Atlas IIIB
Atlas IIIB paired the RD-180-powered, pressure-stabilized Atlas III booster with a stretched Centaur upper stage. The maiden AC-204 vehicle used a dual-engine Centaur; AC-205, AC-203, and AC-206 used single-engine Centaurs. All four IIIB missions succeeded between 2002 and the final Atlas III flight in 2005.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas IIIB-CentaurAtlas IIIB/Centaur
- Family Name
- Atlas III
- Full Name
- Atlas IIIB
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- atlas-iiib
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- IIIB
Details
- Description
- Atlas IIIB paired the RD-180-powered, pressure-stabilized Atlas III booster with a stretched Centaur upper stage. The maiden AC-204 vehicle used a dual-engine Centaur; AC-205, AC-203, and AC-206 used single-engine Centaurs. All four IIIB missions succeeded between 2002 and the final Atlas III flight in 2005.
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- RD-180
- Placement
- core
- First Flight Year
- 2,002
- Last Flight Year
- 2,005
- Manufacturer Id
- jd76x7jyyp2cr5trms0r6cqt2d7kpcha
- Operator Id
- jd76x7jyyp2cr5trms0r6cqt2d7kpcha
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7s5jxc8vp3exxgthv8e27tzn8agpyp
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 4,491
- Leo
- 10,718
- 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, 6:52:09 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 9:02:27 AM