Cape Canaveral Rocket and Missile Programs:

DELTA G Fact Sheet
Written and Edited by Cliff Lethbridge

DELTA G

Classification: Space Launch Vehicle

Length: 95 feet, 10 inches

Diameter: 8 feet

Eliminating the third stage motor, the Delta G was simply an optional two-stage version of the Delta E.

Just two Delta G vehicles were launched from Cape Canaveral. The first carried Biosatellite-1 into low-Earth orbit on December 14, 1966.

The second Delta G launched from the Cape carried Biosatellite-2 into low-Earth orbit on September 7, 1967.

For more information, contact:
Cliff Lethbridge
cliff@spaceline.org
Spaceline, Inc.
P.O. Box 627
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920

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