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      Atlas-Agena and Atlas-Centaur

      • However, from 1962 to 1963 Atlas boosters launched the first four US astronauts to orbit the Earth (in contrast to the preceding two Redstone suborbital launches). The Atlas-Agena and Atlas-Centaur satellite launch vehicles were also derived directly from the original Atlas.
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  2. The Atlas-Agena and Atlas-Centaur satellite launch vehicles were also derived directly from the original Atlas. The Atlas-Centaur was evolved into the Atlas II, various models of which were launched 63 times between 1991 and 2004.

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  3. Most U.S. launch vehicles in use since the late 1950s have been based on the Thor IRBM (Thor became known as Thor-Delta and then simply Delta) or the Atlas and Titan ICBMs. The last launch of a vehicle based on the Titan ICBM was on October 19, 2005. The two other families of launch vehicles, Delta and Atlas, have undergone a series of ...

  4. May 7, 2024 · Atlas, series of American launch vehicles, designed originally as intercontinental ballistic missiles ( ICBMs ), that have been in service since the late 1950s. The Atlas D, the first version deployed, became operational in 1959 as one of the first U.S. ICBMs. (Atlas A, B, and C were experimental versions that never saw active service.)

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  5. Jan 12, 2024 · The Atlas-Agena and Atlas-Centaur satellite launch vehicles were also derived directly from the original Atlas. The Atlas-Centaur was evolved into the Atlas II, various models of which were launched 63 times between 1991 and 2004.

  6. The Atlas-Agena and Atlas-Centaur satellite launch vehicles were also derived directly from the original Atlas. The Atlas-Centaur was evolved into the Atlas II, various models of which were launched 63 times between 1991 and 2004. There were only six launches of the succeeding Atlas III, all between 2000 and 2005.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Atlas_IIAtlas II - Wikipedia

    Background. Design. Atlas II first stage. Centaur II upper stage. Integrated Apogee Boost Stage. Payload fairing. Versions. Atlas IIAS. Specifications. See also. References. External links. Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s.

  8. May 2, 2016 · Thor and Atlas Derivatives. The earliest launch vehicles used by the Air Force were Thor and Atlas missiles modified by the Air Force Ballistic Missile Division and Space Systems Division to serve as space boosters.