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Delta II 6925

Delta family · McDonnell Douglas · Retired

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Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas. Delta II was part of the Delta rocket family and entered service in 1989. Delta II vehicles included the Delta 6000, and the two later Delta 7000 variants ("Light" and "Heavy"). The rocket flew its final mission ICESat-2 on 15 September 2018, earning the launch vehicle a streak of 100 successful missions in a row, with the last failure being GPS IIR-1 in 1997.

Specifications

Thrust
3,981 kN
Height
38.1 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
218 t
Stages
4
Launch cost
LEO capacity
3,981 kg
GTO capacity
1,446 kg
GEO capacity
SSO capacity

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
13
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
100%
13 of 13
Current success streak
13
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
Between consecutive booster flights

Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.

Launches