Delta III Launch Vehicle
Delta III was Boeing's two-stage commercial launch vehicle developed as a higher-capacity successor to Delta II and as a bridge to Delta IV. It introduced a cryogenic upper stage and flew three times from 1998 through 2000: two operational-payload failures followed by a qualification flight that met Boeing's test objectives.
Identity
- Aliases
- Delta 3Boeing Delta III
- Family Name
- Delta III
- Full Name
- Delta III Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- delta-iii-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- III
Details
- Description
- Delta III was Boeing's two-stage commercial launch vehicle developed as a higher-capacity successor to Delta II and as a bridge to Delta IV. It introduced a cryogenic upper stage and flew three times from 1998 through 2000: two operational-payload failures followed by a qualification flight that met Boeing's test objectives.
- First Flight Year
- 1,998
- Last Flight Year
- 2,000
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 9
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 07:22:55 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 07:22:55 UTC