Launch Vehicles
Delta III
United States
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A short-lived intermediate step between Delta II and Delta IV, intended to double Delta II's payload capacity for larger commercial communications satellites. All three of its flights failed to reach a useful orbit, and the design was abandoned in favor of the Delta IV.
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Vehicle ClassMedium-lift expendable launch vehicle 1 Manufacturer First Flight Date StatusRetired after three flights, none fully successful; the program was cancelled in 2000. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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