Delta family
Delta 3914
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.
Flights flown12
Success rate83.3%10/12
Payload to LEO951kg
Maiden flight1975-12-13
Peak year19782 flights
Delta 3914 is built by McDonnell Douglas of the United States. It first flew on 13 December 1975 and last flew on 3 May 1986.
Flight record
83.3% success rate10 of 12 flown · 2 failed
1975peak 1978 · 2 flights1986
First flight1975-12-13
Latest flight1986-05-03
Failures2
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround27d 16h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 951kg |
|---|---|
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 954kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 35m |
| Diameter | 2.44m |
| Launch mass | 185t |
| Liftoff thrust | 3,046kN |
| Maiden flight | 1975-12-13 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Orbit11Elliptical Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-05-03 | Delta 3914 | GOES G | Space Launch Complex 17A | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1984-11-14 | Delta 3914 | NATO 3D | Space Launch Complex 17A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1983-05-26 | Delta 3914 | Exosat | Space Launch Complex 2W | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1983-04-28 | Delta 3914 | GOES 6 | Space Launch Complex 17A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1981-05-22 | Delta 3914 | GOES 5 | Space Launch Complex 17A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1980-09-09 | Delta 3914 | GOES 4 | Space Launch Complex 17A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1979-12-07 | Delta 3914 | Satcom 3 | Space Launch Complex 17A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1978-12-16 | Delta 3914 | Anik B | Space Launch Complex 17A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1978-05-11 | Delta 3914 | OTS 2 | Space Launch Complex 17A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1977-09-13 | Delta 3914 | OTS 1 | Space Launch Complex 17A | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1976-03-26 | Delta 3914 | Satcom 2 | Space Launch Complex 17A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1975-12-13 | Delta 3914 | Satcom 1 | Space Launch Complex 17A | 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.
Further reading: Wikipedia