Engineering:List of Delta IV launches

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Delta IV
Delta IV Medium Rocket DSCS.jpg
Delta IV Medium launch carrying DSCS III-B6.
FunctionOrbital launch vehicle
ManufacturerUnited Launch Alliance
Country of originUnited States
Cost per launchUS$164+ million[1]
Size
Height63–72 m (207–236 ft)
Diameter5 m (16 ft)
Mass249,500–733,400 kg (550,100–1,616,900 lb)
Stages2
Capacity
Payload to LEO11,470–28,790 kg (25,290–63,470 lb)
Payload to GTO4,440–14,220 kg (9,790–31,350 lb)
Associated rockets
FamilyDelta (rocket family)
Comparable
Launch history
StatusDelta IV Heavy is active; Delta IV Medium, M+(4,2), M+(5,2), and M+(5,4) retired.
Launch sitesSLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
SLC-6, Vandenberg Air Force Base
Total launches
44
  • Medium: 3
  • M+ (4,2): 15
  • M+ (5,2): 3
  • M+ (5,4): 8
  • Heavy: 13
Successes
43
  • Medium: 3
  • M+ (4,2): 15
  • M+ (5,2): 3
  • M+ (5,4): 8
  • Heavy: 12
Partial failures1 (Heavy)
First flight
  • Medium/M+: 20 November 2002 (Eutelsat W5)
  • Heavy: 21 December 2004 (USA-181)
Last flight
Notable payloads
Boosters (Medium+) – GEM 60
No. boostersMedium+ (4,2), Medium+ (5,2): 2
Medium+ (5,4): 4
Gross mass33,638 kg (74,158 lb)
Thrust826.6 kN (185,800 lbf)
Specific impulse245 s (2.40 km/s) (sea level)
Burn time91 seconds
FuelHTPB / Aluminum
Boosters (Heavy) – Common Booster Core (CBC)
No. boosters2
Gross mass226,400 kg (499,100 lb)
Engines1 RS-68A
Thrust3,140 kN (705,000 lbf) (sea level)
Specific impulseSea level: 360 s (3.5 km/s)
Vacuum: 412 s (4.04 km/s)
Burn time242 seconds
FuelLH2 / LOX
First stage – Common Booster Core (CBC)
Gross mass226,400 kg (499,100 lb)
Engines1 RS-68A
Thrust3,140 kN (705,000 lbf) (sea level)
Specific impulseSea level: 360 s (3.5 km/s)
Vacuum: 412 s (4.04 km/s)
Burn time245 seconds (328 seconds in Heavy configuration)
FuelLH2 / LOX
Second stage – Delta Cryogenic Second Stage (DCSS)
Gross mass4-m: 24,170 kg (53,290 lb)
5-m: 30,700 kg (67,700 lb)
Engines1 RL10-B-2
Thrust110 kN (25,000 lbf)
Specific impulse462 s (4.53 km/s)
Burn time850-1,125 seconds
FuelLH2 / LOX

Delta IV is a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family introduced in the early 2000s. Originally designed by Boeing's Defense, Space and Security division for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, the Delta IV became a United Launch Alliance (ULA) product in 2006. The Delta IV is primarily a launch vehicle for United States Air Force (USAF) military payloads, but has also been used to launch a number of United States government non-military payloads and a single commercial satellite.[2]

The Delta IV originally had two main versions which allowed the family to cover a range of payload sizes and masses: the retired Medium (which had four configurations) and Heavy.[3] As of 2019, only the Heavy remains active, with payloads that would previously fly on Medium moving to either the existing Atlas V or the forthcoming Vulcan. Retirement of the Delta IV is anticipated in 2024.[4]

Delta IV vehicles are built in the ULA facility in Decatur, Alabama. Final assembly is completed at the launch site by ULA: at the horizontal integration facility for launches from SLC-37B pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and in a similar facility for launches from SLC-6 pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base .[2]

