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Atlas V Growth Phase 3

Launch vehicle · USA

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American orbital launch vehicle. Proposed Saturn-V class variant of the heavy-lift version of the Atlas V launch vehicle with five parallel 5-m-diameter wide-body Common Core Boosters (CCB), each with 1 or 2 RD-180 engines; a 7-m-diameter new LOx/LH2 stage; and a 7 m diameter payload fairing.

Payload: 44,000 kg (97,000 lb) to a earth escape.

Country
USA
Agency
Martin