Common Booster Core

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The Common Booster Core is the liquid-fueled first-stage rocket module that serves as the primary propulsion element of the Delta IV launch vehicle family.

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Common Booster Core canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf first stage
liquid-fueled rocket module
rocket stage
configurationInDeltaIVHeavy three CBCs strapped together
countryOfOrigin United States
developer Boeing
diameter 5.1 m
engine RS-68
linked to: RS-68 engine
engineVariant RS-68A
firstFlightVehicle Delta IV inaugural launch
fuelType cryogenic
guidance inertial guidance system
launchSiteUsage Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Vandenberg Space Force Base
launchVehicleFamily Delta IV
length approximately 40.8 m
manufacturer United Launch Alliance
oxidizer liquid oxygen
partOf Delta IV launch vehicle
linked to: Delta IV
propellantType liquid hydrogen
propulsionCycle gas-generator cycle
role primary propulsion element of Delta IV
separationEvent separates before second stage ignition
stageNumber first stage
stages single stage module
status operational
structureMaterial aluminum-lithium alloy
thrustAtLiftoff about 2.9 MN for RS-68
about 3.1 MN for RS-68A
usedOn Delta IV Heavy
Delta IV Medium
linked to: Delta IV

Delta IV Medium+ (4,2)
linked to: Delta IV

Delta IV Medium+ (5,2)
linked to: Delta IV

Delta IV Medium+ (5,4)
linked to: Delta IV

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Delta IV designFeature Common Booster Core