MISSION NAME
Galaxy 1R2 2
Status
Success
DATE
19 FEB 1994
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Description
Geostationary communications satellite
Delta II 7925-8
Rocket Description
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.