Delta family

Delta 2914

RetiredUnited States McDonnell DouglasSpec: 2914

The Delta 2000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct forty-four orbital launches between 1974 and 1981. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by a four digit numerical code.

Flights flown30

Success rate93.3%28/30

Payload to LEO724kg

Maiden flight1974-04-13

Peak year19778 flights

Delta 2914 is built by McDonnell Douglas of the United States. It first flew on 13 April 1974 and last flew on 10 August 1979.

Flight record

30 records

93.3% success rate28 of 30 flown · 2 failed

1974peak 1977 · 8 flights1979

First flight1974-04-13

Latest flight1979-08-10

Failures2

Consecutive successes13

Fastest turnaround21d 23h

Payload

Per mission profile

Low Earth orbit	724kg

Vehicle

2914 spec

Stages	4
Length	35m
Diameter	2.44m
Launch mass	130t
Liftoff thrust	2,287kN
Maiden flight	1974-04-13
Reusable	No

Pads used

2 pads

Space Launch Complex 17B20 Space Launch Complex 17A10

Orbits delivered

5 orbits

Geostationary Orbit24Elliptical Orbit3Geosynchronous Orbit1Heliocentric L11Medium Earth Orbit1

Compare

Same payload class

vs Electron vs Kosmos 11K63 vs Atlas SLV-3 Agena D vs Molniya 8K78 vs Kosmos-2I 63S1 vs Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

Launch history

30 launches

Date	Mission	Pad	Orbit	Outcome
1979-08-10	Delta 2914 \| Westar 3	Space Launch Complex 17A	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1979-01-30	Delta 2914 \| SCATHA	Space Launch Complex 17B	Elliptical Orbit	Success
1978-11-19	Delta 2914 \| NATO 3C	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1978-08-12	Delta 2914 \| ISEE 3	Space Launch Complex 17B	Heliocentric L1	Success
1978-07-14	Delta 2914 \| Geos 2	Space Launch Complex 17A	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1978-06-16	Delta 2914 \| GOES 3	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1978-04-07	Delta 2914 \| Yuri 1	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1978-01-26	Delta 2914 \| IUE	Space Launch Complex 17A	Medium Earth Orbit	Success
1977-12-15	Delta 2914 \| Sakura	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1977-11-23	Delta 2914 \| Meteosat 1	Space Launch Complex 17A	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1977-10-22	Delta 2914 \| ISEE 1 & 2	Space Launch Complex 17B	Elliptical Orbit	Success
1977-07-14	Delta 2914 \| Himawari	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1977-06-16	Delta 2914 \| GOES 2	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1977-04-20	Delta 2914 \| Geos 1	Space Launch Complex 17B	Elliptical Orbit	Failure
1977-03-10	Delta 2914 \| Palapa A2	Space Launch Complex 17A	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1977-01-28	Delta 2914 \| NATO 3B	Space Launch Complex 17A	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1976-10-14	Delta 2914 \| Marisat 3	Space Launch Complex 17A	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1976-07-08	Delta 2914 \| Palapa A1	Space Launch Complex 17A	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1976-06-10	Delta 2914 \| Marisat 2	Space Launch Complex 17A	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1976-04-22	Delta 2914 \| NATO 3A	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1976-02-19	Delta 2914 \| Marisat 1	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1976-01-17	Delta 2914 \| Hermes	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1975-10-16	Delta 2914 \| GOES 1	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1975-08-27	Delta 2914 \| Symphonie 2	Space Launch Complex 17A	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1975-05-07	Delta 2914 \| Anik A3	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geosynchronous Orbit	Success
1975-02-06	Delta 2914 \| SMS 2	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1974-12-19	Delta 2914 \| Symphonie 1	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1974-10-10	Delta 2914 \| Westar 2	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1974-05-17	Delta 2914 \| SMS 1	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Failure
1974-04-13	Delta 2914 \| Westar 1	Space Launch Complex 17B	Geostationary Orbit	Success

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.