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Delta IV Heavy (United Launch Alliance)

Delta IV Heavy

Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance

  • Length: 72 m
  • Diameter: 5 m
  • Launch Mass: 733 T
  • LEO Capacity: 28370 kg
  • GTO Capacity: 14210 kg
  • GEO Capacity: 14500 kg
  • Launch Cost: $350,000,000

The Delta IV Heavy, manufactured by United Launch Alliance established in 2006, undertook its inaugural launch on 12/21/2004, is non-reusable and is inactive.

Delta IV Heavy has 15 successful launches and 1 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 16 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.

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.

Manufacturer

United Launch Alliance (ULA)

CEO: Tory Bruno

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

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