Centaur program
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The Centaur program is a U.S. space initiative that developed and operated the high-energy liquid hydrogen–fueled Centaur upper stage used on various launch vehicles for missions to Earth orbit and deep space.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Centaur program canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States space program
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space program ⓘ |
| application |
geostationary transfer orbit missions
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high‑energy escape trajectories ⓘ interplanetary probe launches ⓘ planetary exploration missions ⓘ |
| component |
Centaur D upper stage
NERFINISHED
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Centaur D-1 upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ Centaur G upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ Centaur G-Prime upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ Centaur II upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ Centaur III upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ Centaur V upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developer |
Convair
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General Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engine | RL10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fuelType | cryogenic propellant ⓘ |
| involves |
cryogenic tank insulation development
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high‑performance RL10 engine integration ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Atlas II
NERFINISHED
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Atlas III NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas V NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas-Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ Titan IIIE NERFINISHED ⓘ Titan IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulcan Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
NASA Glenn Research Center
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NASA Lewis Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first high‑energy liquid hydrogen upper stage used operationally ⓘ |
| notableMission |
Cassini–Huygens launch
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New Horizons launch ⓘ Pioneer 10 launch ⓘ Pioneer 11 launch ⓘ Surveyor lunar lander launches ⓘ Voyager 1 launch ⓘ Voyager 2 launch ⓘ |
| propellantType |
liquid hydrogen
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liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of high‑energy upper stages
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support of Earth orbit missions ⓘ support of deep space missions ⓘ |
| startDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| technologyType | expendable launch vehicle upper stage technology ⓘ |
| uses | Centaur upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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