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Atlas III. The Atlas III (known as the Atlas II-AR (R for Russian) early in development [3]) was an American orbital launch vehicle, used in the years between 2000 and 2005. [4] It was developed from the highly successful Atlas II rocket and shared many components. [1] It was the first member of the Atlas family since the Atlas A to feature a ...
Atlas IIIA. Atlas V. Atlas is a family of US missiles and space launch vehicles that originated with the SM-65 Atlas. The Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program was initiated in the late 1950s under the Convair Division of General Dynamics. [2] Atlas was a liquid propellant rocket burning RP-1 kerosene fuel with liquid oxygen ...
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May 24, 2000 · Atlas IIIA-Centaur Launch, Photo Courtesy Lockheed-Martin. Classification: Space Launch Vehicle. Length: 170 feet, 2 inches. Diameter: 10 feet. Date of First Cape Canaveral Launch: May 24, 2000. Date of Final Cape Canaveral Launch: March 13, 2004. Number of Cape Canaveral Launches: 2.
Feb 21, 2002 · Otherwise identical to the Atlas IIIA, the Atlas IIIB improved performance by employing a two-engine Centaur upper stage, as opposed to a one-engine Centaur upper stage employed on the Atlas IIIA. The two-engine Centaur, featuring two RL-10A engines, could produce a thrust of 41,592 pounds, roughly double the thrust of a single RL-10A engine.
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The single-stage Atlas IIIA booster uses a high-performance RD-180 propulsion system produced by a U.S./Russian joint venture (RD AMROSS) comprised of Pratt & Whitney (U.S.) and NPO Energomash (Russia). The RD-180 burns liquid oxygen and RP-1 propellant and develops a lift-off (sea-level) thrust of 2.6 MN.
