As of October 2018, only the Delta IV remains in production. Single-stick versions of Delta IV was retired by United Launch Alliance (ULA) in 2019 and replaced by the ULA Atlas V, leaving the Delta IV Heavy the only remaining operational member of the Delta family, flying US national security missions.[1]
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Notable missions
editGravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)
editOrbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2)
editExploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1)
editSoil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)
editLaunch statistics
editLaunch history
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2010edit | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348 | 4 March 2010 23:57 |
Delta IV M+ (4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | GOES-P (GOES-15) | 3,238 kg | GTO | NASA | Success[2] |
| NOAA Weather satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program. Replaced GOES-11 as the GOES West satellite. | ||||||||
| 349 | 28 May 2010 03:00 |
Delta IV M+ (4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-213 (GPS IIF SV-1) | 1,630 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success[3] |
| Navigation satellite | ||||||||
| 350 | 6 November 2010 02:20 |
Delta II 7420-10C | VAFB SLC-2W | COSMO-4 | 1,900 kg | SSO | Italian Space Agency | Success[4][5] |
| Earth imaging / One of four reconnaissance and Earth observation satellites. The satellite's imagery will be applied to defense and security assurance in Italy and other countries, seismic hazard analysis, environmental disaster monitoring, and agricultural mapping.[6] | ||||||||
| 351 | 21 November 2010 22:58 |
Delta IV Heavy | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-223 (NROL-32) | Classified | GEO | US NRO | Success[7] |
| ELINT satellite | ||||||||
2011edit | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 352 | 20 January 2011 21:10 |
Delta IV Heavy | VAFB SLC-6 | USA-224 (NROL-49) | 19,600 kg | LEO | US NRO | Success[8] |
| Reconnaissance satellite. First Delta IV Heavy launch from Vandenberg[8] | ||||||||
| 353 | 11 March 2011 23:38 |
Delta IV M+ (4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-227 (NROL-27) | 2335 kg | GTO | US NRO | Success[9] |
| Military comsat. | ||||||||
| 354 | 10 June 2011 14:20 |
Delta II 7320-10C | VAFB SLC-2W | SAC-D | 1,350 kg | SSO | CONAE / NASA | Success[10] |
| A technology demonstration and Earth observation satellite. The launch was delayed from May 2010 because development of the spacecraft was taking longer than expected.[11] | ||||||||
| 355 | 16 July 2011 06:41 |
Delta IV M+ (4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-232 (GPS IIF-2) | 1,630 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success[12] |
| Navigation satellite | ||||||||
| 356 | 10 September 2011 13:08 |
Delta II 7920H-10C | CCAFS SLC-17B | GRAIL | 307 kg | Lunar orbit | NASA/JPL | Success[13] |
| Final Delta II Heavy launch and final launch from SLC-17 at CCAFS. Part of NASA's Discovery Program which used high-quality gravitational field mapping of the Moon to determine its interior structure. The launch was delayed several days due to high level winds and an issue with the rocket's propulsion system that was detected while the Delta 2 rocket was drained of fuel. | ||||||||
| 357 | 28 October 2011 09:48 |
Delta II 7920-10C | VAFB SLC-2W | Suomi NPP / ELaNa III | 1,400 kg | SSO | NASA / NOAA / DoD | Success[14] |
| A weather satellite that acts as a bridge between POES satellites and the Joint Polar Satellite System. The satellite measures climate data. The launch also included the secondary payload ELaNa III, 5 CubeSats that are part of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites NASA program. | ||||||||
2012edit | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 358 | 20 January 2012 00:38 |
Delta IV M+ (5,4) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-233 (WGS-4) | 5,987 kg | GTO | US Air Force | Success[15] |
| Military comsat | ||||||||
| 359 | 3 April 2012 23:12 |
Delta IV M+ (5,2) | VAFB SLC-6 | USA-234 (NROL-25) | Classified | LEO | US NRO | Success[16] |
| First Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) launch, Reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 360 | 29 June 2012 13:15 |
Delta IV Heavy | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-237 (NROL-15) | Classified | GSO | US NRO | Success[17] |
| First flight with RS-68A engines, ELINT satellite | ||||||||
| 361 | 4 October 2012 12:10 |
Delta IV M+ (4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-239 (GPS IIF-3) | 1,630 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success[18] |
| Upper stage anomaly,[19] Satellite navigation | ||||||||
2013edit | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 362 | 25 May 2013 00:27 |
Delta IV M+ (5,4) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-243 (WGS-5) | 5,987 kg | GTO | US Air Force | Success[20] |
| Military comsat | ||||||||
| 363 | 8 August 2013 00:29 |
Delta IV M+ (5,4) | CCAFS, SLC-37B | USA-244 (WGS-6) | 5987 kg | GTO | US Air Force | Success[21] |
| Military comsat | ||||||||
| 364 | 28 August 2013 18:03 |
Delta IV Heavy | VAFB, SLC-6 | USA-245 (NROL-65) | Classified | LEO | US NRO | Success[22] |
| First launch with staggered ignition sequence, new Delta IV Heavy launch standard, reconnaissance satellite. | ||||||||
2014edit | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 365 | 21 February 2014 01:59 |
