USAF Delta II 6920-8 LACE & RME
Delta II 6920-8
Status
Success
Date
14 FEB 1990
16:15
Launch Provider
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
SDI experiment to validate laser beam relay functions for a ballistic missile defense system
Rocket
Delta II 6920-8
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
39 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
219 T
Thrust
3,790 kN