Atlas Burner 2

In-active

Convair ()

Aug. 16, 1968

Description

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    21.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.05 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.05 m
  • Launch Mass
    120 T
  • Thrust
    3824 kN
Family
  • Name
    Atlas Burner 2
  • Family
  • Variant
    Burner-2
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    800 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Convair

Commercial
None
1943

Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953 it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.

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Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 2, 1972, 8:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 16, 1968, 8:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Rideshare mission with thirteen payloads .

Low Earth Orbit
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