Atlas-5

Atlas-5(401) (Hot Bird 6) [ILS]

 

Atlas-5(411) (Astra 1KR) [Lockheed Martin]

 

Atlas-5(421) (WGS 1) [ULA]

 

Atlas-5(431) (Inmarsat-4 F1) [ILS]

 

Atlas-5(501) (X-37B OTV-2) [ULA]

 

Atlas-5(511) (Artist impr.)

Atlas-5(521) (Rainbow 1) [ILS]

Atlas-5(531) (AEHF 1) [Spaceflight Now]

Atlas-5(541) (MSL) [NASA]

Atlas-5(551) (New Horizons) [NASA]

Atlas-5 Heavy [GDK]

Booster configurations

Launch Vehicle Strap-On Stage 1 Stage 2
Atlas-5(Light) - CCB / RD-180 Agena-2000
Atlas-5(401) - CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-SEC / RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(402) - CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-DEC / 2 × RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(411) 1 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-SEC / RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(412) 1 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-DEC / 2 × RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(421) 2 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-SEC / RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(431) 3 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-SEC / RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(501) - CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-SEC / RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(502) - CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-DEC / 2 × RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(511) 1 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-SEC / RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(512) 1 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-DEC / 2 × RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(521) 2 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-SEC / RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(522) 2 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-DEC / 2 × RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(531) 3 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-SEC / RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(532) 3 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-DEC / 2 × RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(541) 4 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-SEC / RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(542) 4 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-DEC / 2 × RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(551) 5 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-SEC / RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(552) 5 × SRB CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-DEC / 2 × RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(HLV) * 2 × CCB / RD-180 CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-SEC / RL-10A4-2
Atlas-5(HLV) * 2 × CCB / RD-180 CCB / RD-180 Centaur-5-DEC / 2 × RL-10A4-2

* The Light Atlas-5 has been cancelled. The Heavy Atlas-5(HLV) is under development

Performance (kg) LEO LPEO SSO GTO GEO MolO IP
Atlas-5(MLV-D) 3890 1842 1260
Atlas-5(401) * 9050 7335 6670 4950 -
Atlas-5(411) * 9050 9015 8495 6075 -
Atlas-5(421) * 9050 * 9050 * 9050 7000 -
Atlas-5(431) * 9050 * 9050 * 9050 7800 -
Atlas-5(501) 8250 6420 5945 3970 1500
Atlas-5(502) 10300 9050
Atlas-5(511) 10950 8560 7820 5370 1750
Atlas-5(512) 12590 10200
Atlas-5(521) 13300 10490 9585 6485 2760
Atlas-5(522) 15080 11800
Atlas-5(531) 15300 12185 11160 7425 3250
Atlas-5(532) 17250 14600
Atlas-5(541) 17100 13480 12435 8240 3730
Atlas-5(542) 18955 14800
Atlas-5(551) 18500 14520 13550 8700 3960
Atlas-5(552) * 19050 16125 14490
Atlas-5(HLV) 25000 19000 12650 6350 9000

* = structural limit

Nr:  Type:  Vehicle:        Serial:   Fair: LS:         Date:       Payload

 1   1      Atlas-5(401)    AV-001    4S    CC SLC-41   21.08.2002    Hot Bird 6
 2   2      Atlas-5(401)    AV-002    4S    CC SLC-41   13.05.2003    Hellas-Sat 2
 3   1      Atlas-5(521)    AV-003    5S    CC SLC-41   17.07.2003    Rainbow 1
 4   2      Atlas-5(521)    AV-005    5S    CC SLC-41   17.12.2004    AMC 16
 5   1      Atlas-5(431)    AV-004    4L    CC SLC-41   11.03.2005    Inmarsat-4 F1
 6   3      Atlas-5(401)    AV-007    4S    CC SLC-41   12.08.2005    MRO
 7   1      Atlas-5(551)    AV-010    5S    CC SLC-41   19.01.2006    New Horizons [Star-48B]
 8   1      Atlas-5(411)    AV-008    4M    CC SLC-41   20.04.2006    Astra 1KR
 9   4      Atlas-5(401)    AV-013    4S    CC SLC-41   09.03.2007    ASTRO / NEXTSat-CSC / STPSat 1 / CFESat / MidSTAR 1 / FalconSat 3
10   5      Atlas-5(401)    AV-009    4M    CC SLC-41   15.06.2007 p  NOSS-3 4A (USA 194) / NOSS-3 4B (USA 194-2, NROL 30)
11   1      Atlas-5(421)    AV-011    4M    CC SLC-41   11.10.2007    WGS 1 (USA 195)
12   6      Atlas-5(401)    AV-015    4S    CC SLC-41   10.12.2007    SDS-3 5 (USA 198, NROL 24)
13   2      Atlas-5(411)    AV-006    4M    Va SLC-3E   13.03.2008    Trumpet-F/O 2 ? (USA 200, NROL 28, SBIRS HEO-2, TWINS B)
14   2      Atlas-5(421)    AV-014    4L    CC SLC-41   14.04.2008    ICO G1
15   3      Atlas-5(421)    AV-016    4M    CC SLC-41   04.04.2009    WGS 2 (USA 204)
16   7      Atlas-5(401)    AV-020    4S    CC SLC-41   18.06.2009    LRO / LCROSS
17   8      Atlas-5(401)    AV-018    4S    CC SLC-41   08.09.2009    PAN (P360, USA 207)
18   9      Atlas-5(401)    AV-017    4S    Va SLC-3E   18.10.2009    DMSP-5D3 F18 (USA 210)
19   2      Atlas-5(431)    AV-024    4L    CC SLC-41   23.11.2009    Intelsat 14
20  10      Atlas-5(401)    AV-021    4S    CC SLC-41   11.02.2010    SDO
21   1      Atlas-5(501)    AV-012    5S    CC SLC-41   22.04.2010    X-37B OTV-1 (USA 212)
22   1      Atlas-5(531)    AV-019    5S    CC SLC-41   14.08.2010    AEHF 1 (USA 214)
23   2      Atlas-5(501)    AV-025    5M    Va SLC-3E   20.09.2010    FIA-Radar 1 (USA 215, NROL 41)
24   3      Atlas-5(501)    AV-026    5S    CC SLC-41   05.03.2011    X-37B OTV-2 (USA 226)
25   3      Atlas-5(411)    AV-027    4M    Va SLC-3E   15.04.2011    NOSS-3 5A (USA 229) / NOSS-3 5B (USA 229-2, NROL 34)
26  11      Atlas-5(401)    AV-022    4S    CC SLC-41   07.05.2011    SBIRS-GEO 1 (USA 230)
27   2      Atlas-5(551)    AV-029    5S    CC SLC-41   05.08.2011    Juno
28   1      Atlas-5(541)    AV-028    5S    CC SLC-41   26.11.2011    MSL (Curiosity)
 

