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Atlas Centaur

4FLIGHTS
50%SUCCESS
2FAILURES
May 1962FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT33 m
DIAMETER3.05 m
LIFTOFF THRUST1,704 kN
STAGES2

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.

1,800 kg
TO GTO
3,969 lbs
1,704
KILONEWTONS
383,075
POUNDS-FORCE
~2,285
HORSEPOWER
Height33 m (108 ft)
Diameter3.05 m (10 ft)
Stages2