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Delta II 7420-10C (McDonnell Douglas)

The Delta II 7420-10C is a non-reusable, inactive launch vehicle manufactured by McDonnell Douglas. It undertook its inaugural launch on 02/14/1998.

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.

Delta II 7420-10C Specifications

Technical specifications for Delta II 7420-10C
Variant7420-10C
Length39 m
Diameter2.44 m
Stages3
Launch Mass170 T
Takeoff Thrust3020 kN

Delta II 7420-10C Launch Record

Launch statistics for Delta II 7420-10C
Total Launches8
Successful Launches8
Consecutive Successful Launches8

Manufacturer

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)
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