List of Delta II launches

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This page is a list of launches of the Delta II rocket. For more information as a whole, see Delta II.

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[edit] Launches of Delta II rockets

Date (UTC) Type Ser.-No. Launch Site Payload Kind of Payload Orbit Outcome Notes
1989-02-14 6925 [1] 184 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2-01 [2] GPS Block II [3] satellite MEO Success First Delta II launch
1989-06-10 6925 185 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2-02 [4] GPS Block II satellite MEO Success
1989-08-18 6925 186 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2-03 [5] GPS Block II satellite MEO Success
1989-10-21 6925 188 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2-04 [6] GPS Block II satellite MEO Success
1989-12-11 6925 190 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 2-05 [7] GPS Block II satellite MEO Success
1990-01-24 6925 191 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2-06 [8] GPS Block II satellite MEO Success
1990-02-14 6920-8 192 CC LC-17B LACE [9]
RME [10]		 Military research Success
1990-03-26 6925 193 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2-07 [11] GPS Block II satellite MEO Success
1990-04-13 6925-8 194 CC LC-17B Palapa B2R Comsat GTO Success First commercial Delta II launch
1990-06-01 6920-10 195 CC LC-17A ROSAT [12] Space telescope LEO Success
1990-08-02 6925 197 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2-08 [13] GPS Block II satellite MEO Success
1990-08-18 6925 198 CC LC-17B Thor 1 [14] (BSB-R2) Comsat GTO Success
1990-10-01 6925 199 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2-09 [15] GPS Block II satellite MEO Success
1990-10-30 6925 200 CC LC-17B Inmarsat-2 F1 Maritime comsat GTO Success 200th Delta launch
1990-11-26 7925 [16] 201 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2A-01 [17] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success First 7000-series launch
1991-01-08 7925 202 CC LC-17B NATO 4A [18] Comsat GTO Success
1991-03-08 6925 203 CC LC-17B Inmarsat-2 F2 Comsat GTO Success
1991-04-13 7925 204 CC LC-17B ASC-2 (Spacenet F4) Comsat GTO Success
1991-05-29 7925 205 CC LC-17B Aurora 2 Comsat GTO Success
1991-07-04 7925 206 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2A-02 [19] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
Losat X Technology demonstration LEO
1992-02-23 7925 207 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 2A-03 [20] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
1992-04-10 7925 208 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 2A-04 [21] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
1990-05-14 7925 209 CC LC-17B Palapa B4 Comsat GTO Success
1992-06-07 6920-10 210 CC LC-17A EUVE Space telescope LEO Success
1992-07-07 7925 211 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 2A-05 [22] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
1992-07-24 6925 212 CC LC-17A Geotail Earth observation HEO Success Final 6000-series launch
DUVE Space telescope LEO
1992-08-31 7925 213 CC LC-17B Satcom C4 Comsat GTO Success
1992-09-09 7925 214 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2A-06 [23] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
1992-10-12 7925 215 CC LC-17B DFS-3 Comsat GTO Success
1992-11-22 7925 216 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2A-07 [24] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
1992-12-18 7925 217 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 2A-08 [25] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
1993-02-03 7925 218 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2A-09 [26] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
1993-03-30 7925 219 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2A-10 [27] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
SEDS-1 [28] Tether demonstration LEO
1993-05-13 7925 220 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2A-11 [29] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
1993-06-26 7925 221 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2A-12 [30] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
PMG Technology demonstration LEO
1993-08-30 7925 222 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 2A-13 [31] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
1993-10-28 7925 223 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 2A-14 [32] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
1993-12-08 7925 224 CC LC-17A NATO 4B Comsat GTO Success
1993-12-08 7925-8 225 CC LC-17B Galaxy 1R Comsat GTO Success
