List of Delta II launches - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Date/Time (UTC)	Rocket	S/N Serial number A serial number is a unique number assigned for identification which varies from its successor or predecessor by a fixed discrete integer value...	Launch Site	Payload	Function	Orbit	Outcome	Remarks
1990
1990-01-24 22:55	Delta II Delta II Delta II was an American space launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas. Delta II is part of the Delta rocket family and was in service from 1989 until November 1, 2011... 6925	191	CCAFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is an installation of the United States Air Force Space Command's 45th Space Wing, headquartered at nearby Patrick Air Force Base. Located on Cape Canaveral in the state of Florida, CCAFS is the primary launch head of America's Eastern Range with four launch pads... LC-17A	USA-50 (GPS II-6 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1990-02-07 01:33	H-I H-I The H-I or H-1 was a Japanese liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, consisting of a licence-produced American first stage and set of booster rockets, and all-Japanese upper stages. It was launched nine times between 1986 and 1992...	H-21 (F)	Tanegashima SLC-N	MOS-1B (Momo-1B) / Oscar 20 / DEBUT	Earth observation satellite / Amateur radio satellite / Technological demonstration	LEO / SSO	Successful
1990-02-14 16:15	Delta II 6920-8	192	CCAFS LC-17B	LACE http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1990-015A RME http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1990-015B	Military research	Success
1990-03-26 02:45	Delta II 6925	193	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-54 (GPS II-7 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	GPS Block II satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1990-04-13 22:28	Delta II 6925-8	194	CCAFS LC-17B	Palapa B2R	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success	First commercial Delta II launch
1990-06-01 21:48	Delta II 6920-10	195	CCAFS LC-17A	ROSAT ROSAT ROSAT was a German Aerospace Center-led satellite X-ray telescope, with instruments built by Germany, the UK and the US... http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1990-049A	Space telescope	LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1990-06-12 05:52	Delta 4925-8 Delta 4000 The Delta 4000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct two orbital launches in 1989 and 1990. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Although several variants were put forward, only the Delta 4925 was launched. The designations used a four digit numerical...	196	CCAFS LC-17B	INSAT 1D	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success	Last Delta I launch
1990-08-02 05:39	Delta II 6925	197	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-63 (GPS II-8 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1990-08-18 00:42	Delta II 6925	198	CCAFS LC-17B	Thor 1 http://www.astronautix.com/project/thoomsat.htm (BSB-R2)	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success
1990-08-28 09:05	H-I H-I The H-I or H-1 was a Japanese liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, consisting of a licence-produced American first stage and set of booster rockets, and all-Japanese upper stages. It was launched nine times between 1986 and 1992...	H-22 (F)	Tanegashima SLC-N	BS-3A (Yuri-3A)	Direct broadcasting satellite	GTO	Successful
1990-10-01 21:56	Delta II 6925	199	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-64 (GPS II-9 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1990-10-30 11:16	Delta II 6925	200	CCAFS LC-17B	Inmarsat Inmarsat Inmarsat plc is a British satellite telecommunications company, offering global, mobile services. It provides telephony and data services to users worldwide, via portable or mobile terminals which communicate to ground stations through eleven geostationary telecommunications satellites... -2 F1	Maritime comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success	200th Delta launch
1990-11-26 21:39	Delta II 7925 http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/dela7000.htm	201	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-66 (GPS IIA-1 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success	First 7000-series launch
1991
1991-01-08 00:53	Delta II 7925	202	CCAFS LC-17B	NATO 4A http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1991-001A	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success
1991-03-08 23:03	Delta II 6925	203	CCAFS LC-17B	Inmarsat-2 F2	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success
1991-04-13 00:09	Delta II 7925	204	CCAFS LC-17B	ASC-2 (Spacenet F4)	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success
1991-05-29 22:55	Delta II 7925	205	CCAFS LC-17B	Aurora 2	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success
1991-07-04 02:32	Delta II 7925	206	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-71 (GPS IIA-2 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	GPS Block IIA satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1991-07-04 02:32	Delta II 7925	206	CCAFS LC-17A	Losat X	Technology demonstration	LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1991-08-25 08:40	H-I H-I The H-I or H-1 was a Japanese liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, consisting of a licence-produced American first stage and set of booster rockets, and all-Japanese upper stages. It was launched nine times between 1986 and 1992...	H-23 (F)	Tanegashima SLC-N	BS-3B (Yuri-3B)	Direct broadcasting satellite	GTO	Successful
1992
1992-02-11 01:50	H-I H-I The H-I or H-1 was a Japanese liquid-fuelled carrier rocket, consisting of a licence-produced American first stage and set of booster rockets, and all-Japanese upper stages. It was launched nine times between 1986 and 1992...	H-24 (F)	Tanegashima SLC-N	JERS-1 JERS-1 Japanese Earth Resources Satellite 1 was a satellite launched in 1992 by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency... (Fuyo)	Earth observation satellite	LEO / SSO	Successful	Final flight of Japanese license built Deltas.
1992-02-23 22:29	Delta II 7925	207	CCAFS LC-17B	USA-79 (GPS IIA-3 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1992-04-10 03:20	Delta II 7925	208	CCAFS LC-17B	USA-80 (GPS IIA-4 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1992-05-14 00:40	Delta II 7925	209	CCAFS LC-17B	Palapa B4	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success
1992-06-07 16:40	Delta II 6920-10	210	CCAFS LC-17A	EUVE	Space telescope	LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1992-07-07 09:20	Delta II 7925	211	CCAFS LC-17B	USA-83 (GPS IIA-5 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1992-07-24 14:26	Delta II 6925	212	CCAFS LC-17A	GEOTAIL GEOTAIL GEOTAIL is a satellite observing the Earth's magnetosphere. It was developed by ISAS in association with NASA, and launched by a Delta II rocket on July 24, 1992....	Earth observation Earth observation satellite Earth observation satellites are satellites specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit, similar to reconnaissance satellites but intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, map making etc....	HEO Highly Elliptical Orbit A highly elliptical orbit is an elliptic orbit with a low-altitude perigee and a high-altitude apogee. It is a type of high Earth orbit....	Success	Final 6000-series launch
1992-07-24 14:26	Delta II 6925	212	CCAFS LC-17A	DUVE	Space telescope	LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success	Final 6000-series launch
1992-08-31 10:41	Delta II 7925	213	CCAFS LC-17B	Satcom C4	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success
1992-09-09 08:57	Delta II 7925	214	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-84 (GPS IIA-6 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1992-10-12 09:47	Delta II 7925	215	CCAFS LC-17B	DFS-3	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success
1992-11-22 23:54	Delta II 7925	216	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-85 (GPS IIA-7 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1992-12-18 22:16	Delta II 7925	217	CCAFS LC-17B	USA-87 (GPS IIA-8 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1993
1993-02-03 02:55	Delta II 7925	218	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-88 (GPS IIA-9 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1993-03-30 03:09	Delta II 7925	219	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-90 (GPS IIA-10 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1993-03-30 03:09	Delta II 7925	219	CCAFS LC-17A	SEDS-1 http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1993-017B	Tether demonstration	LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1993-05-13 00:07	Delta II 7925	220	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-91 (GPS IIA-11 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1993-06-26 13:27	Delta II 7925	221	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-92 (GPS IIA-12 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1993-06-26 13:27	Delta II 7925	221	CCAFS LC-17A	PMG	Technology demonstration	LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1993-08-30 12:38	Delta II 7925	222	CCAFS LC-17B	USA-94 (GPS IIA-13 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1993-10-26 17:04	Delta II 7925	223	CCAFS LC-17B	USA-96 (GPS IIA-14 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1993-12-08 00:48	Delta II 7925	224	CCAFS LC-17A	NATO 4B	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success
1994
1994-02-19 23:45	Delta II 7925-8	225	CCAFS LC-17B	Galaxy 1R	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success
1994-03-10 03:40	Delta II 7925	226	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-100 (GPS IIA-15 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1994-03-10 03:40	Delta II 7925	226	CCAFS LC-17A	SEDS-2	Tether demonstration	LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1994-11-01 09:31	Delta II 7925-10	227	CCAFS LC-17B	Wind	Solar research	Heliocentric Heliocentric orbit A heliocentric orbit is an orbit around the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in our Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar System, by contrast, are not in heliocentric orbits as they orbit their respective planet...	Success
1995
1995-08-05 11:10	Delta II 7925-9.5	228	CCAFS LC-17B	Koreasat 1	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Partial failure	spacecraft eventually reached correct orbit but with substantially shortened operational life
