Delta-K

Delta-K

Manufacturer	United Launch Alliance (formerly Boeing and McDonnell Douglas)
Country of origin	United States
Rockets	Delta 4000 Delta 5000 Delta II
Size
Height	5.9 metres (19 ft)[1]
Diameter	2.4 metres (7.9 ft)[1]
Mass	6,954 kilograms (15,330 lb)[1]
Engine details
Engines	1 AJ-10-118K
Thrust	43.63 kilonewtons (9,810 lbf)[1]
Specific Impulse	319 sec[1]
Burn time	431 seconds[1]
Fuel	Aerozine 50/N2O4

The Delta-K is an American rocket stage, used^[when?] as the second stage of several variants^[which?] of the Delta rocket. As of 25 May 2008, 138 have been launched,^{[citation needed]} and excluding one which was destroyed by the explosion of a lower stage, none have failed.^{[citation needed]} It is propelled by a single AJ-10-118K rocket engine, fueled by Aerozine 50 and dinitrogen tetroxide,^[1] which are hypergolic.

The Delta-K is still in use, currently as the second stage of the Delta II rocket.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Advanced Common Evolved Stage
• Transtage

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Delta K, Encyclopedia Astronautica, date unknown, accessed 2011-02-01.