List of Delta II launches

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Delta II
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A Delta II launch vehicle launches from Cape Canaveral carrying the Dawn spacecraft.
Function Launch vehicle
Manufacturer United Launch Alliance
Country of originUnited States
Cost per launchUS$51 million in 1987 (7920-10 model) [1] US$137 million in 2018 before retirement [2]
Size
Height38.9 m (128 ft) [3]
Diameter2.44 m (8 ft 0 in)
Mass152,000–286,000 kg (335,000–631,000 lb) [3]
Stages2 or 3
Capacity
Payload to Low Earth orbit
Mass2,800–6,140 kg (6,170–13,540 lb) [3]
Last flight
  • Delta 6000: 24 July 1992 (Geotail)
  • Delta 7000: 15 September 2018 (ICESat-2)
  • Delta 7000H: 10 September 2011 (GRAIL)
Boosters (6000 Series) – Castor 4A
No. boosters9
Powered bySolid
Maximum thrust478 kN (107,000 lbf)
Specific impulse 266 s (2.61 km/s)
Burn time56 seconds
122February 17, 2007
23:01		 Delta II 7925-10CCCAFS SLC-17B THEMIS 77 kg HEO NASA Success [45]
Five magnetosphere observatories
123June 8, 2007
02:34		 Delta II 7420-10VAFB SLC-2W COSMO-SkyMed 1 LEO ASI Success [46]
Earth imaging/reconnaissance, Italian government
124August 4, 2007
09:26		 Delta II 7925CCAFS SLC-17A Phoenix 350 kg Heliocentric NASA Success [47]
Mars lander
125September 18, 2007
18:35		 Delta II 7920-10VAFB SLC-2WDigitalGlobe WorldView-1 2,500 kg SSO DigitalGlobe Success [48]
Commercial Earth imaging satellite
126September 27, 2007
11:34		 Delta II 7925H-9.5CCAFS SLC-17B Dawn 747.1 kg Heliocentric NASA Success [49]
Asteroid probe
127October 17, 2007
12:23		 Delta II 7925-9.5CCAFS SLC-17A USA-196 (GPS IIR-M-4)2,032 kg MEO US Air Force Success [50]
Navigation satellite
128December 9, 2007
02:31		 Delta II 7420-10VAFB SLC-2W COSMO-2 LEO ASI Success [51]
Italian government, Earth imaging/reconnaissance
129December 20, 2007
20:04		 Delta II 7925-9.5CCAFS SLC-17A USA-199 (GPS IIR-M-5)2,032 kg MEO US Air Force Success [52]
Navigation satellite
130March 15, 2008
06:10		 Delta II 7925-9.5CCAFS SLC-17A USA-201 (GPS IIR-M-6)2,032 kg MEO US Air Force Success [53]
80th consecutive successful launch, Navigation satellite
131June 11, 2008
16:05		 Delta II 7920H-10CCCAFS SLC-17B GLAST 4,303 kg LEO NASA Success [54]
First Delta II Heavy launch with a 10-foot (3.0 m)-wide composite fairing, Gamma-ray Telescope
132June 20, 2008
07:46		 Delta II 7320VAFB SLC-2W Jason-2 510 kg LEO NASA Success [55]
Ocean topography
133September 6, 2008
18:50		 Delta II 7420-10VAFB SLC-2W GeoEye-1 1,955 kg LEO DigitalGlobe Success [56]
Earth imaging
134October 25, 2008
02:28		 Delta II 7420VAFB SLC-2W COSMO-3 LEO ASI Success [57]
Earth imaging/reconnaissance
135February 6, 2009
10:22		 Delta II 7320-10CVAFB SLC-2W NOAA-19 (NOAA-N Prime)1,440 kg SSO NOAA Success [58]
Weather satellite
136March 7, 2009
03:49		 Delta II 7925-10LCCAFS SLC-17B Kepler 478 kg Heliocentric NASA Success [59]
Space photometer
137March 24, 2009
08:34		 Delta II 7925-9.5CCAFS SLC-17A USA-203 (GPS IIR-M-7)2,032 kg MEO US Air Force Success [60]
Navigation satellite
138May 5, 2009
20:24		 Delta II 7920-10CVAFB SLC-2W USA-205 (STSS-ATRR/ GMD Block 2010 SRR)Classified LEO MDA Success [61]
Satellite Technology
139August 17, 2009
10:35		 Delta II 7925CCAFS SLC-17A USA-206 (GPS IIRM-8)2,032 kg MEO US Air Force Success [62]
Navigation satellite, Final launch from SLC-17A, Final Delta II launch for the USAF, Final use of the 7925 configuration
140September 25, 2009
12:20		 Delta II 7920-10CCCAFS SLC-17B USA-208/209 (STSS Demo/ GMD Block 2006) LEO US Air Force Success [63]
