List of Delta IV rocket launches
The list of Delta IV rocket launches includes all planned and completed launches of American Delta IV launch vehicles .
Start list
As of August 22, 2019
Serial No. | Date and time UTC | Type | Ser.-No. | Launch site | payload | Type of payload | Orbit 1 | Remarks |
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2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2006 - 2007 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 | ||||||||
2002 | ||||||||
1 | November 20, 2002 | Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-293 | CC SLC-37B | Eutelsat W5 | Commercial communications satellite | GTO | success |
2003 | ||||||||
2 | March 11, 2003 | Delta IV medium | D-296 | CC SLC-37B | DSCS-3 A3 | Military communications satellite | GTO | success |
3 | August 29, 2003 | Delta IV medium | D-301 | CC SLC-37B | DSCS-3 B6 | Military communications satellite | GTO | success |
2004 | ||||||||
4th | December 21, 2004 | Delta IV Heavy | D-310 | CC SLC-37B | DemoSat, 3CS 1, 3CS 2 | Dummy satellite and experimental satellite | Railway planned just below the GSO | Partial success Due to a missile failure, a lower orbit than planned reached, experimental satellites burned up |
2006 | ||||||||
5 | May 24, 2006 | Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-315 | CC SLC-37B | GOES-N | Weather satellite | GTO with high perigee | Success , first start for NASA and NOAA |
6th | June 28, 2006 3:33 am |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-317 | VAFB SLC-6 | NRO-L-22 | Spy satellite of the NRO with SBIRS-HEO early warning component | HEO (Molnija Orbit) | Success , first start of Vandenberg AFB |
7th | November 4, 2006 13:53 |
Delta IV medium | D-320 | VAFB SLC-6 | DMSP 5D3-F17 | Military weather satellite in polar orbit | SSO | success |
2007 | ||||||||
8th | November 11, 2007 1:50 am |
Delta IV Heavy | D-329 | CC SLC-37B | DSP 23 | Satellite for early warning of missile launches | GEO | Success , second start of the Delta IV Heavy |
2009 | ||||||||
9 | January 18, 2009 2:47 am |
Delta IV Heavy | D-337 | CC SLC-37B | NRO-L-26 | Spy satellite with 350 feet antenna for interception purposes by the NRO | GEO | Probably a success . Details were kept secret. |
10 | June 27, 2009 10:51 p.m. |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-342 | CC SLC-37B | GOES O | Weather satellite | GTO with high perigee | success |
11 | December 6, 2009 1:47 AM |
Delta IV Medium + (5.4) | D-346 | CC SLC-37B | WGS 3 | Communications satellite of the United States Armed Forces | GTO | success |
2010 | ||||||||
12 | March 4, 2010 11:57 PM |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-348 | CC SLC-37B | GOES P | Weather satellite | GTO with high perigee | success |
13 | May 28, 2010 3:00 am |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-349 | CC SLC-37B | GPS IIF-1 | Military navigation satellite | GPS orbit | success |
14th | November 21, 2010 10:58 PM |
Delta IV Heavy | D-351 | CC SLC-37B | NROL-32 | Spy satellite of the NRO , probably with a 100 meter antenna for eavesdropping purposes | presumably geosynchronous orbit | success |
2011 | ||||||||
15th | January 20, 2011 9:10 PM |
Delta IV Heavy | D-352 | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL-49 | Spy satellite of the NGO | Probably SSE 200-1000 km | success |
16 | March 11, 2011 11:38 PM |
Delta IV medium | D-353 | CC SLC-37B | NROL-27 | Spy satellite of the NGO | success | |
17th | July 16, 2011 | Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-355 | CC SLC-37B | GPS 2F-2 | Navigation satellite | GPS orbit | success |
2012 | ||||||||
18th | January 20, 2012 12:38 am |
Delta IV Medium + (5.4) | D-358 | CC SLC-37B | WGS 4 | Communications satellite | GTO | success |
19th | April 3, 2012 11:12:57 PM |
Delta IV Medium + (5.2) | D-359 | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL-25 (TOPAZ 2) | Spy satellite of the NGO | Inclined 123 ° to the equator ( retrograde ) and 685 miles high | success |
