Delta 3920/PAM-D Launch Vehicle
Delta 3920/PAM-D added the commercial Star 48-powered Payload Assist Module to the improved two-stage Delta 3920. Six vehicles flew successfully from August 1982 through March 1987, placing commercial communications spacecraft onto geosynchronous transfer trajectories.
Identity
- Aliases
- Delta 3920/PAMDelta 3920 PAM-DDelta 3920 with PAM-D
- Family Name
- Delta 3920/PAM-D
- Full Name
- Delta 3920/PAM-D Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- delta-3920-pam-d
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 3920/PAM-D
Details
- Description
- Delta 3920/PAM-D added the commercial Star 48-powered Payload Assist Module to the improved two-stage Delta 3920. Six vehicles flew successfully from August 1982 through March 1987, placing commercial communications spacecraft onto geosynchronous transfer trajectories.
- First Flight Year
- 1,982
- Last Flight Year
- 1,987
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Official Url
- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19830009301
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 07:07:42 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 07:07:42 UTC