Launch statistics

Launch Outcome

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Launch History

Flight Date / time (UTC) Launch site Payload[5] Rocket Launch
outcome[5]
1 20 November 2002 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Eutelsat W5 Delta IV Medium Success[6]
2 11 March 2003 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-167 (DSCS-3 A3) Delta IV Medium Success[7]
3 29 August 2003 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-170 (DSCS-3 B6) Delta IV Medium Success[8]
4 21 December 2004 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B DemoSat, Sparkie / 3CS-1 and Ralphie / 3CS-2 Delta IV Heavy Partial failure[lower-alpha 1]
5 24 May 2006 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B GOES-N (GOES-13) Delta IV Medium Success[9]
6 28 June 2006 VAFB SLC-6 USA-184 (NROL-22) Delta IV Medium Success[10]
7 4 November 2006 VAFB SLC-6 DMSP F17 Delta IV Medium Success[11]
8 11 November 2007 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B DSP-23 Defense Support Program Delta IV Heavy Success
9 18 January 2009 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Orion 6 / Mentor 4 (USA-202 / NROL-26) Delta IV Heavy Success
10 27 June 2009 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B GOES-O (GOES-14) Delta IV Medium Success[12]
11 6 December 2009 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-211 (WGS-3) Delta IV Medium Success[13]
12 4 March 2010 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B GOES-P (GOES-15) Delta IV Medium Success[14]
13 28 May 2010 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-213 (GPS IIF SV-1) Delta IV Medium Success[15]
14 21 November 2010 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Orion 7 / Mentor 5 (USA-223 / NROL-32) Delta IV Heavy Success
15 20 January 2011 Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-6 KH-11 Kennen 15 (USA-224 / NROL-49) Delta IV Heavy Success
16 11 March 2011 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-227 (NROL-27) Delta IV Medium Success
17 16 July 2011 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-232 (GPS IIF-2) Delta IV Medium Success[16]
18 20 January 2012 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-233 (WGS-4) Delta IV Medium Success[17]
19 3 April 2012 VAFB SLC-6 USA-234 (NROL-25) Delta IV Medium Success[18]
20 29 June 2012 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Orion 8 / Mentor 6 (USA-237 / NROL-15) Delta IV Heavy Success
21 4 October 2012 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-239 (GPS IIF-3) Delta IV Medium Success[19]
22 25 May 2013 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-243 (WGS-5) Delta IV Medium Success[20]
23 8 August 2013 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-244 (WGS-6) Delta IV Medium Success[21]
24 26 August 2013 Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-6 KH-11 Kennen 16 (USA-245 / NROL-65) Delta IV Heavy Success
25 21 February 2014 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-248 (GPS IIF-5) Delta IV Medium Success[22]
26 17 May 2014 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-251 (GPS IIF-6) Delta IV Medium Success[23]
27 28 July 2014 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA 253-255 (AFSPC-4 (GSSAP #1/#2/ANGELS)) Delta IV Medium Success[24]
28 5 December 2014 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) Delta IV Heavy Success
29 25 March 2015 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-260 (GPS IIF-9) Delta IV Medium Success[25]
30 24 July 2015 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-263 (WGS-7) Delta IV Medium Success[26]
31 10 February 2016 VAFB SLC-6 USA-267 (NROL-45) Delta IV Medium Success[27]
32 11 June 2016 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Orion 9 / Mentor 7 (USA-268 / NROL-37) Delta IV Heavy Success
33 19 August 2016 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-270/271 (AFSPC-6 (GSSAP #3/#4)) Delta IV Medium Success[28]
34 7 December 2016 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-272 (WGS-8) Delta IV Medium Success[29]
35 19 March 2017 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-275 (WGS-9) Delta IV Medium Success[30]
36 12 January 2018 VAFB SLC-6 USA-281 (NROL-47) Delta IV Medium Success[31]
37 12 August 2018 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Parker Solar Probe[lower-alpha 2] Delta IV Heavy Success
38 19 January 2019 Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-6 KH-11 Kennen 17 (NROL-71) Delta IV Heavy Success
39 16 March 2019 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-291 (WGS-10) Delta IV Medium Success[32]
40 22 August 2019 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B USA-293 (GPS III-2) Delta IV Medium Success[33]
41 11 December 2020 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Orion 10 / Mentor 8 (USA-268 / NROL-44)[34][35] Delta IV Heavy Success
42 26 April 2021 Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-6 KH-11 Kennen 18 (NROL-82) Delta IV Heavy Success
43 24 September 2022 Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-6 KH-11 Kennen 18 (NROL-91) Delta IV Heavy Success
44 22 June 2023 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B Orion 11 / Mentor 9 (NROL-68) Delta IV Heavy Success
45 March 2024 Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B (NROL-70) Delta IV Heavy Planned

