Atlas SLV-3D 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
32flightswith a definitive outcome
93.8%success rate30 of 32
2failuresincluding partial failures
19success streakcurrent
First flight April 6, 1973 · latest May 19, 1983
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-3D Centaur flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 |