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Delta IV Heavy for Exploration Flight Test-1

The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) was an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle. When it was in service from 2004 to 2024, it was the largest type in the Delta IV family and was the world's second highest-capacity rocket in operation, behind SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket and closely followed by CNSA's Long March 5 rocket.[1][2] It was manufactured by United Launch Alliance and was first launched in December 2004 and was retired after its last flight on 9th April 2024.[3]

Launch statistics[edit]

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2020

Launch history[edit]

Flight Date Payload [4] Mass Launch site Outcome [4]
1 21 December 2004 DemoSat, Sparkie / 3CS-1 and Ralphie / 3CS-2 ≈6,000 kg (13,000 lb) Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Partial failure[a]
2 11 November 2007 DSP-23 5,250 kg (11,570 lb) Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Success
3 18 January 2009 Orion 6 / Mentor 4 (USA-202 / NROL-26) Classified Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Success
4 21 November 2010 Orion 7 / Mentor 5 (USA-223 / NROL-32) Classified Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Success
5 20 January 2011 KH-11 Kennen 15 (USA-224 / NROL-49) <17,000 kg (37,000 lb) Vandenberg, SLC-6 Success
6 29 June 2012 Orion 8 / Mentor 6 (USA-237 / NROL-15) Classified Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Success
7 26 August 2013 KH-11 Kennen 16 (USA-245 / NROL-65) <17,000 kg (37,000 lb) Vandenberg, SLC-6 Success
8 5 December 2014 Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) 21,000 kg (46,000 lb)[5][b] Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Success
9 11 June 2016 Orion 9 / Mentor 7 (USA-268 / NROL-37) Classified Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Success
10 12 August 2018 Parker Solar Probe[c] 685 kg (1,510 lb) Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Success
11 19 January 2019 NROL-71 Classified Vandenberg, SLC-6 Success
12 11 December 2020 Orion 10 / Mentor 8 (USA-268/ NROL-44)[6][7] Classified Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Success
13 26 April 2021 KH-11 Kennen 17 (NROL-82) Classified Vandenberg, SLC-6 Success
14 24 September 2022 KH-11 Kennen 18 (NROL-91) Classified Vandenberg, SLC-6 Success
15 22 June 2023 Orion 11 / Mentor 9 (NROL-68)[8] Classified Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Success
16 9 April 2024 Orion 12 / Mentor 10 (NROL-70) Classified CCSFS, SLC-37B Success

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Common Booster Cores underperformed, lower orbit than planned
  • ^ The officially reported mass of 21,000 kg includes the Launch Abort System (LAS) which did not reach orbit, but excludes the residual mass of the upper stage, which did reach orbit, likely offsetting the mass of the LAS.
  • ^ Star 48BV upper stage

    • References[edit]

    1. ^ "Mission Status Center". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 26 July 2014. The ULA Delta 4-Heavy is currently the world's largest rocket, providing the nation with reliable, proven, heavy lift capability for our country's national security payloads from both the east and west coasts.
  • ^ Chang, Kenneth (6 February 2018). "Falcon Heavy, SpaceX's Big New Rocket, Succeeds in Its First Test Launch". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2018. The Falcon Heavy is capable of lifting 140,000 pounds to low-Earth orbit, more than any other rocket today.
  • ^ "Boeing Delta IV Heavy Achieves Major Test Objectives in First Flight" Archived 19 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Boeing, 2004, accessed 22 March 2012
  • ^ a b Krebs, Gunter. "Delta-4". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  • ^ "NASA Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 PRESS KIT" (PDF). NASA. December 2014. p. 12. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • ^ "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  • ^ "Launch Mission Execution Forecast". 45th Weather Squadron - Patrick Air Force Base. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • ^ Clark, Stephen (22 June 2023). "Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifts off with NRO spy satellite". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

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