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Atlas V 501

8FLIGHTS

100%SUCCESS

8STREAK

Apr 2010FIRST FLIGHT

NOREUSABLE

HEIGHT58.3 m

DIAMETER3.8 m

LAUNCH MASS334 kg

LIFTOFF THRUST3,827 kN

STAGES2

ABOUT ATLAS V 501

Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.

PAYLOAD CAPACITY

8,210 kg

TO LEO

18,103 lbs

3,780 kg

TO GTO

8,335 lbs

LIFTOFF THRUST

3,827

KILONEWTONS

860,344

POUNDS-FORCE

~5,132

HORSEPOWER

DIMENSIONS

↕Height58.3 m (191 ft)

↔Diameter3.8 m (12.5 ft)

⚖Launch Mass334 kg (736 lbs)

▣Stages2

▲Apogee40,000 km

🔗 OFFICIAL INFO

FLIGHT HISTORY

Atlas V 501 | OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) (AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer

May 20, 2015SUCCESS

Atlas V 501 | NROL-39 (USA-247)

Dec 6, 2013SUCCESS

Atlas V 501 | OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)

Dec 11, 2012SUCCESS

Atlas V 501 | OTV-2 (X-37B) (USA-226)

Mar 5, 2011SUCCESS