Atlas IIIB
In-activeLockheed Martin (LMT)
Feb. 21, 2002
Description
American orbital launch vehicle used between 2000 and 2005.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
52.8 m -
Diameter
3.05 m -
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
213.0 T -
Thrust
4149.0 kN
Family
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Name
Atlas IIIB -
Family
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Variant
IIIB -
Alias
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Full Name
Atlas IIIB
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
10218.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
4498.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Lockheed Martin
Commercial
None
LMT 1953Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.
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Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 3, 2005, 7:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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April 12, 2003, 12:47 a.m.
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