Data Quality82%
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 IV
Category
Country
Production
2002–2024
Quantity
42
Unit Price (current)
$164.0M
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · POST-COLD WAR
20
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
45
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$164.0M
Inflation: +%0
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle Typeorbital launch vehicle
- First Flight2002
- ManufacturerUnited Launch Alliance
- Stages2
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance7MOD.7
- Payload to LEO28,370 kg
- Payload to GTO14,210 kg
- Liftoff Thrust9,420
- Liftoff Mass733 t
- Height63 m
- Diameter5.1 m
- Success Rate44
▣Propulsion4MOD.4
- First-Stage Propellantliquid hydrogen / liquid oxygen
- First-Stage Engines1
- ReusableNo
- Total Launches45
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Cost per Launch164,000,000 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 2002Production started
- 2024Production ended
24
years in service
22
years in production
42
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
06 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
56MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES20POST-COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES1489UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS9PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES133PRICE · ALL WEAPONS161PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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