Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
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The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 1,939 kN
- Height
- 21 m
- Diameter
- 3.05 m
- Launch mass
- 120 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 800 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
17flightswith a definitive outcome
88.2%success rate15 of 17
2failuresincluding partial failures
6success streakcurrent
First flight September 8, 1967 · latest August 21, 1972
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Atlas SLV-3C Centaur flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1969 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1972 | 4 | 0 | 4 |