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Delta 2914 is an expendable 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 nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
OPS-12/SPEC
ON FILE
Height35.0 m
Diameter2.4 m
Payload to LEO724 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight13 April 1974
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
OPS-12/STAT
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.
