SNECMA Atar 9K50
Exact SNECMA Atar 9K50 afterburning turbojet variant in the historical Atar family. Dassault documents its Mirage G and Mirage 50/Mirage III NG uses, while Safran’s corporate history identifies the Atar series as designed by SNECMA (now Safran Aircraft Engines) and its reference document records Atar production as ceased. The exact aircraft installations remain separately managed.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atar 9K50ATAR 09K50SNECMA ATAR 9K50
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- SNECMA Atar 9K50
- Status
- historical
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Afterburning Thrust Kn
- 70.6
- Description
- Exact SNECMA Atar 9K50 afterburning turbojet variant in the historical Atar family. Dassault documents its Mirage G and Mirage 50/Mirage III NG uses, while Safran’s corporate history identifies the Atar series as designed by SNECMA (now Safran Aircraft Engines) and its reference document records Atar production as ceased. The exact aircraft installations remain separately managed.
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 06:22:54 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 10:55:57 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-07
- Note
- Official Dassault history identifies the Snecma Atar 9K 50 as the Mirage 50 engine and distinguishes that model from the Mirage III/5 family context.
- Publisher
- Dassault Aviation
- Title
- Mirage 50: origins, characteristics and performance data
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-07
- Note
- Official Dassault history identifies twin Atar 9 K 50 engines for the Mirage G4 prototypes and Atar 9 K 50 on Mirage G8 02, proving the exact variant designation.
- Publisher
- Dassault Aviation
- Title
- Mirage G: origins, characteristics and performance
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-07
- Note
- Aviation-heritage technical record identifies the 09K50 as a reheated axial turbojet, records October 1969 certification, 1973 Mirage F1 production entry, and 7,060 daN afterburning thrust; the suffix is kept distinct from 9C/9K.
- Publisher
- Conservatoire d'Aéronautique d'Aquitaine
- Title
- Turboréacteur SNECMA ATAR 09K50
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Safran’s corporate history identifies SNECMA as the designer of the ATAR series and the predecessor of Safran Aircraft Engines, supporting the historical successor-group relationship on this SNECMA variant.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- The Story of Safran Aircraft Engines – from 1945 to 2005
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-21
- Note
- Safran records that Atar series production had ceased while approximately 870 Atar engines remained in service, supporting the historical lifecycle boundary without asserting a 9K50-specific current status.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- 2008 Reference Document