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Delta IV

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An American launch vehicle family built around a hydrogen-fueled Common Booster Core, developed under the U.S. Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program to guarantee assured access to space for national-security payloads. Its medium variants were retired in 2019, leaving only the Delta IV Heavy flying until 2024.

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Vehicle Class
Medium-lift expendable launch vehicle 1
Manufacturer
Boeing / United Launch Alliance 1
First Flight Date
2002-11-20 1
Status
Medium variants retired in 2019; superseded by ULA's Vulcan Centaur. 1
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Delta IV Heavy, Launch Vehicles

The three-core heavy variant of the Delta IV family, sharing its Common Booster Core design.

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