1994-03-10 7925 226 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2A-15 [33] GPS Block IIA satellite MEO Success
SEDS-2 Tether demonstration LEO
1993-11-01 7925-10 227 CC LC-17B Wind Solar research Heliocentric Success
1995-08-05 7925-9.5 228 CC LC-17B Koreasat 1 Comsat GTO Partial failure spacecraft eventually reached correct orbit but with substantially shortened operational life
1995-11-04 7920-10 229 VAFB SLC-2W RADARSAT-1 and SURFSAT Success First Delta II launch from Vandenberg
1995-12-30 7920-10 230 CC LC-17A XTE Success
1996-01-14 7925 231 CC LC-17B Koreasat-2 Success
1996-02-17 7925-8 232 CC LC-17B NEAR Asteroid orbiter Heliocentric Success
1996-02-24 7925-10 233 VAFB SLC-2W Polar Earth observation Success
1996-03-28 7925 234 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 2A-16 [34] GPS Block IIA satellite Success
1996-04-24 7920-10 235 VAFB SLC-2W MSX Infra-red telescope Success
1996-05-23 7925 236 CC LC-17B Galaxy IX Comsat Success
1996-07-16 7925 237 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2A-17 [35] GPS Block IIA satellite Success
1996-09-12 7925 238 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 2A-18 [36] GPS Block IIA satellite Success
1996-11-07 7925 239 CC LC-17A Mars Global Surveyor Mars orbiter Heliocentric Success
1996-12-04 7925 240 CC LC-17B Mars Pathfinder Mars lander and rover Heliocentric Success
1997-01-17 7925-9.5 241 CC LC-17A GPS IIR-1 GPS Block IIR satellite planned: MEO Failure Exploded 13 seconds after launch story, video
1997-05-05 7920-10C 242 VAFB SLC-2 MS-1 Five Iridium satellites LEO Success
1997-05-20 7925-9.5 243 CC LC-17A Telenor Thor II Hughes HS 376 satellite GTO Success
1997-07-09 244 VAFB SLC-2W MS-2 Five Iridium satellites Success
1997-07-23 7925-9.5 245 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 43 [37] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
1997-08-20 7920-10C 246 VAFB SLC-2W MS-3 Five Iridium satellites Success
1997-08-25 7920-8 247 CC LC-17A Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) Solar research Success
1997-09-26 7920-10C 248 VAFB SLC-2W MS-4 Five Iridium satellites Success
1997-11-06 7925 249 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 38 [38] GPS Block IIR satellite Success
1997-11-08 7920-10C 250 VAFB SLC-2W MS-5 Five Iridium satellites Success
1997-12-20 7920-10C 251 VAFB SLC-2W MS-6 Five Iridium satellites Success
1998-01-09 7925-9.5 252 CC LC-17B Skynet 4D Success
1998-02-14 7420-10C 253 CC LC-17A Globalstar-1 Four SS/L satellites LEO Success
1998-02-18 7920-10C 254 VAFB SLC-2W MS-7 Five Iridium satellites Success
1998-03-29 7920-10C 255 VAFB SLC-2W MS-8 Five Iridium satellites Success
1998-04-24 7420-10C 256 CC LC-17A Globalstar-2 Four SS/L satellites LEO Success
1998-05-17 7920-10C 257 VAFB SLC-2W MS-9 Five Iridium satellites Success
1998-06-09 7925-9.5 258 CC LC-17A Thor III Success
1998-09-08 7920-10C 260 VAFB SLC-2W MS-10 Five Iridium satellites Success
1998-10-24 7326 261 CC LC-17A Deep Space 1 Satellite Technology Heliocentric Success
1998-11-06 7920-10C 262 VAFB SLC-2W MS-11 Five Iridium satellites Success
1998-11-22 7925-9.5 263 CC LC-17B BONUM-1 Success
1998-12-11 7425 264 CC LC-17A Mars Climate Orbiter Mars orbiter Heliocentric Success (payload later failed)
1999-01-03 7425 265 CC LC-17B Mars Polar Lander Mars lander Heliocentric Success (payload later failed)
1999-02-07 7426 266 CC LC-17A Stardust Comet probe Heliocentric Success
1999-02-23 7920-10 267 VAFB SLC-2W ARGOS (P91-1 ARGOS), Ørsted and SUNSAT research and development, scientific polar Success At a mission cost of $220M, ARGOS, with its nine payloads, was the USAF's largest R&D mission. Both Ørsted and SUNSAT were their respective countries first satellites.
1999-04-15 7920-10 268 VAFB SLC-2 Landsat 7 Success
1999-06-10 7420-10C 270 CC LC-17B Globalstar 3 LEO Success
1999-06-24 7320-10 271 CC LC-17A FUSE Space telescope Success
1999-07-10 7420-10C 272 CC LC-17B Globalstar 4 LEO Success
1999-07-25 7420-10C 273 CC LC-17A Globalstar 5 LEO Success
1999-08-17 7420-10C 274 CC LC-17B Globalstar 6 LEO Success
1999-10-07 7925-9.5 275 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 46 [39] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2000-02-08 7420-10C 276 CC LC-17B Globalstar 7 LEO Success
2000-03-25 7326-9.5 277 VAFB SLC-2W IMAGE Success
2000-05-11 7925-9.5 278 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 47 [40] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2000-07-16 7925-9.5 279 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 48 [41] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2000-11-10 7925-9.5 281 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 49 [42] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2000-11-21 7320-10 282 VAFB SLC-2W EO-1/SAC-C Success
