Atlas SLV-3D Centaur (Convair)
The Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, manufactured by Convair established in 1943, undertook its inaugural launch on 04/06/1973, is non-reusable and is inactive.
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur has 30 successful launches and 2 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 32 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
- Length: 21 m
- Diameter: 3.05 m
- Launch Mass: 120 T
- LEO Capacity: 800 kg
Manufacturer
Convair
Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953 it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.