Upcoming launches

The following missions have been announced by the National Reconnaissance Office.[36] For the final five missions (12-16) including contract modifications, ULA has been awarded $2.2 billion, or $440 million per launch.[37] This can be compared with the Falcon Heavy launch price of $90 million to $150 million. As of July 2021, these are the final missions:[38]

Date (UTC) Payload Client Launch site
March 2024 (16th mission) NROL-70 NRO Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , SLC-37B

Notes

  1. ↑ CBCs underperformed, lower orbit than planned
  2. ↑ Star 48BV upper stage

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Delta IV Launch Vehicle". https://mobile.arc.nasa.gov/public/iexplore/missions/pages/lsp/MobileWebsite/SubPages/DeltaIV.html. 
  3. ↑ "Delta IV". https://www.ulalaunch.com/rockets/delta-iv. 
  4. ↑ "ULA to launch Delta 4 Heavy for its 12th mission, four more to go before rocket is retired" (in en-US). 2020-08-24. https://spacenews.com/ula-to-launch-delta-4-heavy-for-its-12th-mission-four-more-to-go-before-rocket-is-retired/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Krebs, Gunter. "Delta-4". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/delta-4.htm. 
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  15. ↑ "ULA Marks Delta 50th Anniversary with Successful Delta IV GPS IIF SV-1 Launch". United Launch Alliance. 27 May 2010. http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/50. 
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  22. ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches 25th Delta IV Mission Carrying Global Positioning System Satellite for the U.S. Air Force". United Launch Alliance. 21 February 2014. http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/167/. 
  23. ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Second Global Positioning System Satellite for the U.S. Air Force in Less Than Three Months". United Launch Alliance. 16 May 2014. http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-successfully-launches-second-global.aspx?title=United+Launch+Alliance+Successfully+Launches+Second+Global+Positioning+System+Satellite+for+the+U.S.+Air+Force+in+Less+Than+Three+Months. 
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  26. ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches WGS-7". United Launch Alliance. 23 July 2015. http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-successfully-launches-wgs7.aspx. 
  27. ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches NROL-45 Payload for the National Reconnaissance Office". United Launch Alliance. 10 February 2016. http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-successfully-launches-nrol45.aspx?title=United+Launch+Alliance+Successfully+Launches+NROL-45+Payload+for+the+National+Reconnaissance+Office&Category=1. 
  28. ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches AFSPC6 Mission for the U.S. Air Force". United Launch Alliance. 19 August 2016. http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-successfully-launches-afspc6.aspx. 
  29. ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches WGS8 Mission for the U.S. Air Force". 7 December 2016. http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-successfully-launches-wgs8.aspx?title=United+Launch+Alliance+Successfully+Launches+WGS-8+Mission+for+the+U.S.+Air+Force. 
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  32. ↑ "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches WGS-10 Mission". 16 March 2019. https://www.ulalaunch.com/about/news-detail/2019/03/16/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-wgs-10-mission. 
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