Atlas H
In-activeConvair ()
Feb. 9, 1983
Description
The Atlas H was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used to launch five clusters of NOSS satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office. Two flights also carried LiPS satellites, as secondary payloads for the United States Naval Research Laboratory.
Specifications
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Stages
1 -
Length
27.0 m -
Diameter
3.05 m -
Fairing Diameter
3.05 m -
Launch Mass
150 T -
Thrust
2282 kN
Family
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Name
Atlas H -
Family
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Variant
H -
Alias
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Full Name
Atlas H
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
3630 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
2255 kg -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―
Convair
Commercial
None
1943Convair, 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.
Atlas H | Parcae 9A,B,C & MSD 9
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Atlas H | Parcae 8A,B,C & MSD 8
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Atlas H | Parcae 7A,B,C & MSD 7
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Atlas H | Parcae 6A,B,C & MSD 6
Convair | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 9, 1983, 11:23 p.m.
Atlas H | Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5
Convair | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 9, 1983, 1:47 p.m.
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