Delta III 8930
Delta III 8930 was the sole flown Delta III configuration. It combined a liquid first stage, nine GEM-46 solid rocket motors, and a cryogenic RL10B-2-powered second stage; all three Delta III articles flew in this configuration between August 1998 and August 2000.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Delta 8930Delta III/8930Delta Model 8930
- Family Name
- Delta III
- Full Name
- Delta III 8930
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 8930
Details
- Description
- Delta III 8930 was the sole flown Delta III configuration. It combined a liquid first stage, nine GEM-46 solid rocket motors, and a cryogenic RL10B-2-powered second stage; all three Delta III articles flew in this configuration between August 1998 and August 2000.
- First Flight Year
- 1,998
- Last Flight Year
- 2,000
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Name
- Delta III 8930
- Notes
- Exact major Delta III 8930 stack; nine GEM 46 strap-on motors, RS-27A first-stage main engine, and RL10B-2 cryogenic second-stage engine. Minor vernier propulsion remains unmodeled pending its own canonical identity.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 9
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 07:22:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 11:28:29 UTC
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