LAUNCH MISSION
USAF Delta II 6920-8 LACE & RME
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Description
SDI experiment to validate laser beam relay functions for a ballistic missile defense system
Delta II 6920-8
Rocket Description
Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas. Delta II was part of the Delta rocket family and entered service in 1989. Delta II vehicles included the Delta 6000, and the two later Delta 7000 variants ("Light" and "Heavy"). The rocket flew its final mission ICESat-2 on 15 September 2018, earning the launch vehicle a streak of 100 successful missions in a row, with the last failure being GPS IIR-1 in 1997.