Atlas-Centaur
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Atlas-Centaur was an American expendable launch vehicle family that combined an Atlas booster with a high-energy Centaur upper stage to send payloads, including early interplanetary probes, into space.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlas-Centaur canonical | 21 |
| Atlas-Centaur program | 2 |
| Atlas II with Centaur | 1 |
| Atlas III with Centaur | 1 |
| Atlas V with Centaur | 1 |
| Atlas–Centaur | 1 |
| Atlas–Centaur program | 1 |
| Centaur upper stage | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | expendable launch vehicle family ⓘ |
| agencyCustomer |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| configuration | Atlas first stage with Centaur upper stage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designGoal | high-energy upper stage performance ⓘ |
| developedFrom | SM-65 Atlas ⓘ |
| era | Cold War space race ⓘ |
| familyMemberOf | Atlas launch vehicle family ⓘ |
| fuelTypeFirstStage | RP-1 ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| heritage |
SM-65 Atlas
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas missile program
|
| intendedUse |
interplanetary missions
ⓘ
orbital launches ⓘ |
| launchCapability |
escape trajectories for deep space missions
ⓘ
geostationary transfer orbit ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36 ⓘ Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36 ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36 ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 36B
|
| launchVehicleFamily | Atlas ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Convair
ⓘ
General Dynamics ⓘ Lockheed Martin ⓘ |
| missionType |
communications satellite launches
ⓘ
planetary probe launches ⓘ weather satellite launches ⓘ |
| notableContribution | enabled early U.S. interplanetary exploration ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first operational rocket to use liquid hydrogen as fuel ⓘ |
| notablePayload |
Mariner interplanetary probes
ⓘ
Pioneer interplanetary probes ⓘ Surveyor lunar landers ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| oxidizerFirstStage | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propellantTypeUpperStage |
liquid hydrogen
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| reusability | expendable ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
Atlas-Centaur
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas II with Centaur
Atlas-Centaur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas III with Centaur
Atlas-Centaur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas V with Centaur
|
| technology | cryogenic upper stage ⓘ |
| upperStage | Centaur ⓘ |
| upperStageEngineType | RL10 ⓘ |
| upperStageStructure | pressure-stabilized balloon tank design ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NASA missions
ⓘ
United States Air Force missions ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Centaur upper stage
this entity surface form:
Atlas II with Centaur
this entity surface form:
Atlas III with Centaur
this entity surface form:
Atlas V with Centaur
this entity surface form:
Atlas-Centaur program
this entity surface form:
Atlas–Centaur program
this entity surface form:
Atlas–Centaur
this entity surface form:
Atlas-Centaur program