Data Quality81%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Delta 4000
Category
Country
Production
1989–1990
Quantity
2
Unit Price (current)
$102.4M↗ 199% inflation · 1985→2025
Original Price
$34.2M (1985)
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · COLD WAR
56
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
30
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$102.4M
Original: $34.2M (1985)
Inflation: +%199
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Vehicle Typeexpendable launch system
- First Flight1989
- ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas
- Stages2
- StatusRetired
◈Performance5MOD.5
- Payload to LEO3,400 kg
- Payload to GTO1,200 kg
- Liftoff Mass200.74 t
- Height34 m
- Diameter2.44 m
▣Propulsion3MOD.3
- First-Stage PropellantLOX / RP-1
- First-Stage Engines1
- Total Launches2
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Cost per Launch34,220,000 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1989Production started
- 1990Production ended
37
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
181MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES56COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES2403UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS39PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES234PRICE · ALL WEAPONS239PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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