1995-11-04 14:22	Delta II 7920-10	229		RADARSAT-1 RADARSAT-1 Radarsat-1 is Canada's first commercial Earth observation satellite.-Mission:It was launched at 14h22 UTC on November 4, 1995 from Vandenberg AFB in California, into a sun-synchronous orbit above the Earth with an altitude of 798 kilometers and inclination of 98.6 degrees... and SURFSAT			Success	First Delta II launch from Vandenberg
1995-12-30 13:48	Delta II 7920-10	230	CCAFS LC-17A	XTE			Success
1996
1996-01-14 11:11	Delta II 7925	231	CCAFS LC-17B	Koreasat-2			Success
1996-02-17 20:43	Delta II 7925-8	232	CCAFS LC-17B	NEAR Near - Science, mathematics, technology, biology, and medicine :* Nicking Enzyme Amplification Reaction, a method for in vitro DNA amplification* Near-Earth object, an object in the Solar System whose orbit brings it close to the Earth** Near-Earth asteroid...	Asteroid orbiter	Heliocentric Heliocentric orbit A heliocentric orbit is an orbit around the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in our Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar System, by contrast, are not in heliocentric orbits as they orbit their respective planet...	Success
1996-02-24 11:24	Delta II 7925-10	233	VAFB SLC-2W	Polar Polar (satellite) The Global Geospace Science Polar Satellite was a BABATONDIE science spacecraft launched at 06:23:59.997 EST on February 24, 1996 aboard a BABATONDIE BABATONDIE 7925-10 rocket from launch pad 2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base in BABATONDIE, BABATONDIE, to observe the polar BABATONDIE...	Earth observation Earth observation satellite Earth observation satellites are satellites specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit, similar to reconnaissance satellites but intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, map making etc....		Success
1996-03-28 00:21	Delta II 7925	234	CCAFS LC-17B	USA-117 (GPS IIA-16 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1996-04-24 12:27	Delta II 7920-10	235	VAFB SLC-2W	MSX Midcourse Space Experiment The Midcourse Space Experiment is a Ballistic Missile Defense Organization satellite experiment to map bright infrared sources in space...	Infra-red telescope		Success
1996-05-24 01:10	Delta II 7925	236	CCAFS LC-17B	Galaxy 9	Comsat Communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications...		Success
1996-07-16 00:50	Delta II 7925	237	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-126 (GPS IIA-17 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1996-09-12 08:49	Delta II 7925	238	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-128 (GPS IIA-18 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1996-11-07 17:00	Delta II 7925	239	CCAFS LC-17A	Mars Global Surveyor Mars Global Surveyor The Mars Global Surveyor was a US spacecraft developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched November 1996. It began the United States's return to Mars after a 10-year absence. It completed its primary mission in January 2001 and was in its third extended mission phase when, on 2...	Mars Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance... orbiter	Heliocentric Heliocentric orbit A heliocentric orbit is an orbit around the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in our Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar System, by contrast, are not in heliocentric orbits as they orbit their respective planet...	Success
1996-12-04 06:58	Delta II 7925	240	CCAFS LC-17B	Mars Pathfinder Mars Pathfinder Mars Pathfinder was an American spacecraft that landed a base station with roving probe on Mars in 1997. It consisted of a lander, renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station, and a lightweight wheeled robotic rover named Sojourner.Launched on December 4, 1996 by NASA aboard a Delta II booster a...	Mars lander and rover	Heliocentric Heliocentric orbit A heliocentric orbit is an orbit around the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in our Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar System, by contrast, are not in heliocentric orbits as they orbit their respective planet...	Success
1997
1997-01-17 11:28	Delta II 7925-9.5	241	CCAFS LC-17A	GPS IIR-1 GPS IIR-1 GPS IIR-1 or GPS SVN-42 was the first Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched. It was to have been operated as part of the United States Air Force Global Positioning System. It was launched on 17 January 1997, however it was destroyed thirteen seconds into its flight due to a malfunction of the...	Navigation satellite	planned: MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	*Failure*	Exploded 13 seconds after launch CNN story
