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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Delta IV M: DMSP F-17
11th gen military meteorological satellite
Saturday, 4 November 2006
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleDelta IV M
Vehicle FamilyDelta
Vehicle Record3 of 3 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 6
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#54
Agency Launches This Year#7
Launches From This Pad14
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Delta IV M
Delta IV is a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family introduced in the early 2000s. Originally designed by Boeing's Defense, Space & Security division for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, the Delta IV became a United Launch Alliance (ULA) product in 2006. The Delta IV was and is primarily a launch vehicle for United States Air Force military payloads, but has also been used to launch a number of U.S. government non-military payloads and a single commercial satellite.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 6 · 34.5815°N 120.6262°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.