Atlas LV-3C Centaur

E279282
American launch vehicle expendable launch vehicle

Atlas LV-3C Centaur was an early American launch vehicle configuration that first successfully demonstrated the Centaur high-energy upper stage for NASA missions in the 1960s.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Atlas LV-3C Centaur canonical 1
Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D 1
Atlas LV-3C first stage 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American launch vehicle ⓘ
expendable launch vehicle ⓘ
configurationOf Atlas-Centaur ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
developedBy NASA ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
developedFor high-energy upper stage operations ⓘ
era 1960s ⓘ
family Atlas launch vehicle ⓘ
surface form: Atlas launch vehicle family

Atlas-Centaur family ⓘ
firstStage Atlas LV-3C ⓘ
hasComponent Atlas LV-3C Centaur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Atlas LV-3C first stage

Centaur upper stage ⓘ
launchCapability Earth orbit ⓘ
high-energy trajectories ⓘ
launchComplex Launch Complex 36 ⓘ
launchSite Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ
surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
manufacturer Convair ⓘ
General Dynamics ⓘ
notableFor first successful demonstration of Centaur high-energy upper stage ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
program Atlas-Centaur ⓘ
surface form: Atlas-Centaur program

Centaur program ⓘ
propellantTypeFirstStage RP-1 ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
propellantTypeUpperStage liquid hydrogen ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
roleInProgram pathfinder for Centaur upper stage ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor Atlas LV-3C Centaur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

later Atlas-Centaur variants ⓘ
technologyDemonstrated high-energy orbital insertion ⓘ
liquid hydrogen upper-stage propulsion ⓘ
upperStage Centaur ⓘ
upperStageEnginePropellant cryogenic ⓘ
usedFor NASA missions ⓘ
orbital launch ⓘ
technology demonstration ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Centaur → firstFlightVehicle → Atlas LV-3C Centaur ⓘ
Surveyor 1 → launchVehicle → Atlas LV-3C Centaur ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D
Atlas LV-3C Centaur → hasComponent → Atlas LV-3C Centaur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlas LV-3C first stage
Atlas LV-3C Centaur → successor → Atlas LV-3C Centaur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur