Delta II 6920-10
Delta family
· built by McDonnell Douglas
· maiden flight 1990-06-01
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
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.
Specifications
39.0 mLength
2.44 mDiameter
219 tLaunch mass
3Stages
3790 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
No payload capacity figures published for this configuration.
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
2Total launches
2Successful
0Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
2In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Jun 01, 1990 21:48 UTCEarliest tracked
Jun 07, 1992 16:40 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Delta 6920-10 | EUVE | Jun 07, 1992 16:40 UTC | Success |
| Delta 6920-10 | ROSAT | Jun 01, 1990 21:48 UTC | Success |