Partial Failure
Delta IV Heavy | Demosat and 3CS-1 & 2
Boeing(BA)Commercial
Delta IV Heavy
Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 9:50 PM
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Status Details
Failure Reason
Two nanosats were lost after a first stage anomaly. Additionally, the mass simulator was placed into the wrong orbit.
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,691
BA Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#11
Location Launch
#631
Designator
2004-050
Launch Window
NET
Dec 21, 2004, 9:50 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Delta IV Heavy Specs
The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) is an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle, the largest type of the Delta IV family, and is the world's second highest-capacity rocket in operation. It is manufactured by United Launch Alliance and was first launched in 2004.
Length
72 m
Diameter
5 m
Launch Mass
733 t
Thrust
8,674 kN
LEO Capacity
28,370 kg
GTO Capacity
14,210 kg
GEO Capacity
14,500 kg
Launch Cost
$350M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2004
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 29d
Total Launches
16
Successful
15
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
15
Maiden flight: Dec 21, 2004
Boeing
Boeing as a space agency has recently provided NASA with assistance on sending humans to the ISS from American with both their construction of the CST-100 Starliner crew capsule and their work on the SLS Avionics to return to the moon and beyond. Their ventures in GPS satellite systems and Tracking and Data Relay Satellites provide information about earth-orbiting craft to stations on the ground. They also enable research on the ISS and will be helping with the construction of the Lunar Gateway.
Founded
1916
Administrator
CEO: Kelly Ortberg
Total Launches
2
Successful
1
Failed
1
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
0
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Dec 21, 2004, 4:50 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778