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Atlas LV-3C Centaur
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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.
Key figures
Total launches
4
Successes
2
Failures
2
Success rate
50.0 %
Success streak
0
Maiden flight
May 8, 1962
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
80d 22h
Planned launches
0
Atlas family total
87 launches · 68 successes · 19 failures (11 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Atlas LV-3C Centaur” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Atlas family totals 87 launches across 11 variants.
Technology
Length
33 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Liftoff thrust
1,704 kN
Stages
2
GTO (geo transfer)
1,800 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 4
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia