Delta III
In-activeBoeing (BA)
Aug. 26, 1998
Description
The Delta III rocket was an expendable launch vehicle made by Boeing. The first Delta III launch was on August 26, 1998.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
35.0 m -
Diameter
4.0 m -
Fairing Diameter
4.0 m -
Launch Mass
301.0 T -
Thrust
4889.0 kN
Family
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Name
Delta III -
Family
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Variant
8930 -
Alias
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Full Name
Delta III 8930
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
8290.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
3810.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―
Boeing
Commercial
CEO: Kelly Ortberg
BA 1916Boeing as a space agency has recently provided NASA with assistance on sending humans to the ISS from American with both their construction of the CST-100 Starliner crew capsule and their work on the SLS Avionics to return to the moon and beyond. Their ventures in GPS satellite systems and Tracking and Data Relay Satellites provide information about earth-orbiting craft to stations on the ground. They also enable research on the ISS and will be helping with the construction of the Lunar Gateway.
Delta 8930 | DM-F3
Boeing | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 23, 2000, 11:05 a.m.
Delta 8930 | Orion 3
Boeing | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 5, 1999, 1 a.m.
Delta 8930 | Galaxy 10
Boeing | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 27, 1998, 1:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
Galaxy 10, a Hughes HS-601HP satellite, would have joined PanAmSat's fleet of dual-payload spacecraft serving the United States. It was the first satellite to be carried on the new Boeing Delta-8930 rocket. The launch occurred on 26 August 1998, but the satellite was lost when the Delta-8930 failed.
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