Delta
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Delta is a family of American expendable launch vehicles historically used to place satellites and other payloads into orbit.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle
ⓘ
expendable launch vehicle ⓘ expendable launch vehicle ⓘ family of expendable launch vehicles ⓘ heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| derivedFrom | Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
Delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate |
1960
ⓘ
1989 ⓘ 1998 ⓘ 2002 ⓘ |
| firstFlightVehicle | Delta DM-19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the longest-serving American launch vehicle families ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| launchCapability |
geostationary transfer orbit
ⓘ
interplanetary trajectories ⓘ low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| launchFailureCount | 3 ⓘ |
| launchServiceMarket |
commercial
ⓘ
government ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Boeing
ⓘ
Douglas Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Delta II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta III NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
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US Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid fuel ⓘ |
| stageConfiguration | multistage ⓘ |
| status |
retired
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retired ⓘ retiring ⓘ |
| usedFor |
launching GPS satellites
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launching interplanetary probes ⓘ launching large national security payloads ⓘ launching other payloads into orbit ⓘ launching scientific missions ⓘ launching space probes ⓘ placing satellites into orbit ⓘ |
| variant |
Delta IV Heavy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta IV Medium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Delta E