Delta IV M+ (4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-248 (GPS IIF-5) | 1,630 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success[23] |
| 25th Delta IV launch, Satellite navigation | ||||||||
| 366 | 17 May 2014 00:03 |
Delta IV M+ (4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-251 (GPS IIF-6) | 1,630 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success[24] |
| Navigation satellite | ||||||||
| 367 | 2 July 2014 09:56 |
Delta II 7320-10C | VAFB SLC-2W | OCO-2 | 454 kg | SSO | NASA | Success[25] |
| Climate research satellite being used to study carbon dioxide concentrations and distributions in the atmosphere. The initial launch attempt on 1 July at 09:56:44 UTC was scrubbed at 46 seconds on the countdown clock due to a faulty valve on the water suppression system, used to flow water on the launch pad to dampen the acoustic energy during launch. | ||||||||
| 368 | 28 July 2014 23:28 |
Delta IV M+ (4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-253/254/255 (AFSPC-4 (GSSAP #1/#2/ANGELS)) | Classified | GEO | DoD/AFRL | Success[26] |
| Space surveillance / Technology demonstration | ||||||||
| 369 | 5 December 2014 12:05 |
Delta IV Heavy | CCAFS SLC-37B | EFT-1 | 25,848 kg | MEO | NASA | Success[27] |
| First Delta IV Heavy launch for NASA. The mission was a four-hour, two-orbit test of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The launch was delayed several hours due to weather and technical reasons. | ||||||||
2015edit | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 370 | 31 January 2015 14:22 |
Delta II 7320-10C | VAFB SLC-2W | SMAP/ELaNa X | 944 kg | SSO | NASA | Success[28] |
| Final launch of Delta II 7300 series.[1] Environmental research satellite. SMAP provides measurements of the land surface soil moisture and freeze-thaw state with near-global revisit coverage in 2–3 days. The launch also included the secondary payload ELaNa X, 3 CubeSats that are part of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites NASA program. | ||||||||
| 371 | 25 March 2015 18:36 |
Delta IV M+ (4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-260 (GPS IIF-9) | 1,630 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success[29] |
| Final launch of baseline RS-68 engine,[30] Navigation satellite | ||||||||
| 372 | 24 July 2015 00:07 |
Delta IV M+ (5,4) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-263 (WGS-7) | 5,987 kg | GTO | DoD | Success[31] |
| Second flight with an RS-68A engine; New standard for Delta IV rockets, Military comsat | ||||||||
2016edit | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 373 | 10 February 2016, 11:40 | Delta IV M+ (5,2) | VAFB SLC-6 | USA-267 (NROL-45) | Classified | LEO | US NRO | Success[32] |
| Reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 374 | 11 June 2016 17:51 |
Delta IV Heavy | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-268 (NROL-37) | Classified | GSO | US NRO | Success[33] |
| Reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
| 375 | 19 August 2016 04:52 |
Delta IV M+ (4,2) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-270/271 (AFSPC-6 (GSSAP #3/#4)) | Classified | GEO | DoD | Success[34] |
| Space surveillance satellite | ||||||||
| 376 | 7 December 2016 23:53 |
Delta IV M+ (5,4) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-272 (WGS-8) | 5,987 | GTO | DoD | Success[35] |
| Military comsat | ||||||||
2017edit | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 377 | 19 March 2017 00:18 |
Delta IV M+ (5,4) | CCAFS SLC-37B | USA-275 (WGS-9) | 5,987 kg | GTO | DoD | Success[36] |
| Military comsat | ||||||||
| 378 | 18 November 2017 09:47 |
Delta II 7920-10C | VAFB SLC-2W | JPSS-1/NOAA-20 | 2,540 kg | SSO | NOAA | Success[37] |
| Final flight of the Delta II 7900 series. The NOAA-20 launch was delayed several times, from 2014 to 2017, due to various testing problems. First satellite of the JPSS series weather satellite system. JPSS will provide the global environmental data used in numerical weather prediction models for forecasts, and scientific data used for climate monitoring. Re-designated NOAA-20.[38] | ||||||||
2018edit | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 379 | 12 January 2018 22:11 |
Delta IV M+ (5,2) | VAFB SLC-6 | USA-281 (NROL-47) | Classified | LEO | US NRO | Success[39] |
| Final flight of Delta IV M+(5,2) variant. Reconnaissance satellite. | ||||||||
| 380 | 12 August 2018, 07:31 | Delta IV Heavy | CCAFS SLC-37B | Parker Solar Probe | 685 kg | Heliocentric | NASA | Success |
| Only use of Delta IV Heavy with Star 48BV third stage (9255H). Heliophysics; 8.5 solar radii (5.9 million km) perihelion. | ||||||||
| 381 | 15 September 2018, 13:02 | Delta II 7420-10C | VAFB SLC-2W | ICESat-2 | 1,514 kg | LEO | NASA | Success |
| Final Delta II launch and final flight of a Thor-derived launch vehicle. 100th successful launch of a Delta II in a row. Earth science satellite. | ||||||||
2019edit | ||||||||
| Flight No. | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
| 382 | 19 January 2019 19:10 |
Delta IV Heavy | VAFB, SLC-6 | USA-290 (NROL-71) | Classified | LEO | US NRO | Success[40] |
| 383 | 16 March 2019 00:26 |
Delta IV M+ (5,4) | CCAFS, SLC-37B | USA-291 (WGS-10) | 5,987 kg | GTO | DoD | Success[41] |
| Final flight of Delta IV M+(5,4) variant. Military comsat. | ||||||||
| 384 | 22 August 2019 13:06 |
Delta IV M+ (4,2) | CCAFS, SLC-37B | USA-293 (GPS III-2) | 3,705 kg | MEO | US Air Force | Success[42] |
| Final flight of the single-stick Delta IV Medium configuration.[42] Navigation satellite. | ||||||||
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