Atlas LV-3C/Centaur
Atlas LV-3C/Centaur was the initial Atlas-Centaur configuration used for Centaur development and the first Surveyor missions. The pressure-stabilized Atlas LV-3C first stage carried the twin-RL10 liquid-hydrogen Centaur upper stage; flights AC-1 through AC-12 matured the vehicle from experimental hardware into an operational lunar launcher.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas-Centaur LV-3CAtlas LV-3C/CentaurAtlas Centaur D
- Family Name
- Atlas-Centaur
- Full Name
- Atlas LV-3C/Centaur
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- atlas-lv-3c-centaur
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- LV-3C/Centaur
Details
- Description
- Atlas LV-3C/Centaur was the initial Atlas-Centaur configuration used for Centaur development and the first Surveyor missions. The pressure-stabilized Atlas LV-3C first stage carried the twin-RL10 liquid-hydrogen Centaur upper stage; flights AC-1 through AC-12 matured the vehicle from experimental hardware into an operational lunar launcher.
- Diameter M
- 3.05
- First Flight Year
- 1,962
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:02:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:02:51 UTC