Last update:  2025-06-07
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Delta E

StatusRetired
Rocket familyDelta
CountryUnited States
ManufacturerDouglas
Number of orbital launches7
First launch1965-11-06
Last launch1967-04-20


Launches by year:



Launches:

Launch dateLaunch siteRocket / VariantPayloadNotesStatus
1967-04-20VandenbergDelta E ESSA 5success
1967-03-23Cape CanaveralDelta E Intelsat-2 3 (Canary Bird)success
1967-01-26VandenbergDelta E ESSA 4success
1966-10-02VandenbergDelta E ESSA 3success
1966-02-28Cape CanaveralDelta E ESSA 2success
1965-12-16Cape CanaveralDelta E Pioneer 6Bsuccess
1965-11-06Cape CanaveralDelta E Explorer 29 (GEOS A)success

Variants:

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Delta E (Delta DSV-3E)

First launch1965-11-06
Stages3
Boosters3 x Thiokol Castor TX-345-5
Payload capacity:
LEO735 kg
Thrust-Augmented Improved Delta with X258 motor as the third stage. This used a new version of the Delta stage, abandoning the slender form factor inherited from Able in favor of tanks based on the wider Ablestar.
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