MISSION NAME
DMSP F-17 17
Status
Success
DATE
4 NOV 2006
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 6
Description
11th gen military meteorological satellite
Delta IV M
Rocket Description
Delta IV is a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family introduced in the early 2000s. Originally designed by Boeing's Defense, Space & Security division for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, the Delta IV became a United Launch Alliance (ULA) product in 2006. The Delta IV was and is primarily a launch vehicle for United States Air Force military payloads, but has also been used to launch a number of U.S. government non-military payloads and a single commercial satellite.