Atlas G
Status | Retired |
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Rocket family | Atlas |
Country | United States |
Manufacturer | Lockheed |
Number of orbital launches | 7 |
First launch | 1984-06-09 |
Last launch | 1989-09-25 |
Launches by year:
Launches:
Launch date | Launch site | Rocket / Variant | Payload | Notes | Status |
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1989-09-25 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas G Centaur-D1AR | FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46) | success | |
1987-03-26 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas G Centaur-D1AR | FLTSATCOM 6 | failure | |
Lightning strike zapped guidance at T+51 seconds. Fault was directly attributed to a random memory upset that forced rocket to veer off course. Destroyed by range safety. | |||||
1986-12-05 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas G Centaur-D1AR | FLTSATCOM 7 (USA 20) | success | |
1985-09-28 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas G Centaur-D1AR | Intelsat-5A 12 | success | |
1985-06-30 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas G Centaur-D1AR | Intelsat-5A 11 | success | |
1985-03-22 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas G Centaur-D1AR | Intelsat-5A 10 | success | |
1984-06-09 | Cape Canaveral | Atlas G Centaur-D1AR | Intelsat-5 9 | pfailure | |
Centaur structural failure. |
Variants:
(This section is under construction)Atlas G Centaur-D1AR
First launch | 1984-06-09 |
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Mass | 166.14 t |
Height | 38 m |
Payload capacity:
LEO | 3630 kg to 185 km |
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GTO | 2255 kg |