List of Thor and Delta launches (2000–2009)
- This page is a list of launches of the Delta IV rocket. For more information as a whole, see Delta IV rocket.
Delta IV Flights
Past launches
List updated: 11 November 2007.
| Date | Type | Serial-No. | Launch Site | Payload | Kind of Payload | Orbit | Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 20 2002 | M+(4,2) | D-293 | CC LC37B | Eutelsat W5 | Commercial communications satellite | GTO | Success | First Delta IV (Medium+(4,2)) launch |
| March 11 2003 | Medium | D-296 | CC LC37B | DSCS-3 A3 (USA 167) | Military communications satellite | GTO | Success | First Delta IV Medium launch First USAF EELV mission |
| August 29 2003 | Medium | D-301 | CC LC37B | DSCS-3 B6 (USA 170) | Military communications satellite | GTO | Success | Second USAF EELV mission |
| December 21 2004 | Heavy | D-310 | CC LC37B | DemoSat / 3CS 1 / 3CS 2 | Demonstration payload | Planned for GSO | Partial success, only DemoSat reached incorrect orbit | First Delta IV Heavy launch |
| May 24 2006 | M+(4,2) | D-315 | CC LC37B | GOES-N | Weather Satellite | GTO | Success | First Delta IV launch for NASA |
| June 27 2006 | M+(4,2) | D-317 | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL-22 | National Reconnaissance Office satellite (Classified) | HEO | Success | First Delta IV launch from Vandenberg |
| November 04 2006 | Medium | D-320 | VAFB SLC-6 | DMSP F17 | Military weather satellite on Polar Orbit | SSO; polar | Success | First Delta IV launch into a LEO/SSO |
| November 11, 2007, 01:50 GMT (10 November, 8:50 pm EST) |
Heavy | D329 | CC SLC-37B | DSP-23 | Missile Warning Satellite | GSO | Success | Second Delta IV Heavy launch First Delta IV launch contracted by United Launch Alliance Launch delayed due to damage to launch pad caused by a liquid oxygen leak[1] |
Planned launches
| Date | Type | Serial-No. | Launch Site | Payload | Kind of Payload | Orbit | Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul | Heavy | ? | CC LC-37B | NRO L-26 | NRO Spy satellite (Classified) | Unknown | ||
| 5 Nov 2008[2] | M+(4,2) | ? | CC LC-37B | GOES-O | Weather Satellite | High perigee GTO | ||
| Sep 2008 | M+(5,4) | ? | CC LC-37B | WGS-3 | Communication Satellite | GTO | Maiden flight of Delta IVM+(5,4) | |
| 30 May 2009 | M+(4,2) | ? | CC LC-37B | GOES-P | Weather Satellite | High perigee GTO | ||
| 2009 | Heavy | ? | CC LC-37B | NRO L-32 | NRO Spy satellite (Classified) | Unknown | Fourth Delta IV Heavy launch | |
| 2009[2] | Medium | ? | CC LC-37B | GPS-IIF-2 | Navigation | MEO | ||
| 2009[2] | Medium | ? | CC LC-37B | GPS-IIF-5 | Navigation | MEO | ||
| 2011[2] | Medium | ? | CC LC-37B | GPS-IIF-9 | Navigation | MEO | ||
| 2011[2] | Medium | ? | CC LC-37B | GPS-IIF-10 | Navigation | MEO | ||
| TBD | M+(4,2) | ? | CC LC-37B | SBIRS-GEO-3 | Missile warning | GTO | ||
| TBD | M+(5,2) | ? | VAFB SLC-6 | NRO L-25 | NRO Spy satellite (Classified) | Unknown | First Delta IV Medium+(5,2) launch |
Photo Gallery
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Delta IV Medium launch carrying DSCS III-B6 -
GOES-N launch on a Medium+ (4,2) -
NROL-22 launch from SLC-6 -
DMSP-17 launch on a Delta IV Medium
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See also
External links
- ^ "Delta Pad Damage Assessed After Fuel Leak". Aviation Week.
- ^ a b c d "Boeing Satellite Launch Schedule". Boeing. 2008-01-15.