The Delta family of American expendable launch vehicles, a long line that began with the Thor missile and grew through Delta II, Delta III and Delta IV to the Delta IV Heavy. A rocket belongs here when its cited article names it as a member of the Delta family. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
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Wikipedia: Delta (rocket family)
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The Delta rocket family was a versatile range of American rocket-powered expendable launch systems that provided space launch capability in the United States from 1960 to 2024.
Delta IV (Wikipedia)
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Delta IV was a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family.
Delta IV Heavy (Wikipedia)
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The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) was an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle, the largest member of the Delta IV family.
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