T
  • Thrust
    3188.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Delta 3920-8
  • Family
  • Variant
    3920-8
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Delta 3920-8
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

Delta 3920-8 | Delta Star

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 24, 1989, 9:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

SDI experiment

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