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Atlas-Centaur

Statusretired
Rocket familyAtlas
CountryUnited States
ManufacturerConvair, General Dynamics
Number of launches60
First launch1963-11-27
Last launch1983-05-19


Launches by year:



Latest launches:

Launch dateLaunch siteRocket / VariantPayloadStatus
1983-05-19Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARIntelsat-5 6success
1982-09-28Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARIntelsat-5 5success
1982-03-05Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARIntelsat-5 4success
1981-12-15Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARIntelsat-5 3success
1981-08-06Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARFLTSATCOM 5pfailure
1981-05-23Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARIntelsat-5 1success
1981-02-21Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARComstar 1Dsuccess
1980-12-06Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARIntelsat-5 2success
1980-10-31Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARFLTSATCOM 4success
1980-01-18Cape CanaveralAtlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1ARFLTSATCOM 3success

Variants:

(This section is under construction)

Atlas-Centaur Atlas LV-3C / Centaur-B

First launch1963-11-27
Mass136.1 t
Height33 m
Payload capacity:
LEO3630 kg to 185 km
GTO2255 kg

Atlas-Centaur Atlas LV-3C / Centaur-C

First launch1964-06-30
Mass136.1 t
Height33 m
Payload capacity:
LEO3630 kg to 185 km
GTO2255 kg

Atlas-Centaur Atlas LV-3C / Centaur-D

First launch1965-08-11
Mass136.1 t
Height33 m

Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3C / Centaur-D

First launch1967-09-08
Mass148.4 t
Height38 m

Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1A

First launch1973-04-06
Mass148.4 t
Height38 m

Atlas-Centaur Atlas SLV-3D / Centaur-D1AR

First launch1975-09-26
Mass148.4 t
Height38 m