USAF Delta III 8930 DM-F3

Name: USAF Delta III 8930 DM-F3
Start: 2000-08-23T11:05:02.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Delta III 8930

Status

Success

Date

23 AUG 2000

11:05

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

DM-F3 (Delta Mission Flight Three) is a simulated payload made up of steel and aluminum plates and cylinders that produce the same dynamic characteristics and mass properties of a Hughes HS-601 satellite.

Rocket

Delta III 8930

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Delta III rocket was an expendable launch vehicle made by Boeing. The first Delta III launch was on August 26, 1998.

Height

35 m

Diameter

4 m

Launch Mass

301 T

Thrust

4,889 kN