Skip to content
Home Library Launch Database Delta
🚀 Complete Launch Archive Live · auto-updating

Delta Launches

7,332 orbital launches since 1957

Search, filter and explore every orbital launch ever attempted — cross-linked to the satellites they deployed, the rockets that flew them and the operators behind them. Built on GCAT & Launch Library 2.

7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since

Orbital Radar lists 301 every launch of the Delta, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

Featured & milestone launches

301 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2024-04-09ORION 12?2024-067Delta 4H BULACape CanaveralLEOsuccess
2023-06-22ORION 11?2023-089Delta 4H BULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2022-09-24Improved CRYSTAL?2022-117Delta 4H BULAVandenberg SFBLEOsuccess
2021-04-26Improved CRYSTAL?2021-032Delta 4H AULAVandenberg SFBLEOsuccess
2020-12-11ORION 10?2020-095Delta 4H AULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2019-08-22GPS III SV022019-056Delta 4M+(4,2) AULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2019-03-16WGS 102019-014Delta 4M+(5,4) AULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2019-01-19Improved CRYSTAL?2019-004Delta 4H AULAVandenberg SFBLEOsuccess
2018-09-15ICESAT-22018-070Delta 7420-10CULAVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2018-08-12Solar Probe Plus2018-065Delta 4H/Star 48BVULACape CanaveralHEOsuccess
2018-01-12TOPAZ 5?2018-005Delta 4M+(5,2) AULAVandenberg SFBLEOsuccess
2017-11-18JPSS-12017-073Delta 7920-10CULAVandenberg SFB3 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2017-03-19Wideband Global Satcom 92017-016Delta 4M+(5,4) AULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2016-12-07Wideband Global Satcom 82016-075Delta 4M+(5,4) AULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2016-08-19GSSAP 3/42016-052Delta 4M+(4,2) AULACape Canaveral3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2016-06-11ORION 92016-036Delta 4H AULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2016-02-10TOPAZ 42016-010Delta 4M+(5,2) AULAVandenberg SFBLEOsuccess
2015-07-24Wideband Global Satcom 72015-036Delta 4M+(5,4) AULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2015-03-25GPS SVN 712015-013Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2015-01-31SMAP2015-003Delta 7320-10CULAVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2014-12-05Orion EFT-12014-077Delta 4HULACape CanaveralMEOsuccess
2014-07-28GSSAP-1/2/ANGELS2014-043Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2014-07-02OCO-22014-035Delta 7320-10CULAVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2014-05-17GPS SVN 672014-026Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2014-02-21GPS SVN 642014-008Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2013-08-28EIS CRYSTAL2013-043Delta 4HULAVandenberg SFBLEOsuccess
2013-08-08Wideband Global Satcom 62013-041Delta 4M+(5,4)ULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗HEOsuccess
2013-05-25Wideband Global Satcom 52013-024Delta 4M+(5,4)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2012-10-04GPS SVN 652012-053Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2012-06-29ORION 82012-034Delta 4H AULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2012-04-03TOPAZ 2?2012-014Delta 4M+(5,2)ULAVandenberg SFBLEOsuccess
2012-01-20Wideband Global Satcom 42012-003Delta 4M+(5,4)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2011-10-28NPOESS Prep Project2011-061Delta 7920-10CULAVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2011-09-10GRAIL A2011-046Delta 7920HULACape CanaveralHEOsuccess
2011-07-16GPS SVN 632011-036Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2011-06-10SAC-D2011-024Delta 7320-10CULAVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2011-03-11QUASAR 17?2011-011Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape CanaveralHEOsuccess
2011-01-20Improved CRYSTAL 2109?2011-002Delta 4HULAVandenberg SFBLEOsuccess
2010-11-21ORION 72010-063Delta 4HULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗GEOsuccess
2010-11-06COSMO-Skymed 42010-060Delta 7420-10CULAVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗LEOsuccess
2010-05-28GPS SVN 622010-022Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2010-03-04GOES P2010-008Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2009-12-14Wide Field IR Explorer2009-071Delta 7320-10CULAVandenberg SFB1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2009-12-06Wideband Global Satcom 32009-068Delta 4M+(5,4)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2009-10-08WorldView-22009-055Delta 7920-10CULAVandenberg SFB2 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2009-09-25STSS 12009-052Delta 7920-10CULACape CanaveralLEOsuccess
2009-08-17Navstar GPS SVN 502009-043Delta 7925-9.5ULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess
2009-06-27GOES O2009-033Delta 4M+(4,2)ULACape Canaveral2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2009-05-05STSS Adv Tech Risk Reduc2009-023Delta 7920-10CULAVandenberg SFBLEOsuccess
2009-03-24Navstar GPS SVN 492009-014Delta 7925-9.5ULACape Canaveral1 payload ↗MEOsuccess

