Delta II
In-activeMcDonnell Douglas (MDC)
Feb. 14, 1998
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
3 -
Length
39.0 m -
Diameter
2.44 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m -
Launch Mass
170.0 T -
Thrust
3020.0 kN
Family
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Name
Delta II -
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Variant
7420-10C -
Alias
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Full Name
Delta II 7420-10C
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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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
Delta 7420-10C | Cloudsat
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 28, 2006, 10:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
CloudSat is a satellite which uses millimeter-wavelength radar to measure the altitude and properties of clouds. Advanced cloud-profiling radar gathers information on the vertical structure of highly dynamic cloud systems. This new information provides the first global measurements of cloud properties that will help scientists compile a database of cloud measurements to improve how clouds are represented in global climate and numerical weather prediction models.
Medium Earth OrbitDelta 7420-10C | Globalstar 60,62,63,64
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 8, 2000, 9:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
Low Earth OrbitDelta 7420-10C | Globalstar 24,27,53,54
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 17, 1999, 4:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
Low Earth OrbitDelta 7420-10C | Globalstar 26,28,43,48
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 25, 1999, 7:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
Low Earth OrbitDelta 7420-10C | Globalstar 30,32,35,41
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 10, 1999, 8:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
Low Earth OrbitDelta 7420-10C | Globalstar 25,47,49,52
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 10, 1999, 1:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
Low Earth OrbitDelta 7420-10C | Globalstar 6, 8, 14, 15
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 24, 1998, 10:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
Low Earth OrbitDelta 7420-10C | Globalstar 1 to 4
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 14, 1998, 2:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
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