List of Thor and Delta launches (2020–2029)

The decade of the 2020s will see only the Delta IV Heavy remain in operation following the retirement of the Delta II in 2018 and single-stick (non-Heavy) variants of the Delta IV in 2019. This will mark the final decade for the Thor-Delta rocket family as ULA's upcoming Vulcan rocket is set to replace the Delta IV Heavy in the mid-2020s.

List of Thor and Delta launches
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Main article: List of Thor and Delta launches

Launch statistics

Launch sites

0.5
1
1.5
2
2020
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
'26
'27
'28
'29
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-37B (planned)
  •   Vandenberg SLC-6 (planned)

Launch outcomes

0.5
1
1.5
2
2020
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
'26
'27
'28
'29
  •   Failure
  •   Success
  •   Planned

Future launches
Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
26 August 2020[1] Delta IV Heavy CCAFS, SLC-37B NROL-44 GSO US NRO
Reconnaissance satellite
October 2020[2] Delta IV Heavy VAFB, SLC-6 NROL-82 LEO US NRO
Reconnaissance satellite
H2 2022[3] Delta IV Heavy VAFB, SLC-6 NROL-91 GEO US NRO
Reconnaissance satellite, final Delta launch from Vandenberg.
2023[4] Delta IV Heavy CCAFS, SLC-37B NROL-68 GEO US NRO
Reconnaissance satellite
2024[4] Delta IV Heavy CCAFS, SLC-37B NROL-70 GEO US NRO
Reconnaissance satellite, final launch of a Delta rocket.

See also

References
  1. ""2/2 After Thursday.s Delta 4-Medium swan song, ULA plans two Delta 4-Heavy missions next year, both for the NRO. First up is NROL-44 from Cape Canaveral in June 2020, followed by NROL-82 from Vandenberg AFB in September 2020"".
  2. Clark, Stephen. "AEHF satellite arrives in Florida for first of nearly 20 Space Force launches this year – Spaceflight Now". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. Henry, Caleb (21 August 2019). "ULA's Delta 4 Heavy down to final five missions". SpaceNews. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. Erwin, Sandra (30 September 2019). "Air Force awards ULA $1.18 billion contract to complete five Delta 4 Heavy NRO missions". SpaceNews. Retrieved 24 December 2019.


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