The decade of the 2020s will see only the Delta IV Heavy remain in operation following the retirement of the Delta II in 2018 and single-stick (non-Heavy) variants of the Delta IV in 2019. This will mark the final decade for the Thor-Delta rocket family as ULA's upcoming Vulcan rocket is set to replace the Delta IV Heavy in the mid-2020s.
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Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Customer |
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June 2020[1] | Delta IV Heavy | CCAFS SLC-37B | NROL-44 | GSO | US NRO |
Reconnaissance satellite | |||||
Q4 2020[2] | Delta IV Heavy | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL-82 | LEO | US NRO |
Reconnaissance satellite | |||||
H2 2022[3] | Delta IV Heavy | VAFB SLC-6 | NROL-91 | US NRO | |
Reconnaissance satellite (Final Delta launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base) | |||||
2023[4] | Delta IV Heavy | CCAFS SLC-37B | NROL-68 | US NRO | |
Reconnaissance satellite | |||||
2024[4] | Delta IV Heavy | CCAFS SLC-37B | NROL-70 | US NRO | |
Reconnaissance satellite (Final launch of the Delta rocket family) |
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