Vehicle file · LV-287
Delta 2914
McDonnell Douglas · Delta · RETIRED
Delta 2914 is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas. It stands 35.0 m tall, lifts 724 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 13 April 1974. It has flown 30 times with 28 successes, a success rate of 93.3%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
PUBLISHED
Height35.0 m
Diameter2.4 m
Payload to LEO724 kg
Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED
Maiden flight13 April 1974
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch costNOT PUBLISHED
StatusRetired
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights30
Successful28
Failed2
Success rate93.3%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant2914
About Delta 2914
The Delta 2000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct forty-four orbital launches between 1974 and 1981. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by a four digit numerical code.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
No Delta 2914 flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.
All upcoming launchesCommon questions
- How many times has Delta 2914 flown?
- Delta 2914 has flown 30 orbital missions, with 28 successes and 2 failures.
- What is Delta 2914's success rate?
- Delta 2914 has a success rate of 93.3%, from 28 successful flights out of 30 attempts.
- When is the next Delta 2914 launch?
- Delta 2914 has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
- How much can Delta 2914 lift to orbit?
- Delta 2914 is rated for 724 kg to low Earth orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
- Is Delta 2914 reusable?
- No. Delta 2914 is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.