Atlas

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family of expendable launch vehicles

Atlas is a family of American expendable launch vehicles originally developed from a ballistic missile program and widely used to place satellites and spacecraft into orbit.

Aliases (2)

Atlas I ×1
upgraded Atlas (2015) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	family of expendable launch vehicles →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
developedBy	Convair → General Dynamics → Lockheed Martin → United Launch Alliance →
developedFrom	SM-65 Atlas ballistic missile →
familyIncludes	Atlas II → Atlas III → Atlas LV-3B → Atlas V → Atlas-Agena → Atlas-Centaur →
firstFlightDate	1957-12-17 →
fuelComponentsInclude	RP-1 kerosene → liquid oxygen →
guidanceSystem	inertial guidance →
launchConfiguration	three-stage → two-stage →
launchSitesInclude	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station → Vandenberg Air Force Base →
notablePayload	Friendship 7 → Landsat 1 → Mariner 2 → Pioneer 10 → Surveyor 1 →
notableVariant	Atlas II → Atlas III → Atlas LV-3B → Atlas V → Atlas-Agena → Atlas-Centaur →
operatedBy	United Launch Alliance → United States Air Force →
propellantType	liquid-fueled →
rocketType	expendable launch system →
status	partially retired →
successor	Vulcan Centaur →
upperStage	Centaur →
usedFor	launching spacecraft into orbit → placing satellites into orbit →
usedInProgram	Commercial satellite launches → Landsat program → Mariner program → Mercury program → Pioneer program → Surveyor program → TDRS program →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atlas ("upgraded Atlas (2015)") →	hasVersion
Atlas-Centaur →	launchVehicleFamily
RP-1 ("Atlas I") →	usedIn