Rocket file · LV-297
Delta 5920-8
Delta 5920-8 is an expendable launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas. It stands 34.0 m tall, lifts 3,848 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 18 November 1989. It has flown 1 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
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
About Delta 5920-8
The Delta 5000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct an orbital launch in 1989. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Although several variants were put forward, only the Delta 5920 was launched.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Delta 5920-8 is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesDelta 5920-8 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Delta 5920-8 flown?
- 1 times, with 1 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Delta 5920-8's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
- How much can Delta 5920-8 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Delta 5920-8 at 3,848 kg to low Earth orbit and 1,405 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is Delta 5920-8 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Delta 5920-8 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.