Delta II

Built & Operated By
McDonnell Douglas
Commercial
Family
Delta
variant 6925
Maiden Flight
14 FEB 1989
About
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.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
38.1 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
218 T
Thrust
3,981 kN
Stages
4
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
13
Successful
13
Failed
0
Consecutive
13
Performance
To LEO
3,981 kg
To GTO
1,446 kg