launch services

Delta II

Missions → Aqua (Degraded) , GeoEye-1 (Extended operations) , WorldView-1 (Extended operations) , WorldView-2 (Extended operations) , ICESat-2 (Extended operations) , ICESat (Ended) , CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) (Ended) , SMAP (Extended operations) , Suomi NPP (Extended operations) , NOAA-20 (Operational) , OCO-2 (Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2) (Operational) , Aura (Extended operations) , COSMO-SkyMed (Operational) , RADARSAT-1 (Ended)

Delta II is a retired American medium-lift launch vehicle that flew from 1989 to 2018.^[1] The vehicle was operated successively by McDonnell Douglas, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance (ULA).^[2] It launched Earth observation and climate missions including ICESat, Aqua, and CALIPSO during its operational life.^[1] Its final flight in September 2018 delivered NASA's ICESat-2 ice-sheet elevation mission to polar orbit.^[3]

Supply chain position

launched Aqua

launched GeoEye-1

launched WorldView-1

launched WorldView-2

launched ICESat-2

launched ICESat

launched CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations)

launched SMAP

launched Suomi NPP

launched NOAA-20

launched OCO-2 (Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2)

launched Aura

launched COSMO-SkyMed

launched RADARSAT-1

Sources

[1]Delta II, Wikipediacommunity2026-06-11
[2]Delta II, ULAoperator engineering2026-06-11
[3]Final Flight for the Delta II Rocket, Aerospace Corporationoperator press2026-06-11
[4]Delta II ICESat-2 mission page, ULAoperator engineering2026-06-11
[5]Delta II concludes amazing legacy with ICESat-2 launch, NASASpaceFlightoperator press2026-06-11

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@misc{eoatlas:launch_services:ula-delta-ii,
  title = {Delta II},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/launch_services/ula-delta-ii}
}