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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 ...
- IIIA: 24 May 2000, IIIB: 21 February 2002
- 6, (IIIA: 2, IIIB: 4)
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- Medium expendable launch vehicle
The Atlas III was produced in two versions. The baseline was the Atlas IIIA, but the Atlas IIIB, featuring a twin-engine version of the Centaur upper stage, was also produced. [1] Launches . The maiden flight of the Atlas III occurred on May 24, 2000, launching the Eutelsat W4 communications satellite into a geosynchronous orbit.
May 24, 2000 · The Atlas IIAR-Centaur was renamed Atlas III-Centaur in April, 1998. Two variants emerged – the Atlas IIIA-Centaur and the Atlas IIIB-Centaur. Of these, the Atlas IIIA-Centaur was the first to be introduced and launched from Cape Canaveral. As envisioned, first stage propulsion for the Atlas IIIA-Centaur was provided by a Russian RD-180 engine.
The term Digitized Sky Survey originally referred to the publication in 1994 of a digital version of an all-sky photographic atlas used to produce the first version of the Guide Star Catalog. [1] [2] For the northern sky, the National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey E-band (red, named after the Eastman Kodak IIIa-E ...
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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.
2017 Epsilon JPN: IHI Corporation ... Atlas or Centaur upper stage. Atlas II USA: Lockheed ... Var.: IIIA, IIIB: Black Arrow
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. The RD-180 throttles to various levels ...
