Delta IV Heavy

Built & Operated By
United Launch Alliance
Commercial · founded 2006
Family
Delta
variant Heavy
Maiden Flight
21 DEC 2004
About
The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) is an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle, the largest type of the Delta IV family, and is the world's second highest-capacity rocket in operation. It is manufactured by United Launch Alliance and was first launched in 2004.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
72 m
Diameter
5 m
Launch Mass
733 T
Thrust
8,674 kN
Stages
2
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
16
Successful
15
Failed
1
Consecutive
15
Performance
To LEO
28,370 kg
To GTO
14,210 kg
Apogee
40,000 km
Launch Cost
$350.0M