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Title
Delta Launch
Full Description
The Delta launch vehicle family started development in 1959. The
Delta was composed of parts from the Thor, an intermediate-range
ballistic missile, as its first stage, and the Vanguard as its
second. The first Delta was launched from Cape Canaveral on May
13, 1960 and was powerful enough to deliver a 100-pound
spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit. Delta has been
used to launch civil, commercial, and military satellites into
orbit. Kevin Forsyth remarks that "Delta is one of the most
enduring members of the original family of US space launch
vehicles and has long been known as 'the workhorse of space.'"
For more information about Delta, please see Chapter 3 in Roger
Launius and Dennis Jenkins' book To Reach the High Frontier
published by The University Press of Kentucky in 2002.
Keywords
Delta Launch vehicle Thor Vanguard
Subject Category
Delta, Rocket Launches
Reference Numbers
- Center:
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- Center Number:
DeltaLift-off
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00037
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: NASA
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