List of Delta IV Heavy launches
Variant of the Delta IV space launch vehicle
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
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Launch history
Flight | Date | Payload [4] | Mass | Launch site | Outcome [4] |
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1 | 21 December 2004 | DemoSat, Sparkie / 3CS-1 and Ralphie / 3CS-2 | ~13,228 pounds (6000 kilograms) | Cape Canaveral, SLC-37B | Partial failure[a] |
2 | 11 November 2007 | DSP-23 Defense Support Program | 11,574 pounds (5,250 kilograms) | 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) | <37,479 pounds (17,000 kilograms) | 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) | <37,479 pounds (17,000 kilograms) | Vandenberg, SLC-6 | Success |
8 | 5 December 2014 | Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) | 46,297 pounds (21,000 kilograms) [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] | 1,510 pounds (685 kilograms) | 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
References
- ^ "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. 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. 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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