Rocket file · LV-458
Delta IV M
Delta IV M is an expendable launch vehicle built by United Launch Alliance. It stands 63.0 m tall, lifts 8,600 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 11 March 2003. It has flown 3 times with 3 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 IV M
Delta IV is a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family introduced in the early 2000s. Originally designed by Boeing's Defense, Space & Security division for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, the Delta IV became a United Launch Alliance (ULA) product in 2006. The Delta IV was and is primarily a launch vehicle for United States Air Force military payloads, but has also been used to launch a number of U.S. government non-military payloads and a single commercial satellite.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Delta IV M is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesDelta IV M in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Delta IV M flown?
- 3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Delta IV M's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
- How much can Delta IV M lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Delta IV M at 8,600 kg to low Earth orbit and 3,900 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is Delta IV M reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Delta IV M as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.