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Atlas SLV-3D 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
32
Successes
30
Failures
2
Success rate
93.8 %
Success streak
19
Maiden flight
Apr 6, 1973
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
33d 21h
Planned launches
0
Atlas, Atlas D family total
133 launches · 118 successes · 15 failures (8 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Atlas SLV-3D Centaur” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Atlas, Atlas D family totals 133 launches across 8 variants.
Technology
Length
21 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch mass
120 t
Stages
2
LEO (low Earth orbit)
800 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 32
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia