Atlas I
Atlas I was the first commercially designated Atlas-Centaur generation, developed by General Dynamics and later carried through its corporate successors. Eleven vehicles flew from 1990 through 1997: eight nominal successes, two total Centaur failures, and one Atlas underperformance that left UHF F1 in a recoverable but incorrect orbit. The series began with CRRES and ended with GOES-K.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas I-CentaurAtlas I/Centaur
- Family Name
- Atlas-Centaur
- Full Name
- Atlas I
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- atlas-i
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- I
Details
- Description
- Atlas I was the first commercially designated Atlas-Centaur generation, developed by General Dynamics and later carried through its corporate successors. Eleven vehicles flew from 1990 through 1997: eight nominal successes, two total Centaur failures, and one Atlas underperformance that left UHF F1 in a recoverable but incorrect orbit. The series began with CRRES and ended with GOES-K.
- Diameter M
- 3.05
- Engines
- Count
- 2
- Name
- LR-89-NA-7
- Placement
- booster
- Count
- 1
- Name
- LR-105-NA-7
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 2
- Name
- vernier engine
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 2
- Name
- RL10A-3-3A
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 1,990
- Height M
- 43.9
- Last Flight Year
- 1,997
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 164,300
- Manufacturer Id
- jd754p822eq7qbqrw26rf23hq97kq8av
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7xfv37bzyn0m968370zn26td8agje3
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 2,610
- Leo
- 6,580
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:51:27 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 9:09:39 AM