List of Delta IV launches
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- This page is a list of launches of the Delta IV rocket. For more information as a whole, see Delta IV rocket.
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[edit] Delta IV Flights
[edit] Past launches
| Date | Type | Serial-No. | Launch Site | Payload | Kind of Payload | Orbit | Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-20 | Medium+ (4,2) | D-293 | CC LC-37B | Eutelsat W5 | Commercial communications satellite | GTO | Success | First Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) launch |
| 2003-03-11 | Medium | D-296 | CC LC-37B | DSCS-3 A3 (USA 167) | Military communications satellite | GTO | Success | First Delta IV Medium launch First USAF EELV mission |
| 2003-08-29 | Medium | D-301 | CC LC-37B | DSCS-3 B6 (USA 170) | Military communications satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 2004-12-21 | Heavy | D-310 | CC LC-37B | DemoSat [1] / 3CS 1 / 3CS 2 | Demonstration payload | Planned for GSO | Partial success, only DemoSat reached incorrect orbit | First Delta IV Heavy launch |
| 2006-05-24 | Medium+ (4,2) | D-315 | CC LC-37B | GOES-N | Weather satellite | GTO | Success | First Delta IV launch for NASA |
| 2006-06-27 | Medium+ (4,2) | D-317 | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL-22 | Reconnaissance satellite | HEO | Success | First Delta IV launch from Vandenberg |
| 2006-11-04 | Medium | D-320 | VAFB SLC-6 | DMSP F17 | Military weather satellite on Polar Orbit | SSO; polar | Success | First Delta IV launch into a LEO/SSO |
| 2007-11-11 01:50 GMT (2007-11-10 20:50 EST) |
Heavy | D-329 | CC LC-37B | DSP-23 | Missile Warning satellite | GSO | Success | First Delta IV launch contracted by United Launch Alliance Launch delayed due to damage to launch pad caused by a liquid oxygen leak[2] |
[edit] Planned launches
| Date | Type | Serial-No. | Launch Site | Payload | Kind of Payload | Orbit | Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-09 [3][4] | Heavy | CC LC-37B | NROL-26 | Reconnaissance satellite | Unknown | |||
| 2008-12-12 [3][5] | Medium+ (4,2) | CC LC-37B | GOES-O | Weather satellite | High perigee GTO | |||
| 2008-09 | Medium+ (5,4) | CC LC-37B | WGS-3 | Communication satellite | GTO | First Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) launch | ||
| 2009-05-30 | Medium+ (4,2) | CC LC-37B | GOES-P | Weather satellite | High perigee GTO | |||
| 2009 | Heavy | CC LC-37B | NROL-32 | Reconnaissance satellite | Unknown | |||
| 2009[6] | Medium | CC LC-37B | GPS-IIF-2 | Navigation | MEO | |||
| 2009[6] | Medium | CC LC-37B | GPS-IIF-5 | Navigation | MEO | |||
| 2011[6] | Medium | CC LC-37B | GPS-IIF-9 | Navigation | MEO | |||
| 2011[6] | Medium | CC LC-37B | GPS-IIF-10 | Navigation | MEO | |||
| TBD | Medium+ (4,2) | CC LC-37B | SBIRS-GEO-3 | Missile warning | GTO | |||
| TBD | Medium+ (5,2) | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL-25 | Reconnaissance satellite | Unknown | First Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) launch |
[edit] Photo Gallery
 Delta IV Medium launch carrying DSCS III-B6 |
 GOES-N launch on a Medium+ (4,2) |
_NROL-22_launch_1.jpg/120px-Delta_IV_Medium+_(4,2)_NROL-22_launch_1.jpg) NROL-22 launch from SLC-6 |
 DMSP-17 launch on a Delta IV Medium |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The DemoSat payload. Spaceflight Now (2004-12-01).
- ^ Delta Pad Damage Assessed After Fuel Leak. Aviation Week.
- ^ a b Spaceflight Now - Tracking Station - Worldwide launch schedule. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ Justin Ray (2008-04-09). Delta 4-Heavy rocket on the pad for late July blastoff. Spaceflight Now. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ NASA - NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Missions. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ a b c d Boeing Satellite Launch Schedule. Boeing (2008-01-15).
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