Atlas program
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The Atlas program was a series of American expendable launch systems and intercontinental ballistic missiles that played a key role in early U.S. space exploration and satellite launches.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
missile program
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rocket program ⓘ |
| configuration | stage-and-a-half design ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| developedBy |
Convair
NERFINISHED
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General Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| firstOperationalRole | ICBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuel | RP-1 kerosene ⓘ |
| influenced | later U.S. launch vehicle design ⓘ |
| laterRole | space launch vehicle ⓘ |
| launchedAstronaut | John Glenn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedMission | Friendship 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedPayloadType |
communication satellites
ⓘ
reconnaissance satellites ⓘ scientific satellites ⓘ weather satellites ⓘ |
| launchedSpacecraft | Mercury spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
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Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | placed first American in orbit ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
early backbone of U.S. orbital launch capability
ⓘ
first operational U.S. ICBM ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Atlas LV-3B
NERFINISHED
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Atlas-Agena NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas-Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ SM-65 Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States ICBM program
NERFINISHED
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United States space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid-fueled ⓘ |
| rocketFamily | Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
continued as launch vehicle family
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retired as ICBM ⓘ |
| successor |
Atlas II
NERFINISHED
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Atlas III NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyType | liquid-propellant rocket technology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crewed spaceflight launch
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expendable launch system ⓘ intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ satellite launch ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Project Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUpperStage |
Agena upper stage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Centaur upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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