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Atlas G Centaur

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
38 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Mass
166,000 kg
Stages
2
Payload to LEO
3,630 kg
First flight
1984-06-09
Total launches
7
Success / Fail
6 / 1

The Atlas G, also known as Atlas G Centaur-D1AR was an American expendable launch system derived from the Atlas-Centaur. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used to launch seven communication satellites during the mid to late 1980s. Atlas G consisted of an improved Atlas core with modernized avionics and stretched propellant tanks. The Centaur stage also had several updated components and other technical improvements. It was replaced by the Atlas I, which had an improved guidance system.

Payloads it launched · 6

FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46)
GEO
FLTSATCOM 7 (USA 20)
GEO
INTELSAT 512
GEO
INTELSAT 511
GEO
INTELSAT 510
GEO
INTELSAT 509
LEO