2001-01-30 7925-9.5 283 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 50 [43] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2001-04-07 7925-9.5 284 CC LC-17A Mars Odyssey Mars orbiter Heliocentric Success
2001-05-18 7925-9.5 285 CC LC-17B GeoLITE Success
2001-06-30 7425-10 286 CC LC-17B WMAP Cosmic microwave background experiments Sun-Earth L2 Success First flight with a 10-foot composite fairing.
2001-08-08 7326-9.5 287 CC LC-17A Genesis Probe Success
2001-10-18 7320-10 288 VAFB SLC-2W QuickBird Success
2001-12-07 7920-10 289 VAFB SLC-2W Jason-1/TIMED Success 100th Delta II launch
2002-02-11 7920-10C 290 VAFB SLC-2W Iridium IS-1 Success
2002-05-04 7920-10L 291 VAFB SLC-2W Aqua Success
2002-07-03 7425 292 CC LC-17A CONTOUR Comet probe Heliocentric Success (payload later failed)
2003-01-12 7320-10 294 VAFB SLC-2W ICESat, CHIPSat Earth science satellite, Astronomical satellite SSO Success
2003-01-29 7925-9.5 295 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 51 [44] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2003-03-31 7925-9.5 297 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 52 [45] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2003-06-10 7925-9.5 298 CC LC-17A Spirit (MER-A) Mars rover Heliocentric Success
2003-07-07 7925H-9.5 299 CC LC-17B Opportunity (MER-B) Mars rover Heliocentric Success First Delta II Heavy launch (with GEM 46s used on the Delta III)
2003-08-25 7920H-9.5 300 CC LC-17B Spitzer Space Telescope (SIRTF) Infra-red telescope Heliocentric Success 300th Delta rocket mission
First Delta II Heavy launch without a third stage motor
2003-12-21 7925-9.5 302 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 53 [46] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2004-03-20 7925-9.5 303 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 54 [47] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2004-04-20 7920-10C 304 VAFB SLC-2W Gravity Probe B Science satellite Polar Orbit Success
2004-06-23 7925-9.5 305 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 55 [48] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2004-07-15 7920-10L 306 VAFB SLC-2W Aura Atmospheric science satellite SSO Success First use of a stretched 10-foot-wide fairing
2004-08-03 7925H-9.5 307 CC LC-17B MESSENGER Mercury probe Heliocentric Success
2004-11-06 7925-9.5 308 CC LC-17B NAVSTAR 56 [49] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2004-11-20 7320-10C 309 CC LC-17A Swift Gamma-ray telescope LEO Success
2005-01-12 7925-9.5 311 CC LC-17B Deep Impact Comet probe Heliocentric Success
2005-05-20 7320-10C 312 VAFB SLC-2W NOAA-N Weather satellite SSO Success
2005-09-26 7925-9.5 313 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 57 [50] GPS Block IIR satellite MEO Success
2006-04-28 7420-10C 314 VAFB SLC-2W CloudSat, CALIPSO Two Atmospheric Satellites SSO Success
2006-06-21 7925-9.5 316 CC LC-17A Microsatellite Technology Experiment (MiTEx) (USA 187/USA 188/USA 189) Navy upperstage test, small sat launch GTO Success
2006-09-25 7925-9.5 318 CC LC-17A GPS 2R-15 [51] GPS Block IIR-M satellite MEO Success
2006-10-26 7925-10L 319 CC LC-17B STEREO Two solar observatories Heliocentric (HEO with nearly 400,000 km maximum altitude, then would orbit heliocentric) Success
2006-11-17 7925-9.5 321 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 59 [52] GPS Block IIR-M satellite MEO Success
2006-12-14 7920-10 322 VAFB SLC-2W USA 193 Classified NRO spy satellite LEO Success (payload later failed) First launch by United Launch Alliance. Satellite later destroyed by an ASAT.
2007-02-17 7925-10C 323 CC LC-17B THEMIS Five magnetosphere observatories HEO, perigee 64,000 km, apogee 190,000 km Success
2007-06-08[53] 7420-10 324 VAFB SLC-2W COSMO-SkyMed Earth imaging/reconnaissance LEO Success Italian government
2007-08-04 7925 325 CC LC-17A Phoenix Mars lander Heliocentric Success
2007-09-18 VAFB SLC-2W 326 VAFB SLC-2W DigitalGlobe WorldView-1 commercial Earth imaging satellite[54] Sun-synchronous Success
2007-09-27 [55] 7925H-9.5 327 CC LC-17B Dawn Asteroid probe Heliocentric Success
2007-10-17 7925-9.5 328 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 60 GPS Block IIR-M satellite MEO Success
2007-12-06 7420-10 330 VAFB SLC-2W COSMO-2 Earth imaging/reconnaissance LEO Success Italian government
2007-12-20 7925-9.5 331 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 61 GPS Block IIR-M satellite MEO Success
2008-03-15 7925-9.5 332 CC LC-17A NAVSTAR 62 GPS Block IIR-M satellite MEO Success 80th consecutive successful launch

