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Delta II 7925-8

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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.

Delta II 7925-8 vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
4,000 kN
Height
38.2 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
220 t
Stages
4

Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.

Flight record

2flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate2 of 2
2success streakcurrent

Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.

Flights

2 of 2