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Delta 2000

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Series of American expendable launch systems

This article is about the rocket designated Delta 2000 under the old designation system. For the new system, seeDelta II.

Delta 2000 series
Size
Launch ofIUE on a Delta 2914 J-8
Function	Expendable launch system
Country of origin	United States
Height	35 m (114 ft)
Diameter	2.44 m (8 ft)
Mass	130,392 kg (287,465 lb)
Payload to GTO (Geostationary transfer orbit)
Mass	724 kg

Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Cape Canaveral,LC-17 Vandenberg,SLC-2W
Total launches	44
Success(es)	43
Failure	1
First flight	19 January 1974
Last flight	6 October 1981
Booster stage
Powered by	9 xCastor 2
Maximum thrust	258.915 kilonewtons (58,206 lb_f)
Burn time	37 seconds
Propellant	Solid
First stage
Powered by	1 xDelta-Thor RS-27
Maximum thrust	1,030.218 kilonewtons (231,602 lb_f)
Burn time	223 seconds
Propellant	RP-1/LOX
Second stage
Powered by	1 x Delta P
Maximum thrust	41.923 kilonewtons (9,425 lb_f)
Burn time	322 seconds
Propellant	N₂O₄/Aerozine-50
Third stage
Powered by	1 xBurner II
Maximum thrust	43.551 kilonewtons (9,791 lb_f)
Burn time	42 seconds
Propellant	Solid

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TheDelta 2000 series was an Americanexpendable launch system which was used to conduct forty-fourorbital launches between 1974 and 1981. It was a member of theDelta family of rockets, sometimes called Thorad Delta. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by afour digit numerical code. The Delta 1000, 2000 and 3000 series used surplus NASAApollo program rockets engines for its first and second stages.

The first stage was anExtended Long Tank Thor, re-engined with theRocketdyne RS-27 replacing the earlierMB-3-III engine. The RS-27 engine was a rebrandedH-1 engine used in theSaturn 1B with minor changes. Three or nineCastor-2 solid rocket boosters were attached to increase thrust at lift-off. TheDelta-P second stage used the TRWTR-201 engine. The TR-201 engine was aLunar Module Descent Engine reconfigured for fixed thrust output. Launches which required a three-stage configuration in order to reach higher orbits used the ThiokolStar-37D orStar-37E upper stage as an apogee kick motor.

Delta 2000 launches occurred fromSpace Launch Complex 2W atVandenberg AFB and both pads ofLaunch Complex 17 atCape Canaveral. Forty-three out of forty-four launches were successful. The single failure being the maiden flight, 19 January 1974, which placedSkynet 2A into a useless orbit. A short circuit in an electronics package circuit board (on second stage) left the upper stages and satellite in an unstable low orbit (96 x 3,406 km x 37.6°) that rapidly decayed. An investigation revealed that a substandard coating had been used on the circuit board.^[1]

The cost of each launch was estimated on average at $28.52 million, depending on the combination of carrier rocket.

References

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^Kyle, Ed (9 April 2010)."Delta 2000 series - Extended Long Tank Delta". Space Launch Report. Retrieved7 June 2012.

Wade, Mark."Delta".Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived fromthe original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved2009-02-15.
Krebs, Gunter."Thor family". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved2009-02-15.

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Thor and Delta rockets

Rockets

Thor

Delta

Alphabetical	Delta A Delta B Delta C Delta D Delta E Delta F Delta G Delta J Delta L Delta M Delta N
Numerical	Delta 0100 Delta 1000 Delta 2000 Delta 3000 Delta 4000 Delta 5000 Delta 6000 Delta 7000 Delta 8000 Delta 9000
Modern	Delta II Delta III Delta IV Delta IV Heavy

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Launch sites

Canaveral	(S)LC-17 LC-18B SLC-37B
Johnston	LE-1 LE-2
Tanegashima	Osaki
Vandenberg	SLC-1 SLC-2 SLC-3 SLC-6 SLC-10
Bases	Bardney Breighton Caistor Carnaby Catfoss Coleby Grange Driffield Feltwell Folkingham Full Sutton Harrington Hemswell Ludford Magna Melton Mowbray Mepal North Luffenham North Pickenham Polebrook Shepherds Grove Tuddenham