1997-05-05 14:55	Delta II 7920-10C	242	VAFB SLC-2	MS-1	Five Iridium Iridium (satellite) Iridium Communications Inc. is a company, based in McLean, VA, United States which operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 66 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units... satellites	LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1997-05-20 22:39	Delta II 7925-9.5	243	CCAFS LC-17A	Telenor Telenor Telenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo. Today, Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, working predominantly under the Telenor brand... Thor II	Hughes HS 376 satellite	GTO Geostationary transfer orbit A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit is a Hohmann transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit....	Success
1997-07-09 13:04	Delta II 7920-10C	244	VAFB SLC-2W	MS-2	Five Iridium Iridium (satellite) Iridium Communications Inc. is a company, based in McLean, VA, United States which operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 66 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units... satellites		Success
1997-07-23 03:43	Delta II 7925-9.5	245	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-132 (GPS IIR-2 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1997-08-21 00:38	Delta II 7920-10C	246	VAFB SLC-2W	MS-3	Five Iridium Iridium (satellite) Iridium Communications Inc. is a company, based in McLean, VA, United States which operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 66 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units... satellites		Success
1997-08-25 14:39	Delta II 7920-8	247	CCAFS LC-17A	Advanced Composition Explorer Advanced Composition Explorer Advanced Composition Explorer is a NASA space exploration mission being conducted as part of the Explorer program to study matter in situ, comprising energetic particles from the solar wind, the interplanetary medium, and other sources. Real-time data from ACE is used by the Space Weather... (ACE)	Solar research		Success
1997-09-27 01:23	Delta II 7920-10C	248	VAFB SLC-2W	MS-4	Five Iridium Iridium (satellite) Iridium Communications Inc. is a company, based in McLean, VA, United States which operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 66 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units... satellites		Success
1997-11-06 00:30	Delta II 7925	249	CCAFS LC-17A	USA-134 (GPS IIA-19 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force....	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success
1997-11-09 01:34	Delta II 7920-10C	250	VAFB SLC-2W	MS-5	Five Iridium Iridium (satellite) Iridium Communications Inc. is a company, based in McLean, VA, United States which operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 66 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units... satellites		Success
1997-12-20 13:16	Delta II 7920-10C	251	VAFB SLC-2W	MS-6	Five Iridium Iridium (satellite) Iridium Communications Inc. is a company, based in McLean, VA, United States which operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 66 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units... satellites		Success
1998
1998-01-10 00:32	Delta II 7925-9.5	252	CCAFS SLC-17B	Skynet 4D Skynet (satellites) Skynet is a family of military satellites, now operated by Paradigm Secure Communications on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, which provide strategic communication services to the three branches of the British Armed Forces and to NATO forces engaged on coalition tasks.-Skynet 1:There were two...			Success
1998-02-14 14:34	Delta II 7420-10C	253	CCAFS SLC-17A	Globalstar Globalstar Globalstar is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation for satellite phone and low-speed data communications, somewhat similar to the Iridium satellite constellation and Orbcomm satellite systems.-History:... -1	Four SS/L Space Systems/Loral Space Systems/Loral , of Palo Alto, California, is the wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. It was acquired in 1990 for $715 million by Loral Corp. from Ford Motor Company as the Space Systems Division of Ford Aerospace... satellites	LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1998-02-18 13:58	Delta II 7920-10C	254	VAFB SLC-2W	MS-7	Five Iridium Iridium (satellite) Iridium Communications Inc. is a company, based in McLean, VA, United States which operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 66 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units... satellites		Success
