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Delta II 7425-9.5

MDC RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
3
Success rate
100%
3 ok · 0 failed
Payload to LEO
—
Payload to GTO
—
Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas
Status
Retired
First flight
11 Dec 1998
Reusable
No
Height
39 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
170 t
Liftoff thrust
3,020 kN
Stages
4
Launch cost
—
Booster landings
—
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.