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Delta IV M | DMSP F-17
United States Air ForceLaunch Successful

DMSP F-17

Delta IV M

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

11th gen military meteorological satellite

Launch vehicle
Delta IV M
Mission type
Earth Science
Destination orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 6
Provider
United States Air Force

The vehicle

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Delta IV M
U.S. Air Force/Carleton Bailie
Launch vehicle

Delta IV M

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.

Height
63 m
Diameter
5 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
3
First flight
2003-03-11

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Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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