1998-03-30 06:02	Delta II 7920-10C	255	VAFB SLC-2W	MS-8	Five Iridium Iridium (satellite) Iridium Communications Inc. is a company, based in McLean, VA, United States which operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 66 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units... satellites		Success
1998-04-24 22:38	Delta II 7420-10C	256	CCAFS SLC-17A	Globalstar Globalstar Globalstar is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation for satellite phone and low-speed data communications, somewhat similar to the Iridium satellite constellation and Orbcomm satellite systems.-History:... -2	Four SS/L Space Systems/Loral Space Systems/Loral , of Palo Alto, California, is the wholly owned manufacturing subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications. It was acquired in 1990 for $715 million by Loral Corp. from Ford Motor Company as the Space Systems Division of Ford Aerospace... satellites	LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1998-05-17 21:16	Delta II 7920-10C	257	VAFB SLC-2W	MS-9	Five Iridium Iridium (satellite) Iridium Communications Inc. is a company, based in McLean, VA, United States which operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 66 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units... satellites		Success
1998-06-10 00:35	Delta II 7925-9.5	258	CCAFS SLC-17A	Thor III			Success
1998-08-27 01:17	Delta III 8930	259	CCAFS SLC-17B	Galaxy 10	Communications satellite	GTO	Failure	Maiden flight of Delta III, Destroyed by range safety after control problems and depletion of hydraulic fluid
1998-09-08 21:13	Delta II 7920-10C	260	VAFB SLC-2W	MS-10	Five Iridium Iridium (satellite) Iridium Communications Inc. is a company, based in McLean, VA, United States which operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 66 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units... satellites		Success
1998-10-24 12:08	Delta II 7326	261	CCAFS SLC-17A	Deep Space 1 Deep Space 1 Deep Space 1 is a spacecraft of the NASA New Millennium Program dedicated to testing a payload of advanced, high risk technologies....	Satellite Technology	Heliocentric Heliocentric orbit A heliocentric orbit is an orbit around the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in our Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar System, by contrast, are not in heliocentric orbits as they orbit their respective planet...	Success
1998-11-06 13:37	Delta II 7920-10C	262	VAFB SLC-2W	MS-11	Five Iridium Iridium (satellite) Iridium Communications Inc. is a company, based in McLean, VA, United States which operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 66 active satellites used for worldwide voice and data communication from hand-held satellite phones and other transceiver units... satellites		Success
1998-11-22 23:54	Delta II 7925-9.5	263	CCAFS SLC-17B	BONUM-1			Success
1998-12-11 18:45	Delta II 7425	264	CCAFS SLC-17A	Mars Climate Orbiter Mars Climate Orbiter The Mars Climate Orbiter was a 338 kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on December 11, 1998 to study the Martian climate, atmosphere, surface changes and to act as the communications relay in the Mars Surveyor '98 program, for Mars Polar Lander...	Mars orbiter	Heliocentric Heliocentric orbit A heliocentric orbit is an orbit around the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in our Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar System, by contrast, are not in heliocentric orbits as they orbit their respective planet...	Success (payload later failed)
1999
1999-01-03 20:21	Delta II 7425	265	CCAFS SLC-17B	Mars Polar Lander Mars Polar Lander The Mars Polar Lander, also referred to as the Mars Surveyor '98 Lander, was a 290-kilogram robotic spacecraft lander, launched by NASA on January 3, 1999, to study the soil and climate of Planum Australe, a region near the south pole on Mars, as part of the Mars Surveyor '98 mission...	Mars lander	Heliocentric Heliocentric orbit A heliocentric orbit is an orbit around the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in our Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar System, by contrast, are not in heliocentric orbits as they orbit their respective planet...	Success (payload later failed)
