Atlas family
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Flights flown32
Success rate93.8%30/32
Payload to LEO800kg
Maiden flight1973-04-06
Peak year19787 flights
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur is built by Convair of the United States. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 6 April 1973 and last flew on 19 May 1983.
Flight record
93.8% success rate30 of 32 flown · 2 failed
1973peak 1978 · 7 flights1983
First flight1973-04-06
Latest flight1983-05-19
Failures2
Consecutive successes19
Fastest turnaround33d 21h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 800kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 21m |
| Diameter | 3.05m |
| Launch mass | 120t |
| Maiden flight | 1973-04-06 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Orbit25Low Earth Orbit3Mercury flyby1Solar Escape Trajectory1Venus flyby1Venus Orbit1
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Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-05-19 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 506 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1982-09-28 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 505 | Launch Complex 36B | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1982-03-05 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 504 | Launch Complex 36B | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1981-12-15 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 503 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1981-08-06 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 5 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1981-05-23 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 501 | Launch Complex 36B | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1981-02-21 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1D | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1980-12-06 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 502 | Launch Complex 36B | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1980-10-31 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 4 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1980-01-18 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 3 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1979-09-20 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | HEAO 3 | Launch Complex 36B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1979-05-04 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 2 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1978-11-13 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Einstein Observatory | Launch Complex 36B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1978-08-08 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Pioneer Venus Multiprobe | Launch Complex 36A | Venus flyby | Success |
| 1978-06-29 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1C | Launch Complex 36B | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1978-05-20 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Pioneer Venus Orbiter | Launch Complex 36A | Venus Orbit | Success |
| 1978-03-31 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 6 | Launch Complex 36B | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1978-02-09 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 1 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1978-01-07 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 3 | Launch Complex 36B | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1977-09-30 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 5 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1977-08-12 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | HEAO 1 | Launch Complex 36B | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1977-05-26 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 4 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1976-07-22 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1B | Launch Complex 36B | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1976-05-13 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1A | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1976-01-29 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 2 | Launch Complex 36B | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1975-09-26 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 1 | Launch Complex 36B | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1975-05-22 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F1 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1975-02-20 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F6 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1974-11-21 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F8 | Launch Complex 36B | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1973-11-03 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Mariner 10 | Launch Complex 36B | Mercury flyby | Success |
| 1973-08-23 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F7 | Launch Complex 36A | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1973-04-06 | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Pioneer 11 | Launch Complex 36B | Solar Escape Trajectory | Success |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
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