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Delta 1604
RetiredMcDonnell Douglas
The Delta 1000 series (also referred to as Straight-Eight) was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct eight orbital launches between 1972 and 1975. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, differentiated by a four digit numerical code.
Key figures
Total launches
2
Successes
2
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
2
Maiden flight
Sep 23, 1972
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
398d 1h
Planned launches
0
Delta, Delta I family total
98 launches · 92 successes · 6 failures (23 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Delta 1604” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Delta, Delta I family totals 98 launches across 23 variants.
Technology
Length
35 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
118 t
Stages
4
LEO (low Earth orbit)
600 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 2
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia