Engineering:List of Thor and Delta launches (2020–29)

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The decade of the 2020s will see only the Delta IV Heavy remain in operation following the retirement of the Delta II in 2018 and single-stick (non-Heavy) variants of the Delta IV in 2019. This will mark the final decade for the Thor-Delta rocket family as ULA's upcoming Vulcan rocket is set to replace the Delta IV Heavy in the mid-2020s.

Launch statistics

Launch sites

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Launch outcomes

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Future launches

Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
June 2020[1] Delta IV Heavy CCAFS SLC-37B NROL-44 GSO US NRO
Reconnaissance satellite
Q4 2020[2] Delta IV Heavy VAFB SLC-6 NROL-82 LEO US NRO
Reconnaissance satellite
H2 2022[3] Delta IV Heavy VAFB SLC-6 NROL-91 US NRO
Reconnaissance satellite (Final Delta launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base)
2023[4] Delta IV Heavy CCAFS SLC-37B NROL-68 US NRO
Reconnaissance satellite
2024[4] Delta IV Heavy CCAFS SLC-37B NROL-70 US NRO
Reconnaissance satellite (Final launch of the Delta rocket family)

See also

References

  1. ↑ ""2/2 After Thursday’s Delta 4-Medium swan song, ULA plans two Delta 4-Heavy missions next year, both for the NRO. First up is NROL-44 from Cape Canaveral in June 2020, followed by NROL-82 from Vandenberg AFB in September 2020."". https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1163898898253041664. 
  2. ↑ Clark, Stephen. "AEHF satellite arrives in Florida for first of nearly 20 Space Force launches this year – Spaceflight Now". https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/13/aehf-satellite-delivered-to-florida-for-first-of-nearly-20-space-force-launches-this-year/. Retrieved 14 January 2020. 
  3. ↑ Henry, Caleb (21 August 2019). "ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy down to final five missions". SpaceNews. https://spacenews.com/ulas-delta-4-heavy-down-to-final-five-missions/. Retrieved 12 October 2019. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Erwin, Sandra (30 September 2019). "Air Force awards ULA $1.18 billion contract to complete five Delta 4 Heavy NRO missions". https://spacenews.com/air-force-awards-ula-1-18-billion-contract-to-complete-five-delta-4-heavy-nro-missions/. Retrieved 24 December 2019. 





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