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Delta (rocket family)

The Delta rocket family.
Aircraft Type
NameDelta Family
RoleExpendable launch system with various applications
ManufacturerUnited Launch Alliance
Introduced1960
Statusactive

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Delta is a family of expendable launch systems that have provided space launch capability in the United States since 1960. There have been over 300 Delta rockets launched, with a 95% success rate. Two Delta launch systems - Delta II and Delta IV - are in active use. Delta rockets are currently manufactured and launched by the United Launch Alliance.

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Delta to introduce new flights from fall 2010 - Trading Markets (press release) Tweet this news
Trading Markets (press release)---Delta- Air Lines has announced that it is planning to introduce flights between 21 cities and Washington, DC or New York from fall 2010. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:49:29 GMT+00:00
Airline stocks rise with Southwest, Delta - MarketWatch Tweet this news
MarketWatch--Shares of -Delta- Air Lines rose 2% to $11.79 and Southwest share added 1.5% to $12.19. Earlier, Southwest posted better-than-expected second-quarter results ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:49:40 GMT+00:00
Tony Morales, Delta Passenger, Films Inside Grounded Plane (VIDEO) - Huffington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Huffington Post (blog)--A sweating passenger filmed himself on a -Delta- flight in Phoenix as the temperature inside his grounded plane reached over 100 degrees, according to Inside ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:06:52 GMT+00:00
Frontier, Delta end flights to Aspen, United Airlines becomes sole carrier - Ski Channel Tweet this news
Ski Channel--Skiers and riders traveling to Aspen this winter may notice some changes to their transportation options, as -Delta- and Frontier have announced they will no ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:08:13 GMT+00:00
Delta Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Atlanta - CBS News Tweet this news
CBS News--(CBS) A -Delta- flight has returned to Atlanta and made an emergency landing without incident because of a blown tire. -Delta- flight 1747 was bound for ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:10:55 GMT+00:00
LCCC students join Sigma Kappa Delta honor society - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Tweet this news
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader--Thirty-five students from Luzerne County Community College were recently inducted into Sigma Kappa -Delta-, a society that confers distinction upon ... - Date : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:14:02 GMT+00:00
Dawes: North Hills, That Delta Spirit and The Grateful Dead - jambands.com Tweet this news
jambands.com--The band has toured with -Delta- Spirit, Deer Tick, Langhorne Slim and other acclaimed acts. Songwriter, singer and guitarist Taylor Goldsmith also went to ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:21:08 GMT+00:00
Delta to keep lower SAV to ATL fares - Savannah Morning News Tweet this news
Savannah Morning News---Delta- Air Lines has notified Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport it will continue to offer discounted air fares between the ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:21:52 GMT+00:00
Public warning after Delta teen groped - The Province Tweet this news
The Province--By Staff Reporter, The Province July 22, 2010 12:22 PM -Delta- police are warning the public after a teenage girl was groped as she walked down the street on ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:24:38 GMT+00:00
Delta re-ignites regional consolidation in the US - Flightglobal Tweet this news
Flightglobal--Now Pinnacle has moved again through its $62 million purchase of Mesaba, which was folded into -Delta's- portfolio of wholly-owned regional carriers through ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:42:42 GMT+00:00

Early Delta flights :
No. Date Payload Site Outcome Remarks
1 May 13, 1960 Echo 1 CCAFS LC 17A failure Launch at 9:16 p.m. GMT. Good first stage. Second stage attitude control system failure. Vehicle destroyed.
2 August 12, 1960 Echo 1A success Payload placed into 1035 mi (1665.7 km), 47 degree inclination orbit.
3 November 23, 1960 TIROS-2 success
4 March 25 1961 Explorer-10 success 78 lb (35.4 kg) payload placed into elliptical 138000 mi (222089.5 km) orbit.
5 July 12, 1961 TIROS-3 success
6 August 16, 1961 Explorer-12 success Energetic Particle Explorers. EPE-A. Highly elliptical orbit.
7 February 8, 1962 TIROS-4 success
8 March 7, 1962 OSO-1 success Orbiting Solar Observatory. 345 mi (555.2 km), 33 degree orbit.
9 April 26, 1962 Ariel 1 success Ariel 1 was later seriously damaged by the Starfish Prime nuclear test.
10 June 19, 1962 TIROS-5 success
11 July 10, 1962 Telstar 1 success Also later damaged by the Starfish Prime high altitude nuclear event.
12 September 18, 1962 TIROS-6 success

Launch reliability :
Number First Digit
(First stage/boosters)
Second Digit
(Number of boosters)
Third Digit
(Second Stage)
Fourth Digit
(Third stage)
Letter
(Heavy configuration)
0 Long Tank Thor
MB-3 engine
Castor 2 SRBs
No SRBs Delta, with AJ-10 engines No third stage N/A
1 Extended Long Tank Thor
MB-3 engine
Castor 2 SRBs
N/A Delta, with TR-201 engines N/A
2 Extended Long Tank Thor
RS-27 engine
Castor 2 SRBs
2 SRBs (or LRBs in the case of the Delta IVH) Delta K, with AJ-10 engines FW-4D (unflown)
3 Extended Long Tank Thor
RS-27 engine
Castor 4 SRBs
3 SRBs Delta III cryogenic upper stage, RL-10B-2 engine Star 37D
4 Extended Long Tank Thor
MB-3 engine
Castor 4A SRBs
4 SRBs Delta IV 4m diameter cryogenic upper stage, RL-10B-2 engine Star 37E
5 Extended Long Tank Thor
RS-27 engine
Castor 4A SRBs
N/A Delta IV 5m diameter cryogenic upper stage, RL-10B-2 engine Star 48B/PAM-D
6 Extra-Extended Long Tank Thor
RS-27 engine
Castor 4A SRBs
6 SRBs N/A Star 37FM
7 Extra-Extended Long Tank Thor
RS-27A engine
GEM 40 SRBs
N/A N/A GEM 46 SRBs
8 Strengthened Extra-Extended Long Tank Thor
RS-27A engine
GEM 46 SRBs
N/A
9 Delta IV CBC
RS-68 engine
9 SRBs 2 additional CBC Parallel first stages

Launch reliability :
Number First Digit
(First stage/boosters)
Second Digit
(Number of boosters)
Third Digit
(Second Stage)
Fourth Digit
(Third stage)
Letter
(Heavy configuration)
0 N/A No SRBs N/A No third stage N/A
1 N/A N/A
2 Extra-Extended Long Tank Thor
RS-27A engine
GEM 40 SRBs
2 SRBs (or LRBs in the case of the Delta IVH) Delta K, with AJ-10 engines GEM 46 SRBs
3 Strengthened Extra-Extended Long Tank Thor
RS-27A engine
GEM 46 SRBs
3 SRBs N/A
4 Delta IV CBC
RS-68 engine
4 SRBs Delta IV 4m diameter cryogenic upper stage, RL-10B-2 engine 2 additional CBC Parallel first stages
5 N/A N/A Delta IV 5m diameter cryogenic upper stage, RL-10B-2 engine Star 48B/PAM-D N/A
6 N/A Star 37FM
7 N/A
8
9 9 SRBs

Rocket families

Carrier rocketsAriane * Athena * Atlas * Delta * Falcon * H-II * Kosmos * Long March * Minotaur * R-7 * Mu * Saturn * Scout * Shuttle * Titan * Thor * Tsyklon * Zenit
Sounding rocketsBlack Brant * Lambda * Skylark
MissilesAggregate * Agni * Redstone * Universal Rocket



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