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Delta 3920

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

July 16, 1982

Description

The Delta 3000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct 38 orbital launches between 1975 and 1989. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by a four digit numerical code.

Specifications

Stages
3
Length
36.0 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
191.0 T
Thrust
3188.0 kN

Family

Name
Delta 3920
Family
―
Variant
3920
Alias
―
Full Name
Delta 3920

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
―
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial

None

MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on three previous launch(es).

Delta 3920 | VSE & VSE Target

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 5, 1986, 3:08 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

SDI test mission

Low Earth Orbit

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Delta 3920 | Landsat 5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 1, 1984, 5:59 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Earth resources monitoring satellite

Low Earth Orbit

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Delta 3920 | Landsat 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 16, 1982, 5:59 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Earth resources monitoring satellite

Low Earth Orbit

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