[edit] Planned Launches

Date Type Serial Num. Launch Site Payload Payload Type Planned Orbit Status Notes
2008-06-11[1]

[2]

 7920H-10C CC LC17A GLAST Gamma-ray Telescope LEO (565 km circular orbit @ 28.5° inclination) Planned

First Delta II Heavy launch with a 10-foot-wide composite fairing
2008-06-20[1][2] 7320 VAFB SLC-2W Jason-2 Ocean topography LEO Planned
2008-08-22[1] 7920-10 VAFB SLC-2W GeoEye-1 Earth imaging LEO Planned
2008-11-13[1][2] 7920 CC LC-17 STSS Demo GMD Block 2006 Missile Defense Technology test Planned
2008 7420 VAFB SLC-2W COSMO-3 Imaging LEO Planned
TBD[1] 7925 CC LC-17 GPS-IIR-20 Navigation satellite MEO Planned
TBD[1] 7925 CC LC-17 GPS-IIR-21 Navigation satellite MEO Planned
TBD[1] 7920 VAFB SLC-2W STSS-ARR (GMD Block 2010 SRR) Satellite Technology Planned
2009-02-16 7925-10L CC LC-17 Kepler Space telescope Sun-Earth L5 point Planned
NET: 2009-02 7X20 VAFB SLC-2W NOAA-N Prime Weather satellite SSO Planned
NET: 2009-05 7920 VAFB SLC-2W NPP-Bridge Weather satellite Planned

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Spaceflight Now - Tracking Station - Worldwide launch schedule. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
  2. ^ a b c NASA - NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Missions. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.

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