Delta 8930 | Orion 3
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Orion 3
American communications satellite. The launch on 4 May 1999 was unsuccessful due to underperformance by the rocket booster and the satellite was left in a useless orbit.
Delta 8930
Height 35.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 3810 kg
Liftoff Thrust 4889 kN
Diameter 4.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 8290 kg
Liftoff Mass 301 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 1998-08-26
Launch Failures 2
