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			\|name = Delta III
			\|function = Orbital ]
			\|manufacturer = ]<small><br>(design, manufacturing and assembly)</small><br>
			]<br><small>(extended kerosene tank and ]-based upper stage manufacturing)</small>
			\|country-origin = United States
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			\|mass = {{cvt\|301,450\|kg\|lb}}
			\|stages = 2
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			\|status = Retired
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			\|launches = 3
			\|success = 0
			\|partial = 1
			\|fail = 2
			\|first=August 26, 1998
			\|last=August 23, 2000
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			\|SI = {{convert\|254\|isp}}
			\|burntime = 260 seconds<ref name=d3ppg>{{cite web\|url=http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/delta/docs/DELTA_III_PPG_2000.PDF\|title=Delta III Payload Planner's Guide\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011119102909/http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/delta/docs/DELTA_III_PPG_2000.PDF\|archive-date=19 November 2001}}</ref>
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			\|thrust = {{cvt\|110.03\|kN}}
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Delta III
Size
A Delta III rocket
Function	Orbital launch vehicle
Manufacturer	Boeing (design, manufacturing and assembly) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (extended kerosene tank and H-II-based upper stage manufacturing)
Country of origin	United States
Height	35 m (115 ft)
Diameter	4 m (13 ft)
Mass	301,450 kg (664,580 lb)
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	8,290 kg (18,280 lb)</ref>"Delta III Launch Vehicle". web.archive.org. 2001-11-14. Retrieved 2021-05-21.</ref>
Payload to GTO
Mass	3,810 kg (8,400 lb)</ref>"Delta III Launch Vehicle". web.archive.org. 2001-11-14. Retrieved 2021-05-21.</ref>

Associated rockets
Family	Delta
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	SLC-17, Cape Canaveral
Total launches	3
Success(es)	0
Failure(s)	2
Partial failure(s)	1
First flight	August 26, 1998
Last flight	August 23, 2000

Boosters
No. boosters	9 GEM 46
Maximum thrust	628.3 kN (141,200 lb_f)
Specific impulse	273 seconds (2.68 km/s)
Burn time	75 seconds
Propellant	HTPB mix, similar to PBAN
First stage
Powered by	1 Rocketdyne RS-27A
Maximum thrust	1,085.79 kN (244,100 lb_f)
Specific impulse	254 seconds (2.49 km/s)
Burn time	260 seconds
Propellant	LOX/RP-1
Second stage
Powered by	1 Pratt & Whitney RL10B
Maximum thrust	110.03 kN (24,740 lb_f)
Specific impulse	462 seconds (4.53 km/s)
Burn time	700 seconds
Propellant	LOX/LH2
Third stage (Optional)
Powered by	1 Thiokol Star 48B
Maximum thrust	66.723 kN (15,000 lb_f)
Specific impulse	286 seconds (2.80 km/s)
Burn time	87 seconds
Propellant	HTPB

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Launch History


Flight Number	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customer	Launch outcome
1	August 27, 1998 01:17	Delta 3 8930	CCAFS SLC-17B	Galaxy 10	1,543 pounds (700 kilograms)	GTO	PanAmSat / Intelsat	Failure
1	Maiden flight of Delta 3 8930, Destroyed by range safety after control problems and depletion of hydraulic fluid, Communications satellite.
2	May 5, 1999 01:00	Delta 3 8930	CCAFS SLC-17B	Orion 3	9,480 pounds (4,300 kilograms)	GTO	Loral	Failure
2	Second stage engine failure. Payload placed into LEO, Communications satellite.
3	August 23, 2000 11:05	Delta 3 8930	CCAFS SLC-17B	DM-F3	9,663 pounds (4,383 kilograms)	GTO	US Air Force	Partial failure
	Reached lower than planned orbit, final flight of Delta 3 8930, Demosat.

References

^ "Delta III Payload Planner's Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2001.
"Delta III Data Sheet". Space Launch Report. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
"Delta 3 rocket falls short but still a success, Boeing says". Spaceflight Now. August 24, 2000.

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