Atlas II
The baseline Atlas II increased Atlas-Centaur performance for Defense Satellite Communications System, UHF Follow-On, and commercial payloads. Its pressure-stabilized Atlas stage used the MA-5A propulsion system and fed a two-engine Centaur II. Ten vehicles flew successfully from Eutelsat II F3 in December 1991 through UHF F8 in March 1998.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas II-CentaurAtlas II/CentaurBaseline Atlas II
- Family Name
- Atlas II
- Full Name
- Atlas II
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- atlas-ii
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- II
Details
- Description
- The baseline Atlas II increased Atlas-Centaur performance for Defense Satellite Communications System, UHF Follow-On, and commercial payloads. Its pressure-stabilized Atlas stage used the MA-5A propulsion system and fed a two-engine Centaur II. Ten vehicles flew successfully from Eutelsat II F3 in December 1991 through UHF F8 in March 1998.
- Diameter M
- 3.05
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- RS-27 (two-chamber booster)
- Placement
- booster
- Count
- 1
- Name
- RS-56SA
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 2
- Name
- RL10A-3-3A
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 1,991
- Height M
- 47.5
- Last Flight Year
- 1,998
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 187,600
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7g9nw45pfjvzgw5s0bfsmmyn8ahy2s
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 2,810
- Leo
- 6,580
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:51:40 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 9:16:35 AM