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Delta 3920/PAM

Delta 3920/PAM

Delta family · built by McDonnell Douglas · maiden flight 1982-08-26

Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-18

The Delta 3000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct 38 orbital launches between 1975 and 1989. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by a four digit numerical code.

Specifications

36.0 mLength
2.44 mDiameter
191 tLaunch mass
4Stages
3188 kNLiftoff thrust

Payload Capacity

1280 kgTo LEO

Lifetime Launch Record

As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.

6Total launches
6Successful
0Failed
0Upcoming

Launches Tracked on This Site

6In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Aug 26, 1982 23:10 UTCEarliest tracked
Mar 20, 1987 22:22 UTCMost recent
MissionDateStatus
Delta 3920/PAM | Palapa B2P Mar 20, 1987 22:22 UTC Success
Delta 3920/PAM | Galaxy 3 Sep 21, 1984 22:18 UTC Success
Delta 3920/PAM | Galaxy 2 Sep 22, 1983 22:16 UTC Success
Delta 3920/PAM | Telstar 301 Jul 28, 1983 22:49 UTC Success
Delta 3920/PAM | Galaxy 1 Jun 28, 1983 23:08 UTC Success
Delta 3920/PAM | Anik D1 Aug 26, 1982 23:10 UTC Success

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