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Delta II

In-active

United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Aug. 25, 2003

Description

Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
38.9 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Fairing Diameter
3.0 m
Launch Mass
232.0 T
Thrust
―

Family

Name
Delta II
Family
―
Variant
7920H
Alias
―
Full Name
Delta II 7920H

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$51000000
Low Earth Orbit
5959.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
2120.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

United Launch Alliance

Commercial

Interim CEO: John Elbon

ULA 2006

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

Previous Flights

flew on one previous launch(es).

Delta II | Spitzer Space Telescope

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 25, 2003, 5:35 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The Spitzer Space Telescope was an infared space telescope with a planned mission period of 2.5 years - which actually stayed fully operational until 2009.

Heliocentric N/A

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Note: Mission profile and payload details are TBD. Demonstration mission for SpaceX’s Project Starfall, which aims to mass-produce reentry capsule…