Atlas IIIA
Atlas IIIA combined the RD-180-powered, pressure-stabilized Atlas III booster with a single-engine Centaur upper stage. AC-201 and AC-202 completed two successful missions in 2000 and 2004, launching Eutelsat W4 and MBSAT.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas IIIA-CentaurAtlas IIIA/Centaur
- Family Name
- Atlas III
- Full Name
- Atlas IIIA
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- atlas-iiia
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- IIIA
Details
- Description
- Atlas IIIA combined the RD-180-powered, pressure-stabilized Atlas III booster with a single-engine Centaur upper stage. AC-201 and AC-202 completed two successful missions in 2000 and 2004, launching Eutelsat W4 and MBSAT.
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- RD-180
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- RL10A-4-1
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,000
- Last Flight Year
- 2,004
- Manufacturer Id
- jd76x7jyyp2cr5trms0r6cqt2d7kpcha
- Operator Id
- jd76x7jyyp2cr5trms0r6cqt2d7kpcha
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7s5jxc8vp3exxgthv8e27tzn8agpyp
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 4,028
- Leo
- 8,622
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nro.gov/Launches/Launch-Vehicles/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:52:02 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 9:02:22 AM