The transition wave numbers from selected rovibrational levels of the EF 1 ⌺ g + ͑v =0͒ state to selected np Rydberg states of ortho-and para-D 2 located below the adiabatic ionization threshold have been measured at a precision better than 10 −3 cm −1 . Adding these wave numbers to the previously determined transition wave numbers from the X 1 ⌺ g + ͑v =0, N =0,1͒ states to thestates of D 2 and to the binding energies of the Rydberg states calculated by multichannel quantum defect theory, the ionization energies of ortho-and para-D 2 are determined to be 124 745.394 07͑58͒ cm −1 and 124 715.003 77͑75͒ cm −1 , respectively. After re-evaluation of the dissociation energy of D 2 + and using the known ionization energy of D, the dissociation energy of D 2 is determined to be 36 748.362 86͑68͒ cm −1 . This result is more precise than previous experimental results by more than one order of magnitude and is in excellent agreement with the most recent theoretical value 36 748.3633͑9͒ cm −1 ͓K. Piszczatowski, G. Łach, M. Przybytek et al., J. Chem. Theory Comput. 5, 3039 ͑2009͔͒. The ortho-para separation of D 2 , i.e., the energy difference between the N = 0 and N = 1 rotational levels of the X 1 ⌺ g + ͑v =0͒ ground state, has been determined to be 59.781 30͑95͒ cm −1 .