20th | June 29, 2012 1:15 p.m. |
Delta IV Heavy | D-360 | CC SLC-37B | NROL-15 | Spy satellite of the NGO | Either GSO or LEO or MEO orbit with higher inclination | Success - First rocket with the enhanced RS-68A engines |
21st | October 4, 2012 12:10 PM |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-361 | CC SLC-37B | GPS 2F-3 | Navigation satellite | GPS orbit | Success - The second stage engine had underperformance, but this was compensated for by longer burn times. Level then disposed of in a garbage can. The reason for the reduced performance was a leak in the combustion chamber wall, through which fuel leaked to the side. |
2013 | ||||||||
22nd | May 25, 2013 12:27 AM |
Delta IV Medium + (5.4) | D-362 | CC SLC-37B | WGS-5 | Communications satellite | GTO | success |
23 | August 8, 2013 12:29 AM |
Delta IV Medium + (5.4) | D-363 | CC SLC-37B | WGS-6 | Communications satellite | GTO |
success |
24 | August 28, 2013 6:03 PM |
Delta IV Heavy | D-364 | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL -65 | Spy satellite of the NGO | probably SSO | success |
2014 | ||||||||
25th | February 21, 2014 01:59 |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-365 | CC SLC-37B | GPS 2F-5 | Navigation satellite | GPS orbit | success |
26th | May 17, 2014 12:03 am |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-366 | CC SLC-37B | GPS 2F-6 | Navigation satellite | GPS orbit | success |
27 | July 28, 2014 11:28 PM |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-368 | CC SLC-37B | AFSPC 4 : GSSAP 1 & 2 , ANGELS | 2 space surveillance satellites and technology testing satellite | LEO | success |
28 | December 5, 2014 12:05 pm |
Delta IV Heavy | D-369 | CC SLC-37B | Orion MPCV | EFT-1 , unmanned test of the Orion spacecraft | MEO (re-entry railway) | success |
2015 | ||||||||
29 | March 25, 2015 6:36 PM |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-371 | CC SLC-37B | GPS 2F-9 | Navigation satellite | GPS orbit | success |
30th | July 24, 2015 12:07 am |
Delta IV Medium + (5.4) | D-372 | CC SLC-37B | WGS 7 | Communications satellite | GTO | success |
2016 | ||||||||
31 | February 10, 2016 11:40:32 am |
Delta IV Medium + (5.2) | D-373 | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL -45 (TOPAZ 4) (USA-267) | Reconnaissance satellite | Retrograde, 123 ° inclination | success |
32 | June 11, 2016 5:51 pm |
Delta IV Heavy | D-374 | CC SLC-37B | NROL -37 (USA-268) | Reconnaissance satellite | success | |
33 | August 19, 2016 4:52 am |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-375 | CC SLC-37B | AFSPC 6 : GSSAP 3 & 4 (USA-270) | Military satellites | GTO | success |
34 | December 7, 2016 11:53 PM |
Delta IV Medium + (5.4) | D-376 | CC SLC-37B | WGS 8 | Communications satellite | GTO | success |
2017 | ||||||||
35 | March 19, 2017 12:18 am |
Delta IV Medium + (5.4) | D-377 | CC SLC-37B | WGS 9 | Communications satellite | GTO | success |
2018 | ||||||||
36 | January 12, 2018 10:10 PM |
Delta IV Medium + (5.2) | D-379 | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL -47 | Reconnaissance satellite | D-379 | success |
37 | August 12, 2018 7:31 AM |
Delta IV Heavy | D-380 | CC SLC-37B | Parker Solar Probe | Space probe | Escape route | success |
2019 | ||||||||
38 | January 19, 2019 6:54 pm |
Delta IV Heavy | D-382 | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL -71 | Spy satellite | LEO | success |
39 | March 16, 2019 12:26 AM |
Delta IV Medium + (5.4) | D-383 | CC SLC-37B | WGS-10 | Communications satellite | LEO | success |
40 | August 22, 2019 1:06 PM |
Delta IV Medium + (4.2) | D-384 | CC SLC-37B | GPS IIIA -3 | Navigation satellite | GTO | Success - last launch of the Delta IV Medium |
- 1 Not necessarily the target orbit of the payload, but the path on which the payload was deployed by the upper stage.
