USAF Delta 4925-8 Marcopolo 1

Name: USAF Delta 4925-8 Marcopolo 1
Start: 1989-08-27T22:59:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Delta 4925-8

Status

Success

Date

27 AUG 1989

22:59

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

British geostationary communications satellite

Rocket

Delta 4925-8

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Delta 4000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct two orbital launches in 1989 and 1990. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets.

Height

34 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

200 T

Thrust

3,468 kN