Delta C no. 29 - Delta C no. 29 - COSPAR 1965-007 6,542 bytes. 138 x 419 pixels.

Launches: 16. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 87.50% pct. First Launch Date: 27 November 1963. Last Launch Date: 22 January 1969. Payload: 82 kg. to a: Geosynchronous transfer trajectory. Liftoff Thrust: 68,040 kgf. Total Mass: 51,285 kg. Core Diameter: 2.4 m. Total Length: 31.0 m. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 9.59 million. in 1985 unit dollars.

• Stage Number: 1. 1 x Thor DM-21 Gross Mass: 48,354 kg. Empty Mass: 2,948 kg. Thrust (vac): 77,564 kgf. Isp: 285 sec. Burn time: 164 sec. Isp(sl): 250 sec. Diameter: 2.4 m. Span: 2.4 m. Length: 18.4 m. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene No Engines: 1. MB-3-1

• Stage Number: 2. 1 x Delta D Gross Mass: 2,693 kg. Empty Mass: 545 kg. Thrust (vac): 3,436 kgf. Isp: 278 sec. Burn time: 170 sec. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 0.8 m. Span: 0.8 m. Length: 5.6 m. Propellants: Nitric acid/UDMH No Engines: 1. AJ10-118D

• Stage Number: 3. 1 x Altair 1 Gross Mass: 238 kg. Empty Mass: 30 kg. Thrust (vac): 1,270 kgf. Isp: 256 sec. Burn time: 38 sec. Isp(sl): 233 sec. Diameter: 0.5 m. Span: 0.5 m. Length: 1.8 m. Propellants: Solid No Engines: 1. X-248

• Explorer 18 Spacecraft: IMP. Payload: IMP A. Mass: 62 kg.

  Radiation data; Interplanetary Monitoring Program. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

• ASSET 2 Spacecraft: ASSET. Payload: ASSET-ASV 2.

  Suborbital test of subscale model of X-20 Dynasoar. Aero-thermodynamic structural test vehicle (ASV) for heat shield tests. Good first stage burn, but the second stage fired, then shut down, repeating the sequence several times. The spacecraft separated, and began to maneuver in a 60 degree bank to recover course, when the self-destruct package blew it apart. The debris impacted the Atlantic 800 km downrange near San Salvador Island.

• ASSET 3 Spacecraft: Asset, Dynasoar. Payload: ASSET-ASV 3.

  Suborbital test of subscale model of X-20 Dynasoar. Aero-thermodynamic structural test vehicle (ASV) for heat shield tests. Launched after four hours of holds. Tested Dynasoar hardware - tungsten nose cap, molbdenum panels with vapor-deposited disilicide, and liquid-cooled double-walled cockpit bathtub panel. Reached 5,500 m/s and recovered near Ascension Island 12 hours after launch.

• Explorer 21 Spacecraft: IMP. Payload: IMP B. Mass: 62 kg.

  Lower than planned orbit. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

• Explorer 26 Spacecraft: EPE. Payload: EPE D - 661A Flight 21-3. Mass: 46 kg.

  Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

• Tiros 9 Spacecraft: Tiros. Payload: Tiros I (A-54). Mass: 138 kg.

  Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• OSO 2 Spacecraft: OSO. Payload: OSO B2 (S-17). Mass: 247 kg.

  Orbiting Solar Observatory; returned solar X-ray, UV, gamma ray data. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

• ASSET 6 Spacecraft: ASSET. Payload: ASSET 6.

  Suborbital test of subscale model of X-20 Dynasoar. Reached 6,000 m/s and 4,350 km range. Tested twelve different kinds of refractory metals and covered with 2000 dots of heat-sensitive paint to characterize thermal profile on reentry. Telemetry indicated that the spacecraft survived reentry, but it evidently sank upon impacting the ocean and could not be recovered as planned.

• Explorer 28 Spacecraft: IMP. Payload: IMP C. Mass: 58 kg.

  Magnetic field, radiation data. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

• Tiros 10 Spacecraft: Tiros. Payload: Tiros OT1. Mass: 127 kg.

  Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• OSO C Spacecraft: OSO. Payload: OSO C. Mass: 280 kg.

• ESSA 1 Spacecraft: Tiros. Payload: Tiros OT3. Mass: 138 kg.

  Environmental Survey Satellite. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• Explorer 32 Spacecraft: AE. Payload: AE B. Mass: 225 kg.

  Atmospheric Explorer; aeronomy experiments. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

• OSO 3 Spacecraft: OSO. Payload: OSO E1. Mass: 281 kg.

  Orbiting Solar Observatory. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

• OSO 4 Spacecraft: OSO. Payload: OSO D. Mass: 272 kg.

  Extreme UV solar observations. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

• OSO 5 Spacecraft: OSO. Payload: OSO F. Mass: 291 kg.

  Orbiting Solar Observatory; solar radiation data. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

• 34 - Gatland, Kenneth, Missiles and Rockets, Macmillan, New York, 1975.
• 140 - Wilson, Andrew, Spaceflight, "Delta Digest", 1979, Volume 10, page 413.