Planned launches
List updated: August 29, 2020
Serial No. | Date and time ( UTC ) | Type | Ser.-No. | Launch site | payload | Type of payload | Orbit 1 | Remarks |
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41 | Not before Sep. 5 2020 |
Delta IV Heavy | CC SLC-37B | NROL -44 | Reconnaissance satellite | Planned | ||
42 | 4th quarter 2020 | Delta IV Heavy | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL -82 | Reconnaissance satellite | Planned | ||
2nd half of 2022 | Delta IV Heavy | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL -91 | Reconnaissance satellite | Planned | |||
2nd half of 2022 | Delta IV Heavy | CC SLC-37B | NROL -68 | Reconnaissance satellite | Planned | |||
2nd half of 2023 | Delta IV Heavy | CC SLC-37B | NROL -70 | Reconnaissance satellite | Planned |
- 1 Not necessarily the target orbit of the payload, but the path on which the payload from the upper stage is to be deployed.
Web links
- Gunter's Space Page: Delta-IV (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Craig Covault: Eavesdropping craft critical for monitoring terrorists. Spaceflight Now, January 17, 2009, accessed January 27, 2014 .
- ↑ Boeing Launch Services: GOES-P ( Memento from July 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ William Graham: Delta IV Heavy launches with NROL-32. nasaspaceflight.com, November 21, 2010, accessed November 22, 2010 .
- ^ William Harwood: Delta 4 rocket blasts off with classified NRO satellite. Spaceflight Now, November 21, 2010, accessed November 22, 2010 .
- ↑ Justin Ray: Essential eavesdropping satellite launching Friday. Spaceflight Now, November 17, 2010, accessed November 22, 2010 .
- ↑ Justin Ray: Delta 4-Heavy's hush-hush payload found and identified. Spaceflight Now, January 23, 2011, accessed January 27, 2014 .
- ↑ Klaus Donath, Thomas Wehr: First Delta IV Heavy starts from Vandenberg. raumfahrer.net, January 21, 2011, accessed January 20, 2012 .
- ^ Mission Status Center. Spaceflight Now, April 3, 2012, accessed April 4, 2012 .
- ↑ Delta 4 poised for one last 'first flight' milestone. Spaceflight Now, March 28, 2012, accessed March 28, 2012 .
- ^ Delta 4 set for national security mission next week. Spaceflight Now, March 20, 2012, accessed March 28, 2012 .
- ↑ Justin Ray: Delta 4 rocket successfully lofts surveillance satellite. Spaceflight Now, March 4, 2012, accessed March 4, 2012 .
- ↑ Gunter Krebs: Orion 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. In: Gunter's Space Page. August 31, 2013, accessed January 27, 2014 .
- ^ William Graham: Delta IV Heavy launches NROL-15 from Cape Canaveral. nasaspaceflight.com, June 29, 2012, accessed January 27, 2014 .
- ↑ Klaus Donath: Most powerful rocket in the world with NROL-15: target unknown. raumfahrer.net, June 27, 2012, accessed on January 27, 2014 .
- ↑ Justin Ray: Delta 4 rocket overcomes engine issue during launch. Spaceflight Now, October 6, 2012, accessed October 8, 2012 .
- ↑ Ed Kyle: Delta 4 Launches GPS-2F-3 ( November 1, 2012 memento on the Internet Archive ) in Space Launch Report , October 5, 2012, accessed October 8, 2012
- ↑ Justin Ray: Investigation finds Delta 4 rocket engine issue. Spaceflight Now, December 9, 2012, accessed December 13, 2012 .
- ↑ Space Launch Report: Delta 4 Heavy Orbits NRO Reconnaissance Satellite ( Memento from September 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 30, 2013
- ↑ NASAspaceflight.com: ULA Delta IV successfully launches with GPS IIF-5. Retrieved February 21, 2014 .
- ↑ Stephen Clark: Launch of NRO spy satellite delayed at least a week. Spaceflight Now, August 29, 2020, accessed on August 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Stephen Clark: Launch Schedule. Spaceflight Now, accessed August 28, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Delta 4 rocket launches Air Force's 10th WGS broadband satellite. In: Spaceflight Now. March 16, 2019, accessed March 16, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Caleb Henry: ULA's Delta 4 Heavy down to final five missions. In: Spacenews. August 21, 2019, accessed on August 22, 2019 (This source gives in a different order and without naming a source first NROL-70 and -91, then NROL-68. The above start list instead gives the order of the much more detailed Spaceflight-Now Article again, but with the more up-to-date and occupied periods from Spacenews).