Delta 5920-8

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Nov. 18, 1989

Description

The Delta 5000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct an orbital launch in 1989. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Although several variants were put forward, only the Delta 5920 was launched.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    34.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    201.0 T
  • Thrust
    3468.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Delta 5920-8
  • Family
  • Variant
    5920-8
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Delta 5920-8
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $34220000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    3848.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    1405.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

Delta 5920-8 | COBE

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 18, 1989, 2:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Cosmology research satellite

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