Delta 2310

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Nov. 15, 1974

Description

The Delta 2000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct forty-four orbital launches between 1974 and 1981. 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
    35.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    131.0 T
  • Thrust
    1737.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Delta 2310
  • Family
  • Variant
    2310
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Delta 2310
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

Delta 2310 | Solar Mesosphere Explorer

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 6, 1981, 11:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Scientific satellite dedicated to research related to the Earth's ozone layer

Low Earth Orbit
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Delta 2310 | NOAA 5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 29, 1976, 5:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Delta 2310 | NOAA 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 15, 1974, 5:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Kuaizhou 11
Success
2 days, 4 hours ago
8 satellites
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Ride-share launch of 8 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit. Details TBD.


Long March 6A
Success
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Yaogan 50-02
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The Yaogan 50-02 is a Chinese military “remote sensing” satellite of unknown purposes.


Falcon 9
Success
3 days, 20 hours ago
Starlink Group 10-48
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
4 days, 18 hours ago
Starlink Group 17-31
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 25 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Long March 2D
Success
5 days, 10 hours ago
Shiyan 30 03-04
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A pair of Chinese satellites reported to be for "Earth observation technological testing and validation" purposes. Actual usage not known.