Launch cadence · 1957 → 2026

Annual orbital launch attempts worldwide. The modern surge is reshaping the record.

19572026

About this database

Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.

Browse the database

crawlable facet hubs · each its own indexable page
Full launch index (301 launches)
ORION 12? (2024-04-09)ORION 11? (2023-06-22)Improved CRYSTAL? (2022-09-24)Improved CRYSTAL? (2021-04-26)ORION 10? (2020-12-11)GPS III SV02 (2019-08-22)WGS 10 (2019-03-16)Improved CRYSTAL? (2019-01-19)ICESAT-2 (2018-09-15)Solar Probe Plus (2018-08-12)TOPAZ 5? (2018-01-12)JPSS-1 (2017-11-18)Wideband Global Satcom 9 (2017-03-19)Wideband Global Satcom 8 (2016-12-07)GSSAP 3/4 (2016-08-19)ORION 9 (2016-06-11)TOPAZ 4 (2016-02-10)Wideband Global Satcom 7 (2015-07-24)GPS SVN 71 (2015-03-25)SMAP (2015-01-31)Orion EFT-1 (2014-12-05)GSSAP-1/2/ANGELS (2014-07-28)OCO-2 (2014-07-02)GPS SVN 67 (2014-05-17)GPS SVN 64 (2014-02-21)EIS CRYSTAL (2013-08-28)Wideband Global Satcom 6 (2013-08-08)Wideband Global Satcom 5 (2013-05-25)GPS SVN 65 (2012-10-04)ORION 8 (2012-06-29)TOPAZ 2? (2012-04-03)Wideband Global Satcom 4 (2012-01-20)NPOESS Prep Project (2011-10-28)GRAIL A (2011-09-10)GPS SVN 63 (2011-07-16)SAC-D (2011-06-10)QUASAR 17? (2011-03-11)Improved CRYSTAL 2109? (2011-01-20)ORION 7 (2010-11-21)COSMO-Skymed 4 (2010-11-06)GPS SVN 62 (2010-05-28)GOES P (2010-03-04)Wide Field IR Explorer (2009-12-14)Wideband Global Satcom 3 (2009-12-06)WorldView-2 (2009-10-08)STSS 1 (2009-09-25)Navstar GPS SVN 50 (2009-08-17)GOES O (2009-06-27)STSS Adv Tech Risk Reduc (2009-05-05)Navstar GPS SVN 49 (2009-03-24)Kepler (2009-03-07)NOAA N' (2009-02-06)ORION 6 (2009-01-18)COSMO-Skymed 3 (2008-10-25)GeoEye-1 (2008-09-06)Jason-2 (2008-06-20)GLAST (2008-06-11)Navstar GPS SVN 48 (2008-03-15)Navstar GPS SVN 57 (2007-12-20)COSMO-Skymed 2 (2007-12-09)DSP F23 (2007-11-11)Navstar GPS SVN 55 (2007-10-17)Dawn (2007-09-27)WorldView-1 (2007-09-18)Phoenix Lander (2007-08-04)COSMO-Skymed (2007-06-08)THEMIS P5 (2007-02-17)NROL-21 (2006-12-14)Navstar GPS SVN 58 (2006-11-17)DMSP Block 5D-3 S-17 (2006-11-04)STEREO Ahead (2006-10-26)Navstar GPS SVN 52 (2006-09-25)Adv TRUMPET 1 (2006-06-28)MITEX OSC satellite (2006-06-21)GOES N (2006-05-24)Cloudsat (2006-04-28)Navstar GPS SVN 53 (2005-09-26)NOAA N (2005-05-20)Deep Impact (2005-01-12)HLV-OLDSP (2004-12-21)Swift GRB Explorer (2004-11-20)Navstar GPS SVN 61 (2004-11-06)MESSENGER (2004-08-03)EOS Chem-1 (2004-07-15)Navstar GPS SVN 60 (2004-06-23)GP-B (2004-04-20)Navstar