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Atlas H

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
27 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Mass
150,000 kg
Stages
1
Payload to LEO
3,630 kg
Payload to GTO
2,255 kg
First flight
1983-02-09
Total launches
5
Success / Fail
5 / 0

The Atlas H was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used to launch five clusters of NOSS satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office. Two flights also carried LiPS satellites, as secondary payloads for the United States Naval Research Laboratory.

Payloads it launched · 17

USA 16
LEO
USA 17
LEO
USA 18
LEO
USA 15
LEO
OPS 8737
LEO
JD 1
LEO
JD 3
LEO
JD 2
LEO
GB 1
LEO
OPS 6432
LEO
GB 3
LEO
GB 2
LEO
SSB
LEO
SSA
LEO
OPS 0252
LEO
SSC
LEO
SSD
LEO