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Atlas-Centaur AC-27 at Launch Complex 36A in February 1972 prior to launching Pioneer 10. Initially, a modified Atlas D designated LV-3C was used as the first stage. This was quickly replaced by SLV-3C, and later the SLV-3D, both derived from the standard Atlas SLV-3 rocket.
Atlas LV-3C: 1963: 1967: 11: 8: Atlas D: Centaur C: Surveyor 1: The baseline Atlas-Centaur sub-family vehicle: Atlas SLV-3C: 1967: 1972: 17: 14: Atlas D: Centaur D? Same as LV-3C stretched 1.3 m: Atlas SLV-3D: 1973: 1983: 32: 29: Atlas D: Centaur D1A: Mariner 10: Same as SLV-3C except Centaur uprated and Atlas electronics integrated with ...
Model NameFirst LaunchLast LaunchTotal Launches195919603Atlas LV-3A19601968491959196391964196851- December 17, 1957; 65 years ago
- 1957–2010s (decade)
Atlas LV-3C s/n AC-3 / Centaur D s/n 135D - 1964-06-30. American orbital launch vehicle. Version with basic Centaur upper stage. AKA: LV-3C. Payload: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Thrust: 173,843.00 kN (39,081,461 lbf). Gross mass: 136,124 kg (300,102 lb). Height: 33.00 m (108.00 ft). Diameter: 3.05 m (10.00 ft).
Oct 25, 2022 · Atlas Centaur, the world’s first space launch vehicle with a liquid hydrogen-fueled stage, suffered through a troubled development phase that lasted from 1958 to 1966. Five of the first seven test flights failed before the eighth, AC-10, successfully boosted NASA’s Surveyor 1 to the Moon on 1966 May 30.
Atlas LV-3C s/n AC-3 / Centaur D s/n 135D - 1964-06-30. American orbital launch vehicle. First test version of Atlas with Centaur upper stage. Status: Retired 1965. First Launch: 1962-05-08. Last Launch: 1965-03-02. Number: 5 . Payload: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Thrust: 1,704.82 kN (383,259 lbf). Gross mass: 136,124 kg (300,102 lb).
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