Atlas V 521

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Atlas V 521 is a medium- to heavy-lift variant of the Atlas V launch vehicle, distinguished by its five-meter payload fairing, two solid rocket boosters, and single-engine Centaur upper stage, used primarily for launching large satellites to high orbits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlas V launch vehicle configuration
expendable launch vehicle
orbital launch vehicle
configurationCodeMeaning 1 indicates single-engine Centaur upper stage
2 indicates two solid rocket boosters
5 indicates five-meter payload fairing
coreStageEngineType RD-180 engine NERFINISHED
coreStageOxidizer liquid oxygen
coreStagePropellant RP-1 kerosene
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designFeature five-meter payload fairing
single-engine Centaur upper stage
two solid rocket boosters
fairingDiameter 5-meter payload fairing
hasPayloadFairing 5 m class payload fairing
hasSolidRocketBoosterCount 2
hasSolidRocketBoosterType AJ-60A solid rocket booster NERFINISHED
launchServiceProvider United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED
launchVehicleFamily Atlas V NERFINISHED
liftClass medium- to heavy-lift launch vehicle
manufacturer United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED
namingScheme Atlas V XYZ configuration code
partOf Atlas V family NERFINISHED
staging two-stage launch vehicle
status operational
typicalDestinationOrbit geosynchronous transfer orbit
high Earth orbit
typicalMissionProfile launching large satellites to high orbits
upperStage Centaur upper stage
upperStageEngineCount 1
upperStageEngineType RL10 engine NERFINISHED
upperStageOxidizer liquid oxygen
upperStagePropellant liquid hydrogen
usesLaunchPad Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41 NERFINISHED

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