Atlas ICBM
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Atlas ICBM was the United States’ first operational intercontinental ballistic missile, later adapted as a launch vehicle that helped inaugurate the American space program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlas ICBM canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercontinental ballistic missile
ⓘ
launch vehicle ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War ballistic missiles of the United States
ⓘ
Space launch vehicles of the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedAs | first operational U.S. ICBM ⓘ |
| developedBy | Convair ⓘ |
| developedFor | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1959 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| family |
Atlas rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas rocket family
|
| firstFlightDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| fuel | RP-1 kerosene ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first operational intercontinental ballistic missile of the United States
ⓘ
pioneering U.S. orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Atlas launch vehicle designs ⓘ |
| launchedAstronaut | John Glenn ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ
surface form:
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
| manufacturer | Convair ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
engines jettisoned while center sustainer continued
ⓘ
thin stainless-steel balloon tank structure ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| partOf | United States nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid-fueled ⓘ |
| rangeCategory | intercontinental ⓘ |
| role |
space launch vehicle
ⓘ
strategic ballistic missile ⓘ |
| stagingType | stage-and-a-half ⓘ |
| status |
adapted as space launch vehicle
ⓘ
retired as a missile ⓘ |
| successor |
Atlas II
ⓘ
Atlas III ⓘ Atlas LV-3B ⓘ Atlas V ⓘ |
| technologyBase | liquid rocket engine technology ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInProgram |
Gemini program
ⓘ
surface form:
Gemini program (as Atlas-Agena target vehicle)
Mercury program ⓘ
surface form:
Project Mercury
early American space program ⓘ |
| usedToLaunch |
Friendship 7
ⓘ
Mercury-Atlas 6 ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.