🚀Launchpad

Delta 1604

McDonnell Douglas

Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas
Family
Delta, Delta I
Maiden flight
1972-09-23
Length
35 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Payload to LEO
600 kg
Launches
2
Successful
2

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.