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Boeing
Plans Four Delta 4 Flights in 2002
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Boeing Co. intends
to launch its first Delta 4 rocket in the first quarter of next year
whether or not it has a paying customer. The inaugural Delta 4
flight will be a commercial variant of the vehicle with a 4 m (13
ft) payload fairing and two solid-fuel strap-on boosters. Boeing is
seeking a paying customer for the flight but will launch a dummy
payload, if necessary.
Boeing is planning
four Delta 4 missions in 2002, one in each quarter. For the second
mission, a Delta 4 will launch a U.S. Air Force weather satellite,
DMSP 17. Boeing is looking for a commercial payload for the third
flight. The company will demonstrate a heavy-lift variant of the
Delta 4 in the fourth mission.
Boeing
has some Delta 3 rockets available for launch on relatively short
notice. The rockets could be launched starting in 2002. Boeing's
2001 launch manifest does not include any Delta 3 missions.
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