Planned:

29   3      Atlas-5(551)    AV-030    5M    CC SLC-41   xx.02.2012    MUOS 1
 x   2      Atlas-5(531)    x         5S    CC SLC-41   xx.04.2012    AEHF 2
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4     CC SLC-41   xx.06.2012    NROL 38
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4     CC SLC-41   xx.08.2012    RBSP A / RBSP B
 x   4      Atlas-5(411)    x         4M    Va SLC-3E   xx.08.2012    NOSS-3 6A / NOSS-3 6B (NROL 36) / Aeneas / CINEMA 1 / CSSWE / CXBN / CP 5
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4S    CC SLC-41   xx.12.2012    TDRS K
 x   x      Atlas-5(531)    x         5S    CC SLC-41   xx.12.2012    AEHF 3
 x   x      Atlas-5(501)    x         5S    CC SLC-41   xx.xx.2012    X-37B OTV-3

 x   x      Atlas-5(412)    x         -     CC SLC-41   xx.xx.2015    CST-100 F1
 x   x      Atlas-5(412)    x         -     CC SLC-41   xx.xx.2015  * CST-100 F2
 x   x      Atlas-5(412)    x         -     CC SLC-41   xx.xx.2015    CST-100 F3
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4S    Va SLC-3E   xx.xx.xxxx    DMSP-5D3 F19
 x   x      Atlas-5(501)    x         5M    Va SLC-3E   xx.xx.2013    FIA-Radar 2 (NROL 45) ?
 x   x      Atlas-5(501)    x         5M    Va SLC-3E   xx.xx.2013    FIA-Radar 3 (NROL 39) ?
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4     Va SLC-3E   xx.xx.2013    GeoEye 2
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4     Va SLC-3E   xx.xx.2013    Landsat 8 (LDCM)
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4S    CC SLC-41   xx.xx.2013    MAVEN
 x   x      Atlas-5(421)    x         4     CC SLC-41   xx.xx.2014    MMS A / MMS B / MMS C / MMS D
 x   x      Atlas-5(551)    x         5M    CC SLC-41   xx.xx.xxxx    MUOS 2
 x   x      Atlas-5(551)    x         5M    CC SLC-41   xx.xx.xxxx    MUOS 3
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    AV-023    4S    CC SLC-41   xx.xx.xxxx    GPS-2F 4
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4S    CC SLC-41   xx.xx.xxxx    GPS-2F 6
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4S    CC SLC-41   xx.xx.xxxx    GPS-2F 7
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4S    CC SLC-41   xx.xx.xxxx    GPS-2F 8
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4     CC SLC-41   xx.xx.xxxx    SBIRS-GEO 2
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4S    CC SLC-41   xx.xx.2013    TDRS L
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4     Va SLC-3E   xx.xx.2014    WorldView 3
 x   x      Atlas-5(541)    x         5     CC SLC-41   xx.xx.xxxx    AFSPC 2
 x   x      Atlas-5(521)    x         5     Va SLC-3E   xx.xx.xxxx    NROL 29
 x   x      Atlas-5(401)    x         4     CC SLC-41   xx.xx.xxxx    NROL 33
 x   x      Atlas-5(541)    x         5     CC SLC-41   xx.xx.xxxx    NROL 67
 x   x      Atlas-5(xxx)    x         x     ?           xx.xx.xxxx    NROL x

 
Failures:

Flight 10: Centaur shut down 4 sec too early during second burn due to a leaking oxygen valve


Fairing types:

4S = 4 m diameter,  9.4 m inner height (LPF)
4M = 4 m diameter, 10.3 m inner height (EPF)
4L = 4 m diameter, 11.2 m inner height (XEPF)
5S = 5 m diameter, 10.2 m inner height
5M = 5 m diameter, 12.9 m inner height
5L = 5 m diameter, 15.9 m inner height

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