Delta II
In-activeMcDonnell Douglas (MDC)
April 13, 1990
Description
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
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Stages
4 -
Length
39.0 m -
Diameter
2.44 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m -
Launch Mass
219.0 T -
Thrust
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Family
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Name
Delta II -
Family
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Variant
6925-8 -
Alias
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Full Name
Delta II 6925-8
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
1500.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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McDonnell Douglas
Commercial
None
MDCNone
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