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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Atlas family · Convair · Retired

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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
Height
21 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch mass
120 t
Stages
2
Launch cost
LEO capacity
800 kg
GTO capacity
GEO capacity
SSO capacity

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
17
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
88.2%
15 of 17
Current success streak
6
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