“ Delta-D ” is an American light-launch vehicle of the Delta family.
| RN Delta-D | |
|---|---|
 First launch of Delta-S LV with Intelsat-1 satellite | |
| General information | |
| A country |  USA |
| Family | Delta |
| Appointment | light class booster |
| Developer | Boeing |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Main characteristics | |
| Number of steps | 3 |
| Length (with GP) | 32 m [1] |
| Diameter | 2.44 m |
| Starting weight | 63.966 t |
| Type of fuel | liquid |
| Payload mass | |
| • at the DOE | 450 kg |
| • at GPO | 104 kg |
| Launch history | |
| condition | operation completed in 1965 |
| Launch locations | Canaveral SLC-17 A |
| Number of starts | 2 |
| • successful | 2 |
| First start | August 19, 1964 |
| Last run | April 18, 1965 |
| Accelerator (Step 0) - Castor-1 | |
| Number of Accelerators | 3 |
| Length | 5.92 m |
| Diameter | 0.79 m |
| Dry weight | 0.535 t |
| Starting weight | 3.852 t |
| Sustainer engine | M33-20-4 |
| Thrust | 286.001 kN (in vacuum) |
| Specific impulse | 232 s (at sea level) 247 s (in vacuum) |
| Working hours | 27 s |
| Oxidizing agent | = |
| First Stage - Delta Tor-TA | |
| Length | 18.41 m |
| Diameter | 2.44 m |
| Dry weight | 3.175 t |
| Starting weight | 49.442 t |
| Sustainer engine | LRE MB-3-3 |
| Thrust | 866.710 kN (in vacuum) |
| Specific impulse | 256 s (at sea level) 290 (in vacuum) |
| Working hours | 150 s |
| Fuel | RP-1 / LOX |
| Fuel | kerosene RP-1 |
| Oxidizing agent | liquid oxygen |
| Second Stage - Delta-D | |
| Length | 5.58 m |
| Diameter | 0.84 m |
| Dry weight | 0.545 t |
| Starting weight | 2,693 t |
| Sustainer engine | LRE AJ10-118D |
| Thrust | 33.695 kN (in vacuum) |
| Specific impulse | 278 s |
| Working hours | 170 s |
| Fuel | A-50 / AT |
| Fuel | Aerosin |
| Oxidizing agent | Amyl |
| Third stage - Altair-2 | |
| Length | 2.53 m |
| Diameter | 0.64 m |
| Dry weight | 37 kg |
| Starting weight | 275 kg |
| Sustainer engine | RDTT X-258 |
| Thrust | 22.241 kN (in vacuum) |
| Specific impulse | 266 s (in vacuum) |
| Working hours | 28 s |
| Fuel | Solid rocket fuel |
Content
Creation History
Design
Launch History
| List of Delta-B launch vehicle launches [2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date ( UTC ) | PH number | Payload | QC type | NSSDC ID | SCD | Launch complex | Result | ||
| one | August 19, 1964 | 417 / D-25 | Syncom 3 | Canaveral LC-17 A | Success | |||||
| 2 | April 6, 1965 | 426 / D-30 | Intelsat-1 | Canaveral LC-17 A | Success | |||||
See also
- Antares
- Athena
- Comparison of mid-range launch vehicles
- Minotaur
Notes
- ↑ Encyclopedia Astronautica .
- ↑ Gunter's space page .