Delta II

In-active

United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Aug. 25, 2003

Description

Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    38.9 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.0 m
  • Launch Mass
    232.0 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Delta II
  • Family
  • Variant
    7920H
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Delta II 7920H
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $51000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    5959.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    2120.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

United Launch Alliance

Commercial
Interim CEO: John Elbon
ULA 2006

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

Delta II | Spitzer Space Telescope

United Launch Alliance | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 25, 2003, 5:35 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Spitzer Space Telescope was an infared space telescope with a planned mission period of 2.5 years - which actually stayed fully operational until 2009.

Heliocentric N/A
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