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Delta 3910

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Status: Retired 1988. First Launch: 1980-02-14. Last Launch: 1988-02-08. Number: 3 . Thrust: 3,188.00 kN (716,690 lbf). Gross mass: 190,000 kg (410,000 lb). Height: 35.00 m (114.00 ft). Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

Family: orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Spacecraft: SMM, IRAS, SDI. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, Cape Canaveral LC17B, Cape Canaveral LC17A, Vandenberg SLC2W. Stages: Delta P, Delta Thor RS27, Castor 4. Agency: Douglas.

• SMM - . Payload: Solar Maximum Mission. Mass: 2,315 kg (5,103 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Class: Astronomy. Type: Solar satellite. Spacecraft Bus: SMM. Spacecraft: SMM. Decay Date: 1989-12-02 . USAF Sat Cat: 11703 . COSPAR: 1980-014A. Apogee: 408 km (253 mi). Perigee: 405 km (251 mi). Inclination: 28.5000 deg. Period: 92.70 min. Solar Maximum Mission; solar observatory; repaired 4/9/84 by STS-41C in orbit. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). .

• IRAS - . Payload: IRAS / PIX 2 #. Mass: 1,073 kg (2,365 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: JPL, NIVR. Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft Bus: IRAS. Spacecraft: IRAS. USAF Sat Cat: 13777 . COSPAR: 1983-004A. Apogee: 903 km (561 mi). Perigee: 885 km (549 mi). Inclination: 99.0000 deg. Period: 102.90 min. All-sky survey of astronomical IR bodies. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .

• PIX 2 - . Payload: PIX II. Mass: 1,073 kg (2,365 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Spacecraft Bus: IRAS. Spacecraft: IRAS. USAF Sat Cat: 13778 . COSPAR: 1983-004B. Apogee: 887 km (551 mi). Perigee: 856 km (532 mi). Inclination: 100.0285 deg. Period: 102.30 min.

• USA 30 - . Payload: Delta 181 Canister Cluster. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: SDIO. Class: Military. Type: Strategic defense satellite. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. Decay Date: 1988-03-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 18847 . COSPAR: 1988-008A. Apogee: 342 km (212 mi). Perigee: 225 km (139 mi). Inclination: 28.6000 deg. Period: 90.20 min. Military tracking exercise; released subsatellites. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .

• Delta 181 Subsatellite 10 - . Payload: Group 2 Test Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. Decay Date: 1988-03-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 18847 . COSPAR: 1988-008xx. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi). Perigee: 168 km (104 mi). Inclination: 28.6000 deg. Period: 88.10 min.

• Delta 181 Subsatellite 1 - . Payload: Group 1 Test Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. Decay Date: 1988-03-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 18847 . COSPAR: 1988-008xx. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi). Perigee: 168 km (104 mi). Inclination: 28.6000 deg. Period: 88.10 min.

• Delta 181 Subsatellite 2 - . Payload: Group 1 Test Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. COSPAR: 1988-008xx.

• Delta 181 Subsatellite 3 - . Payload: Group 1 Test Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. COSPAR: 1988-008xx.

• Delta 181 Subsatellite 4 - . Payload: Group 1 Test Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. COSPAR: 1988-008xx.

• Delta 181 Subsatellite 5 - . Payload: Group 1 Test Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. COSPAR: 1988-008xx.

• Sensor Cal Reference Subsat - . Payload: Group 1 Cal Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. COSPAR: 1988-008xx.

• Delta 181 Subsatellite 7 - . Payload: Group 2 Test Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. COSPAR: 1988-008xx.

• SPX - . Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. COSPAR: 1988-008xx.

• Delta 181 Subsatellite 9 - . Payload: Group 2 Test Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. COSPAR: 1988-008xx.

• Delta 181 Subsatellite 11 - . Payload: Group 2 Test Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. Decay Date: 1988-03-01 . USAF Sat Cat: 18847 . COSPAR: 1988-008xx. Apogee: 195 km (121 mi). Perigee: 168 km (104 mi). Inclination: 28.6000 deg. Period: 88.10 min.

• Solid Motor Subsatellite - . Payload: Group 2 Test Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. COSPAR: 1988-008xx.

• Delta 181 Sensor Module - . Payload: Thrusted Vector Sensor Mo. Mass: 6,000 kg (13,200 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: SDIO. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. Decay Date: 1988-04-02 . USAF Sat Cat: 18848 . COSPAR: 1988-008B. Apogee: 314 km (195 mi). Perigee: 287 km (178 mi). Inclination: 30.7000 deg. Period: 90.53 min.

• Delta 181 Subsatellite 8 - . Payload: Group 2 Test Object. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Spacecraft Bus: SDI. Spacecraft: SDI. COSPAR: 1988-008xx.