GPS SVN 59 (2004-03-20)Navstar GPS SVN 47 (2003-12-21)DSCS III B-6/IABS (2003-08-29)SIRTF (2003-08-25)Mars Exploration Rover 1 (2003-07-08)Mars Exploration Rover 2 (2003-06-10)Navstar GPS SVN 45 (2003-03-31)DSCS III A-3/IABS (2003-03-11)Navstar GPS SVN 56 (2003-01-29)Icesat (2003-01-13)Eutelsat W5 (2002-11-20)Contour (2002-07-03)EOS PM-1 (2002-05-04)Iridium IS-1 (2002-02-11)Jason (2001-12-07)QuickBird (2001-10-18)Genesis (2001-08-08)Microwave Anisotropy Pro (2001-06-30)GeoLITE (2001-05-18)2001 Mars Odyssey (2001-04-07)Navstar GPS SVN 54 (2001-01-30)Earth Orbiter 1 (2000-11-21)Navstar GPS SVN 41 (2000-11-10)DM-F3 (2000-08-23)Navstar GPS SVN 44 (2000-07-16)Navstar GPS SVN 51 (2000-05-11)IMAGE (2000-03-25)Globalstar D-7 (2000-02-08)Navstar GPS SVN 46 (1999-10-07)Globalstar D-6 (1999-08-17)Globalstar D-5 (1999-07-25)Globalstar D-4 (1999-07-10)Far UV Spec. Explorer (1999-06-24)Globalstar D-3 (1999-06-10)Orion 3 (1999-05-05)Landsat 7 (1999-04-15)P91-1 (1999-02-23)Stardust (1999-02-07)MPL (1999-01-03)MCO (1998-12-11)BONUM-1 (1998-11-22)Iridium MS-11 (1998-11-06)Deep Space 1 (1998-10-24)Iridium MS-10 (1998-09-08)Galaxy X (1998-08-27)Thor 3 (1998-06-10)Iridium MS-9 (1998-05-17)Globalstar D-2 (1998-04-24)Iridium MS-8 (1998-03-30)Iridium MS-7 (1998-02-18)Globalstar D-1 (1998-02-14)Skynet 4D (1998-01-10)Iridium MS-6 (1997-12-20)Iridium MS-5 (1997-11-09)Navstar GPS SVN 38 (1997-11-06)Iridium MS-4 (1997-09-27)Advanced Composition Exp (1997-08-25)Iridium MS-3 (1997-08-21)Navstar GPS SVN 43 (1997-07-23)Iridium MS-2 (1997-07-09)Thor 2A (1997-05-20)Iridium MS-1A (1997-05-05)Navstar GPS SVN 42 (1997-01-17)MPF Lander (1996-12-04)MGS (1996-11-07)Navstar GPS SVN 30 (1996-09-12)Navstar GPS SVN 40 (1996-07-16)Galaxy 9 (1996-05-24)MSX (1996-04-24)Navstar GPS SVN 33 (1996-03-28)Polar (1996-02-24)NEAR (1996-02-17)Koreasat 2 (1996-01-14)Radarsat (1995-11-04)Koreasat 1 (1995-08-05)WIND (1994-11-01)Navstar GPS SVN 36 (1994-03-10)Galaxy 1RR (1994-02-19)NATO 4B (1993-12-08)Navstar GPS SVN 34 (1993-10-26)Navstar GPS SVN 35 (1993-08-30)Navstar GPS SVN 39 (1993-06-26)Navstar GPS SVN 37 (1993-05-13)Navstar GPS SVN 31 (1993-03-30)Navstar GPS SVN 22 (1993-02-03)Navstar GPS SVN 29 (1992-12-18)Navstar GPS SVN 32 (1992-11-22)DFS 3 (1992-10-12)Navstar GPS SVN 27 (1992-09-09)Satcom C-4 (1992-08-31)Geotail (1992-07-24)Navstar GPS SVN 26 (1992-07-07)EUVE (1992-06-07)Palapa B4 (1992-05-14)Navstar GPS SVN 28 (1992-04-10)Navstar GPS SVN 25 (1992-02-23)Navstar GPS SVN 24 (1991-07-04)Satcom C-5 (1991-05-29)ASC 2 (1991-04-13)INMARSAT II F-2 (1991-03-08)NATO 4A (1991-01-08)Navstar GPS SVN 23 (1990-11-26)INMARSAT II F-1 (1990-10-30)Navstar GPS SVN 15 (1990-10-01)BSB R2 (1990-08-18)Navstar GPS SVN 21 (1990-08-02)Insat 1D (1990-06-12)ROSAT (1990-06-01)Palapa B2R (1990-04-13)Navstar GPS SVN 20 (1990-03-26)LACE (1990-02-14)Navstar GPS SVN 18 (1990-01-24)Navstar GPS SVN 17 (1989-12-11)COBE (1989-11-18)Navstar GPS SVN 19 (1989-10-21)BSB R1 (1989-08-27)Navstar GPS SVN 16 (1989-08-18)Navstar GPS SVN 13 (1989-06-10)Delta Star (1989-03-24)Navstar GPS SVN 14 (1989-02-14)Canister Cluster (1988-02-08)Palapa B2P (1987-03-20)GOES H (1987-02-26)Payload Adapter System (1986-09-05)GOES G (1986-05-03)NATO 3D (1984-11-14)Galaxy III (1984-09-21)AMPTE-CCE (1984-08-16)Landsat D' (1984-03-01)Galaxy II (1983-09-22)RCA-G (1983-09-08)Telstar 301 (1983-07-28)Galaxy I (1983-06-28)Exosat (1983-05-26)GOES F (1983-04-28)RCA-F (1983-04-11)IRAS (1983-01-26)RCA-E (1982-10-28)Anik D-1 (1982-08-26)Landsat D (1982-07-16)Westar 5 (1982-06-09)Insat 1A (1982-04-10)Westar 4 (1982-02-26)RCA-C' (1982-01-16)RCA-D (1981-11-20)Solar Mesosphere Explore (1981-10-06)SBS 2 (1981-09-24)DE A (1981-08-03)GOES E (1981-05-22)SBS 1 (1980-11-15)GOES D (1980-09-09)RCA-C (1979-12-07)Westar 3 (1979-08-10)P78-2 (1979-01-30)Anik B (1978-12-16)NATO 3C (1978-11-19)Nimbus G (1978-10-24)ISEE C (1978-08-12)Geos 2 (1978-07-14)GOES C (1978-06-16)OTS 2 (1978-05-11)BSE (1978-04-07)Landsat C (1978-03-05)IUE (1978-01-26)CS (1977-12-15)Meteosat 1 (1977-11-23)ISEE A (1977-10-22)OTS 1 (1977-09-13)Sirio 1 (1977-08-25)GMS (1977-07-14)GOES B (1977-06-16)Geos 1 (1977-04-20)Palapa A2 (1977-03-10)NATO 3B (1977-01-28)Marisat C (1976-10-14)ITOS H (1976-07-29)Palapa A1 (1976-07-08)Marisat B (1976-06-10)Lageos (1976-05-04)NATO 3A (1976-04-22)RCA-B (1976-03-26)Marisat A (1976-02-19)CTS (1976-01-17)RCA-A (1975-12-13)AE-E (1975-11-20)GOES A (1975-10-16)AE-D (1975-10-06)Symphonie MV2 (1975-08-27)COS-B (1975-08-09)OSO I (1975-06-21)Nimbus F (1975-06-12)Anik A3 (1975-05-07)Geos C (1975-04-09)SMS B (1975-02-06)Landsat B (1975-01-22)Symphonie MV1 (1974-12-19)Skynet IIB (1974-11-23)ITOS G (1974-11-15)Westar 2 (1974-10-10)SMS A (1974-05-17)Westar 1 (1974-04-13)Skynet IIA (1974-01-19)AE-C (1973-12-16)ITOS F (1973-11-06)IMP J (1973-10-26)ITOS E (1973-07-16)RAE B (1973-06-10)Anik A2 (1973-04-20)Nimbus E (1972-12-11)Anik A1 (1972-11-10)ITOS D (1972-10-15)IMP H (1972-09-23)ERTS A (1972-07-23)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.