Delta III
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Delta III was an American expendable launch vehicle developed in the late 1990s as an upgraded, higher-capacity member of the Delta rocket family, intended primarily for launching communications satellites to geostationary orbit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle
ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Delta 8930 configuration ⓘ |
| configuration | two-stage rocket with optional third stage ⓘ |
| coreStageEngine | RS-27A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
more powerful solid rocket boosters
ⓘ
new cryogenic upper stage ⓘ stretched first stage ⓘ |
| designGoal | higher capacity than Delta II ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | late 1990s ⓘ |
| diameter | 4 meters ⓘ |
| era | post–Cold War space launchers ⓘ |
| failedLaunches | 2 ⓘ |
| fairingDiameter | 4 meters ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1998-08-26 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchOutcome | failure ⓘ |
| firstLaunchPayload | Galaxy 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gtoPayloadCapacity | approximately 3,800 kilograms ⓘ |
| height | about 38.7 meters ⓘ |
| intendedOrbit | geostationary transfer orbit ⓘ |
| intendedUse | launching communications satellites ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate | 2000-08-23 ⓘ |
| launchFamilyPredecessor | Delta II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Station Space Launch Complex 17B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily | Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Boeing
ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSolidBoosters | 9 ⓘ |
| operator | Boeing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Delta rocket family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantTypeFirstStage | RP-1/LOX ⓘ |
| propellantTypeUpperStage | liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| retirementReason | poor reliability record ⓘ |
| secondLaunchOutcome | failure ⓘ |
| secondLaunchPayload | Orion 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| solidBoostersType | GEM-46 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successfulLaunches | 1 ⓘ |
| successor | Delta IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdLaunchOutcome | partial failure ⓘ |
| thirdLaunchPayload | BSAT-2b NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalLaunches | 3 ⓘ |
| upperStageEngine | RL10B-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | commercial satellite operators ⓘ |
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