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Delta 2913

Rocket file · LV-286

Delta 2913

McDonnell Douglas · Delta · RETIRED

Photograph: NASA Kennedy Space Center · NASA Image and Media Guidelines · licence

Delta 2913 is an expendable launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas. It stands 35.0 m tall, lifts 2,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 9 August 1975. It has flown 2 times with 2 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height35.0 m
Diameter2.4 m
Payload to LEO2,000 kg
Payload to GTO700 kg
Maiden flight9 August 1975
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights2
Successful2
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant2913

About Delta 2913

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

Delta 2913 is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Delta 2913 launch COS-B
Delta 2913 launch COS-BWikimedia Commons ↗
Aquarius prepare for testing at Vandenberg AFB
Aquarius prepare for testing at Vandenberg AFBPhoto credit: VAFB/Dan Liberotti · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
CoronasFlores
CoronasFloresPhotographer: Unknown · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Delta 2913 flown?
2 times, with 2 successes and 0 failures.
What is Delta 2913's success rate?
100.0%. That's 2 successful flights out of 2 attempts.
How much can Delta 2913 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Delta 2913 at 2,000 kg to low Earth orbit and 700 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Delta 2913 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Delta 2913 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.