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Delta II 7920-10C

United Launch Alliance · Delta · RETIRED

Delta II 7920-10C is an expendable launch vehicle built by United Launch Alliance. It stands 38.7 m tall, lifts 5,959 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 5 May 1997. It has flown 17 times with 17 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height38.7 m
Diameter2.4 m
Payload to LEO5,959 kg
Payload to GTO1,842 kg
Maiden flight5 May 1997
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch cost$51M
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 flights17
Successful17
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant7920-10C

About Delta II

Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Delta II 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.

322nd Delta launches NRO L-21
322nd Delta launches NRO L-21Wikimedia Commons ↗
Shock waves around a Delta 7920-10C during the launch with the two GRAIL spaceprobes
Shock waves around a Delta 7920-10C during the launch with the two GRAIL spaceprobesPhoto credit: NASA/Kenny Allen · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
322nd Delta launches NRO L-21 (cropped)
322nd Delta launches NRO L-21 (cropped)Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Delta II 7920-10C flown?
17 times, with 17 successes and 0 failures.
What is Delta II 7920-10C's success rate?
100.0%. That's 17 successful flights out of 17 attempts.
How much can Delta II 7920-10C lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Delta II 7920-10C at 5,959 kg to low Earth orbit and 1,842 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Delta II 7920-10C reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Delta II 7920-10C as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.