Atlas IIIB
In-active AtlasLockheed 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 T -
Thrust
4149 kN
Family
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Name
Atlas IIIB -
Family
Atlas -
Variant
IIIB -
Alias
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Full Name
Atlas IIIB
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
10218 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
4498 kg -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―
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.
Atlas | NROL-23
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, 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.
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Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Dec. 18, 2003, 2:30 a.m.
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Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
April 12, 2003, 12:47 a.m.
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