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Delta IV Medium+ (5,2)

Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) paired one Common Booster Core and two GEM 60 solid motors with a five-metre cryogenic upper stage and five-metre payload fairing. Three vehicles flew successfully from Vandenberg between 2012 and 2018 on NROL-25, NROL-45, and NROL-47.

Delta IV Medium+ (5,2)
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Identity

Aliases
Delta IV M+(5,2)Delta IV Medium Plus 5,2Delta 4 Medium+ (5,2)
Family Name
Delta IV Medium+
Full Name
Delta IV Medium+ (5,2)
Status
retired
Type
rocket
Variant Name
(5,2)

Details

Description
Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) paired one Common Booster Core and two GEM 60 solid motors with a five-metre cryogenic upper stage and five-metre payload fairing. Three vehicles flew successfully from Vandenberg between 2012 and 2018 on NROL-25, NROL-45, and NROL-47.
Dimensions
Diameter
…
First Flight Year
2,012
Last Flight Year
2,018
Manufacturer
Operator
Parent Vehicle Family
Propulsion Configurations
  • Entries
    • Count
      1
      Placement
      core
      Propulsion System
      Role
      main
      Variant Notes
      Migrated from legacy reference "RS-68/RS-68A" without inventing a more precise installation.
    • Count
      2
      Placement
      booster
      Propulsion System
      Role
      booster
    • Count
      1
      Placement
      upper
      Propulsion System
      Role
      upper-stage
  • Entries
    • Count
      1
      Placement
      core
      Propulsion System
      Role
      main
      Variant Notes
      ULA identifies the Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) Common Booster Core as powered by RS-68A on the NROL-25, NROL-45, and NROL-47-era vehicle references.
    • Count
      2
      Placement
      booster
      Propulsion System
      Role
      booster
    • Count
      1
      Placement
      upper
      Propulsion System
      Role
      upper-stage
    Name
    Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) RS-68A configuration
    Notes
    ULA identifies RS-68A on the later Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) configuration; the existing family-level RS-68/RS-68A baseline is preserved for mixed-era historical records.
Rocket Specs
Payload Capacity
GTO
…
LEO
…
Reusability
expendable
Stages Count
2
Strap On Boosters Count
2

Links

Official Url
https://www.ulalaunch.com/docs/default-source/rockets/delta-iv-user%27s-guide.pdf
Wikipedia Url
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_IV

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Creation Time
July 14, 2026 at 08:52:05 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 21:07:03 UTC
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