The Atlas G, also known as Atlas G Centaur-D1AR was an American expendable launch system derived from the Atlas-Centaur. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used to launch seven communication satellites during the mid to late 1980s. Atlas G consisted of an improved Atlas core with modernized avionics and stretched propellant tanks. The Centaur stage also had several updated components and other technical improvements. It was replaced by the Atlas I, which had an improved guidance system.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 1,896 kN
- Height
- 38 m
- Diameter
- 3.05 m
- Launch mass
- 166 t
- Stages
- 2
- Launch cost
- —
- LEO capacity
- 3,630 kg
- GTO capacity
- —
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- —
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Flights
7
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
85.7%
6 of 7
Current success streak
1
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
—
Between consecutive booster flights
Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.
Launches
- Atlas G Centaur | FLTSATCOM F8 — Success
- Atlas G Centaur | FLTSATCOM F6 — Failure
- Atlas G Centaur | FLTSATCOM F7 — Success
- Atlas G Centaur | Intelsat 512 — Success
- Atlas G Centaur | Intelsat 511 — Success