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Delta 3913

Retired

McDonnell Douglas

The Delta 3000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct 38 orbital launches between 1975 and 1989. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by a four digit numerical code.

Key figures

Total launches
1
Successes
1
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
1
Maiden flight
Aug 3, 1981
Reusable
No
Planned launches
0
Delta, Delta I family total
98 launches Β· 92 successes Β· 6 failures (23 variants)

🧐 Data check

Automatic plausibility checks β€” anomalies are surfaced transparently here:

  • ℹ️The figures above apply only to the β€œDelta 3913” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately β€” the Delta, Delta I family totals 98 launches across 23 variants.

Technology

Length
35 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
190 t
Liftoff thrust
3,188 kN
Stages
4

Launches per year

of which in our database: 1

1981: 1 Successes11981
Successes Failures Other/planned

History & events

  1. Aug 3, 1981πŸš€ Maiden flightDynamics Explorer 1 & 2View launch β†’

Sources