Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle family
Atlas-Centaur was the cryogenic branch of the Atlas launch-vehicle lineage, pairing pressure-stabilized Atlas boosters with the liquid-hydrogen Centaur upper stage. From Centaur development flights beginning in 1962 through Atlas I, II, and III, the family launched lunar Surveyors, planetary probes, scientific spacecraft, communications satellites, weather satellites, and national-security payloads.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas CentaurAtlas/CentaurAtlas-Centaur lineage
- Family Name
- Atlas-Centaur
- Full Name
- Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle family
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- atlas-centaur-family
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Atlas-Centaur was the cryogenic branch of the Atlas launch-vehicle lineage, pairing pressure-stabilized Atlas boosters with the liquid-hydrogen Centaur upper stage. From Centaur development flights beginning in 1962 through Atlas I, II, and III, the family launched lunar Surveyors, planetary probes, scientific spacecraft, communications satellites, weather satellites, and national-security payloads.
- First Flight Year
- 1,962
- Last Flight Year
- 2,005
- Manufacturer Id
- jd754p822eq7qbqrw26rf23hq97kq8av
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7rkr1c03a7nef4rg7taecxf185kt92
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:51:22 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:51:22 AM