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Atlas IIIB

In-active

Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Feb. 21, 2002

Description

American orbital launch vehicle used between 2000 and 2005.

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
52.8 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Fairing Diameter
―
Launch Mass
213.0 T
Thrust
4149.0 kN

Family

Name
Atlas IIIB
Family
―
Variant
IIIB
Alias
―
Full Name
Atlas IIIB

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
10218.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
4498.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

Lockheed Martin

Commercial

None

LMT 1953

Lockheed 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.

Previous Flights

flew on four previous launch(es).

Atlas | NROL-23

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 3, 2005, 7:41 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Last launch of an Atlas model using the original, innovative, balloon propellant tanks conceived in 1947. Third launch of new generation paired satellites used for tracking, characterisation, and intelligence on naval vessels and civilian shipping worldwide.

Low Earth Orbit

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Atlas | UHF F/O F11

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 18, 2003, 2:30 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Ultra-high frequency (UHF) satellite communications network.

Geostationary Orbit

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Atlas | Asiasat 4

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 12, 2003, 12:47 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

AsiaSat 4 is designed to provide broadcast, telecommunications and broadband multimedia services to the Asia Pacific region, and direct-to-home broadcast servic-es to Hong Kong

Geosynchronous Orbit

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