1999-02-07 21:04	Delta II 7426	266	CCAFS SLC-17A	Stardust Stardust (spacecraft) Stardust is a 300-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on February 7, 1999 to study the asteroid 5535 Annefrank and collect samples from the coma of comet Wild 2. The primary mission was completed January 15, 2006, when the sample return capsule returned to Earth...	Comet probe	Heliocentric Heliocentric orbit A heliocentric orbit is an orbit around the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in our Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar System, by contrast, are not in heliocentric orbits as they orbit their respective planet...	Success
1999-02-23 10:29	Delta II 7920-10	267	VAFB SLC-2W	ARGOS (P91-1 ARGOS), Ørsted and SUNSAT SUNSAT The Stellenbosch UNiversity SATellite is the first miniaturized satellite designed and manufactured in South Africa. It was launched aboard a Delta II rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on 23 February 1999. Sunsat was built by post-graduate engineering students at the University of...	research and development, scientific	polar	Success	At a mission cost of $220M, ARGOS, with its nine payloads, was the USAF's largest R&D mission. Both Ørsted and SUNSAT were their respective countries first satellites.
1999-04-15 18:32	Delta II 7920-10	268	VAFB SLC-2W	Landsat 7 Landsat 7 Landsat 7, launched on April 15, 1999, is the latest satellite of the Landsat program. Landsat 7's primary goal is to refresh the global archive of satellite photos, providing up-to-date and cloud-free images. The Landsat Program is managed and operated by the USGS, and data from Landsat 7 is...			Success
1999-05-05 01:00	Delta III 8930	269	CCAFS SLC-17B	Orion 3 Orion 3 (satellite) Orion 3 was an American spacecraft which was intended for use by Loral Space & Communications as a geostationary communications satellite. It was to have been positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 139° East, from where it was to have provided communications services to Asia and Oceania...	Communications satellite	GTO	Failure	Second stage engine failure, placed payload into LEO
1999-06-10 13:48	Delta II 7420-10C	270	CCAFS SLC-17B	Globalstar Globalstar Globalstar is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation for satellite phone and low-speed data communications, somewhat similar to the Iridium satellite constellation and Orbcomm satellite systems.-History:... 3		LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1999-06-24 15:44	Delta II 7320-10	271	CCAFS SLC-17A	FUSE Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer is a space-based telescope operated by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. FUSE was launched on a Delta II rocket on June 24, 1999, as a part of NASA's Origins program...	Space telescope		Success
1999-07-10 08:45	Delta II 7420-10C	272	CCAFS SLC-17B	Globalstar Globalstar Globalstar is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation for satellite phone and low-speed data communications, somewhat similar to the Iridium satellite constellation and Orbcomm satellite systems.-History:... 4		LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1999-07-25 07:46	Delta II 7420-10C	273	CCAFS SLC-17A	Globalstar Globalstar Globalstar is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation for satellite phone and low-speed data communications, somewhat similar to the Iridium satellite constellation and Orbcomm satellite systems.-History:... 5		LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1999-08-17 04:37	Delta II 7420-10C	274	CCAFS SLC-17B	Globalstar Globalstar Globalstar is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation for satellite phone and low-speed data communications, somewhat similar to the Iridium satellite constellation and Orbcomm satellite systems.-History:... 6		LEO Low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km...	Success
1999-10-07 12:51	Delta II 7925-9.5	275	CCAFS SLC-17A	USA-145 (GPS IIR-3 GPS satellite A GPS satellite is a satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System . The first satellite in the system, Navstar 1, was launched February 22, 1978. The GPS satellite constellation is operated by the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force.... )	Navigation satellite	MEO Medium Earth Orbit Medium Earth orbit , sometimes called intermediate circular orbit , is the region of space around the Earth above low Earth orbit and below geostationary orbit ....	Success

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