What is Delta II?
{{use dmy dates}} {{Infobox rocket |image = Delta II Genesis Launch.jpg |image_size = |caption = A Delta II rocket takes off from [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] <!----Core parameters (required)----> |name = Delta II |function = [[Launch vehicle]] |manufacturer = [[United Launch Alliance]] |country-origin = United States <!----Costs (optional)----> |pcost = <!--project cost, optional--> |cpl = {{US$|51 million}} in 1987 (7920-10 mod.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflight101.com/delta-ii-7920h-10.html |title=Delta II 7920H-10 - SPACEFLIGHT101 |access-date=July 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122955/http://www.spaceflight101.com/delta-ii-7920h-10.html |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }}</ref> |alt-cpl = <!--cost in alternative currency, optional--> <!----Dimensions (required)----> |height = {{convert|38.2-39|m|abbr=on}} |diameter = {{convert|2.44|m|abbr=on}} |width = <!--width if not axisymmetric, use {{convert}}, optional--> |mass = {{convert|151,700-231,870|kg|abbr=on}} |stages = 2 or 3 <!----Payloads (optional)----> |capacities = {{Infobox rocket/payload |location = [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] |kilos = {{convert|2,700-6,100|kg|abbr=on}} }} {{Infobox rocket/payload |location = [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]] |kilos = {{convert|900 - 2,170|kg|abbr=on}} }} {{Infobox rocket/payload |location = [[Heliocentric orbit|HCO]] |kilos = {{convert|1000|kg|abbr=on}} }} <!----Associated rockets (optional)----> |family = <!--rocket family, optional--> |derivatives = <!--derived rockets, optional--> |comparable = <!--similar, unrelated rockets, optional--> <!----Launch history (required)----> |status = Retired |sites = [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17|SLC-17]]<br>[[Vandenberg AFB]] [[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2|SLC-2W]] |launches = 156<br>'''Delta 6000:''' 17<br>'''Delta 700