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To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles
"A valuable contribution to the field of aerospace literature," this book includes an extensive overview of Delta history and development along with chapters on Atlas, Titan, Scout, Space Shuttle, and much more.
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Performance Specifications
Vehicle Propulsion Stage or Propellants Thrust Dimensions(ft or lb) Performance St Engines Motor (oxid/fuel) (lb.) Dia. Len. weight LEO GTO Esc Thor-Delta 1 1xRocketdyne MB-3 Thor LOX/RP1 165,000 8.0 112,000 500 100 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118 Vanguard IWFNA/UDMH 7,700 3 1xABL X-248 Vanguard Solid 2,800 Delta A 1 1xRocketdyne MB-3-2 Thor LOX/RP1 170,000 8.0 150 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118 Vanguard IWFNA/UDMH 7,700 3 1xABL X-248 Vanguard Solid 2,800 Delta B 1 1xRocketdyne MB-3-2 Thor LOX/RP1 170,000 8.0 150 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118D Vanguard IRFNA/UDMH 7,890 3 1xABL X-248 Vanguard Solid 2,800 Delta C 1 1xRocketdyne MB-3-2 Thor LOX/RP1 170,000 8.0 180 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118D Vanguard IRFNA/UDMH 7,890 3 1xABL X-258 Scout Solid 5,800 1.7 5.0 C1 3 1xFW-4D Solid 5,740 1.7 5.0 Delta D 1 1xRocketdyne MB-3-2 Thor LOX/RP1 170,000 8.0 143,100 1,000 230 120 1 3xThiokol TX-33 Castor Solid 162,000 2.6 24.3 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118D Vanguard IRFNA/UDMH 7,890 3 1xABL X-258 Scout Solid 5,800 1.7 5.0 Delta E 1 1xRocketdyne MB-3-3 Thor LOX/RP1 172,000 8.0 60.4 1,190 330 225 1 3xThiokol TX354-5 Castor 2 Solid 185,400 2.6 24.3 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118E DSV-3E-3 IRFNA/UDMH 7,890 5.8 13.0 3 1xABL X-258 Scout Solid 5,800 1.7 5.0 E1 3 1xFW-4D Solid 5,740 1.7 5.0 Delta J 1 1xRocketdyne MB-3-3 Thor LOX/RP1 172,000 8.0 580 1 3xThiokol TX354-5 Castor 2 Solid 185,400 2.6 24.3 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118E DSV-3E-3 IRFNA/UDMH 7,890 5.8 13.0 3 1xTE-364-3 Star 37D Solid 9,680 Delta M 1 1xRocketdyne MB-3-3 LT Thor LOX/RP1 172,000 8.0 70.3 785 1 3xThiokol TX354-5 Castor 2 Solid 185,400 2.6 24.3 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118E DSV-3E-3 IRFNA/UDMH 7,890 5.8 13.0 3 1xTE-364-3 Star 37D Solid 9,680 Delta M-6 1 1xRocketdyne MB-3-3 LT Thor LOX/RP1 172,000 8.0 1,000 1 6xThiokol TX354-5 Castor 2 Solid 370,000 2.6 24.3 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118E DSV-3E-3 IRFNA/UDMH 7,890 5.8 13.0 3 1xTE-364-3 Star 37D Solid 9,680 Delta 904 1 1xRocketdyne MB-3-3 LT Thor LOX/RP1 172,000 8.0 1,400 1 9xThiokol TX354-5 Castor 2 Solid 556,000 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118F DSV-3N-4 N2O4/N2H4-UDMH 9,300 3 1xTE-364-4 Star 37E Solid 15,000 Delta 1604 1 1xRocketdyne MB-3-3 ELT Thor LOX/RP1 172,000 8.0 1 6xThiokol TX354-5 Castor 2 Solid 370,000 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118F DSV-3N-4 N2O4/N2H4-UDMH 9,300 3 1xTE-364-4 Star 37E Solid 15,000 Delta 2913 1 1xRocketdyne RS-27 ELT Thor LOX/RP1 205,000 8.0 291,000 4,400 1,593 1,060 1 9xThiokol TX354-5 Castor 2 Solid 556,000 2 1xTRW TR-201 N2O4/N2H4-UDMH 9,850 3 1xTE-364-3 Star 37D Solid 9,680 Delta 3914 1 1xRocketdyne RS-27 ELT Thor LOX/RP1 205,000 8.0 420,000 2,100 1,320 1 9xThiokol TX526-2 Castor 4 Solid 767,400 2 1xTRW TR-201 N2O4/N2H4-UDMH 9,850 3 1xTE-364-4 Star 37E Solid 15,000 3910/PAM 1 1xRocketdyne RS-27 ELT Thor LOX/RP1 231,600 8.0 74.8 423,000 2,400 1,650 1 9xThiokol TX526-2 Castor 4 Solid 810,400 3.3 36.6 428,300 2 1xTRW TR-201 Delta N2O4/N2H4-UDMH 9,850 3 1xThiokol Star 48 PAM-D Solid 13,000 3920/PAM-D 1 1xRocketdyne RS-27 ELT Thor LOX/RP1 231,600 8.0 74.8 423,000 2,830 2,000 1 9xThiokol TX526-2 Castor 4 Solid 810,400 3.3 36.6 428,300 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118K N2O4/N2H4-UDMH 10,000 3 1xThiokol Star 48 PAM-D Solid 15,000 4.0 6.7 6920 1 1xRocketdyne RS-27 EELT Thor LOX/RP1 231,600 8.0 86.8 483,700 3,190 2,270 (2-stage) 1 9xThiokol TX780 Castor 4A Solid 929,400 3.3 36.6 6925 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118K N2O4/N2H4-UDMH 10,000 8.0 19.6 (3-stage) 3 1xThiokol Star 48B PAM-D Solid 15,000 4.0 6.7 7920 1 1xRocketdyne RS-27A EELT Thor LOX/RP1 241,000 8.0 87.4 511,000 11,300 4,010 2,810 (2-stage) 1 9xHercules Gr-Ep GEM 40 Solid 985,500 3.3 42.6 7925 2 1xAerojet AJ10-118K N2O4/N2H4-UDMH 10,000 8.0 19.6 (3-stage) 3 1xThiokol Star 48B PAM-D Solid 15,000 4.0 6.7 8930 1 1xRocketdyne RS-27A Delta III LOX/RP1 244,100 13.1 65.7 663,200 18,280 8,400 6,000 (2-stage) 1 9xAlliant GEM 46 Solid 1,244,100 3.8 48.1 2 1xP&W RL10B-2 LOX/LH2 24,750 13.1 28.8
Compiled by Kevin S. Forsyth from tables in Aviation Week and Space Technology, 12-Mar-62, 11-Mar-63, 16-Mar-64, 15-Mar-65, 7-Mar-66, 6-Mar-67, 18-Mar-68, 9-Mar-70, 8-Mar-71, 15-Mar-76, and 20-Mar-89. AW&ST's tables are so full of numbers that they seem to have trouble keeping everything straight: sometimes engine listings in separate tables contradict each other within the same issue, or seemingly identical listings change from year to year. Therefore some editorial license was used to create this table, and even so it certainly contains some inaccuracies. Delta III info from Boeing's website. Last update, 21 January 1999.
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