90th consecutive success for Delta II, Missile Defense Technology test
141October 8, 2009
18:51		 Delta II 7920-10CVAFB SLC-2W WorldView-2 2,800 kg LEO DigitalGlobe Success [64]
Earth imaging/reconnaissance
142December 14, 2009
14:09		 Delta II 7320-10CVAFB SLC-2W WISE 347 kg LEO NASA Success [65]
Space telescope
1436 November 2010
02:20		 Delta II 7420-10C VAFB SLC-2W COSMO-4 1,900 kg SSO Italian Space Agency Success [66] [67]
Earth imaging / One of four reconnaissance and Earth observation satellites. The satellite's imagery will be applied to defense and security assurance in Italy and other countries, seismic hazard analysis, environmental disaster monitoring, and agricultural mapping. [68]
14410 June 2011
14:20		 Delta II 7320-10C VAFB SLC-2W SAC-D 1,350 kg SSO CONAE / NASA Success [69]
A technology demonstration and Earth observation satellite. The launch was delayed from May 2010 because development of the spacecraft was taking longer than expected. [70]
14510 September 2011
13:08		 Delta II 7920H-10C CCAFS SLC-17B GRAIL 307 kg Lunar orbit NASA/JPL Success [71]
Final Delta II Heavy launch and final launch from SLC-17 at CCAFS. Part of NASA's Discovery Program which used high-quality gravitational field mapping of the Moon to determine its interior structure. The launch was delayed several days due to high level winds and an issue with the rocket's propulsion system that was detected while the Delta II rocket was drained of fuel.
14628 October 2011
09:48		 Delta II 7920-10C VAFB SLC-2W Suomi NPP / ELaNa III 1,400 kg SSO NASA / NOAA / DoD Success [72]
A weather satellite that acts as a bridge between POES satellites and the Joint Polar Satellite System. The satellite measures climate data. The launch also included the secondary payload ELaNa III, 5 CubeSats that are part of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites NASA program.
1472 July 2014
09:56		 Delta II 7320-10C VAFB SLC-2W OCO-2 454 kg SSO NASA Success [73]
Climate research satellite being used to study carbon dioxide concentrations and distributions in the atmosphere. The initial launch attempt on 1 July at 09:56:44 UTC was scrubbed at 46 seconds on the countdown clock due to a faulty valve on the water suppression system, used to flow water on the launch pad to dampen the acoustic energy during launch.
14831 January 2015
14:22		 Delta II 7320-10C VAFB SLC-2W SMAP/ELaNa X 944 kg SSO NASA Success [74]
Final launch of Delta II 7300 series. Environmental research satellite. SMAP provides measurements of the land surface soil moisture and freeze-thaw state with near-global revisit coverage in 2–3 days. The launch also included the secondary payload ELaNa X, 3 CubeSats that are part of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites NASA program.
14918 November 2017
09:47		 Delta II 7920-10C VAFB SLC-2W JPSS-1/NOAA-20 2,540 kg SSO NOAA Success [75]
Final flight of the Delta II 7900 series. The NOAA-20 launch was delayed several times, from 2014 to 2017, due to various testing problems. First satellite of the JPSS series weather satellite system. JPSS will provide the global environmental data used in numerical weather prediction models for forecasts, and scientific data used for climate monitoring. Re-designated NOAA-20. [76]
15015 September 2018, 13:02 Delta II 7420-10C VAFB SLC-2W ICESat-2 1,514 kg LEO NASA Success
Final Delta II launch and final flight of a Thor-derived launch vehicle. 100th successful launch of a Delta II in a row. Earth science satellite.

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