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Atlas Centaur
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Atlas LV
Atlas LV
Atlas LV-3C s/n AC-3 / Centaur D s/n 135D - 1964-06-30
American orbital launch vehicle. First test version of Atlas with Centaur upper stage.

Status: Retired 1965. First Launch: 1962-05-08. Last Launch: 1965-03-02. Number: 5 . Payload: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Thrust: 1,704.82 kN (383,259 lbf). Gross mass: 136,124 kg (300,102 lb). Height: 33.00 m (108.00 ft). Diameter: 3.05 m (10.00 ft).

LEO Payload: 3,630 kg (8,000 lb) to a 185 km orbit. Payload: 2,255 kg (4,971 lb) to a GTO. Launch Price $: 70.300 million in 1994 dollars.


More at: Atlas Centaur.

Family: orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Spacecraft: Surveyor. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral LC36A. Stages: Centaur C, Atlas MA-2, Atlas D stage. Agency: Convair.

1958 August 26 - . LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
1958 August 29 - . LV Family: Titan, Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
1958 November 8 - . LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
1958 November 12 - . LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
1959 May 20 - . LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
1960 February 29 - . LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
1961 October 3 - . LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
1962 May 8 - . 19:49 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC36A. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur. FAILURE: Vehicle exploded due to insulation problems on the Atlas.. Failed Stage: 1.
1963 August 17 - . LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
1963 November 27 - . 19:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC36A. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
1964 June 30 - . 14:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC36A. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur. FAILURE: Centaur hydraulics failure.. Failed Stage: U.
1964 December 11 - . 14:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC36A. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur.
1965 March 2 - . 13:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC36A. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas Centaur. FAILURE: Failure. Failed Stage: U.

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