Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

In-active

Convair ()

April 6, 1973

Description

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    21.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.05 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.05 m
  • Launch Mass
    120.0 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
  • Family
  • Variant
    SLV-3D Centaur
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    800.0 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.

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 506

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 19, 1983, 10:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 505

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 28, 1982, 11:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 504

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 5, 1982, 12:23 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 503

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 15, 1981, 11:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 5

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 6, 1981, 8:16 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 501

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 23, 1981, 10:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1D

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 21, 1981, 11:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 502

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 6, 1980, 11:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 4

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 31, 1980, 3:54 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 3

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 18, 1980, 1:26 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | HEAO 3

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 20, 1979, 5:28 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Astronomy satellite dedicated to gamma and cosmic rays

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 2

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 4, 1979, 6:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Einstein Observatory

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 13, 1978, 5:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Astrophysics research satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Pioneer Venus Multiprobe

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 8, 1978, 7:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Bus carrying one large and three small atmospheric probes which landed on Venus

Venus flyby
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1C

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
June 29, 1978, 10:24 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 20, 1978, 1:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Venus orbiter carrying 17 expriments

Venus Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 6

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 31, 1978, 11:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | FLTSATCOM 1

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 9, 1978, 9:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

FLTSATCOM satellite for US Navy, Air Force and presidential communications

Geostationary Orbit
Explore Share

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 3

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 7, 1978, 12:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 5

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 30, 1977, 1:02 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | HEAO 1

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 12, 1977, 6:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Observatory satellite dedicated to X-ray and gamma-ray studies

Low Earth Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 4

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 26, 1977, 9:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
Explore Share

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1B

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 22, 1976, 10:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
Explore Share

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Comstar 1A

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 13, 1976, 10:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
Explore Share

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 2

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 29, 1976, 11:56 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
Explore Share

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat-4A 1

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 26, 1975, 12:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
Explore Share

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F1

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 22, 1975, 10:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
Explore Share

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F6

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 20, 1975, 11:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F8

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 21, 1974, 11:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Mariner 10

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 3, 1973, 5:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Venus and Mercury fly-by probe

Mercury flyby
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | INTELSAT IV F7

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 23, 1973, 10:57 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Geostationary communications satellite developed by Hughes Aircraft Company

Geostationary Orbit
Explore Share

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Pioneer 11

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 6, 1973, 2:11 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Probe sent to the outer solar system

Solar Escape Trajectory
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