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Atlas family

Atlas V 431

RetiredUnited StatesUnited Launch AllianceSpec: 431

Atlas V with 4m Fairing, 3 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.

Flights flown3
Success rate100%3/3
Payload to LEO15,260kg
Cost per kg to LEO$8,519$130M per launch
Maiden flight2005-03-11
Peak year20051 flight

Atlas V 431 is built by United Launch Alliance of the United States. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 11 March 2005 and last flew on 18 December 2016.

Flight record

3 records
100% success rate3 of 3 flown
2005peak 2005 · 1 flight2016
First flight2005-03-11
Latest flight2016-12-18
Failures0
Consecutive successes3
Fastest turnaround1717d 9h

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit15,260kg
Geostationary transfer orbit7,700kg
Geostationary orbit2,820kg
Launch cost$130M
Cost per kg to LEO$8,519

Vehicle

431 spec
Stages2
Length59.1m
Diameter3.8m
Launch mass479t
Maiden flight2005-03-11
ReusableNo

Pads used

1 pad
Space Launch Complex 413

Orbits delivered

2 orbits
Geostationary Transfer Orbit2Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit1

Launch history

3 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
2016-12-18Atlas V 431 | Echostar 19 (Jupiter-2)Space Launch Complex 41Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2009-11-23Atlas V 431 | Intelsat 14Space Launch Complex 41Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2005-03-11Atlas V 431 | INMARSAT 4 F1Space Launch Complex 41Geosynchronous Transfer OrbitSuccess

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.