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 | Atlas Centaur No. 40
Credit: Lockheed Martin
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In all the history of mankind there will be only one generation which will be the first to explore the solar system, one generation for which, in childhood the planets are distant and indistinct discs moving through the night, and for which in old age the planets are places, diverse new worlds in the course of exploration. There will be a time in our future history when the solar system will be explored and inhabited by men who will be looking outward toward the first trip to the stars. To them and to all who come after us, the present moment will be a pivotal instant in the history of mankind.
---Carl Sagan
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 | SLV-3D Centaur
SLV-3D Centaur AC-39 - COSPAR 1977-041
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Orbital launch vehicle. Year: 1973. Family: Atlas. Country: USA. Status: Hardware. Other Designations: SLV-3C. Department of Defence Designation: SLV-3D. Manufacturer: Convair. Fully developed version of Atlas with Centaur D-1A upper stage. Launches: 32. Failures: 3. Success Rate: 90.63% pct. First Launch Date: 06 April 1973. Last Launch Date: 19 May 1983. Launch data is: complete. Payload: 1,900 kg. to a: Geosynchronous transfer trajectory. Apogee: 400,000 km. Liftoff Thrust: 197,753 kgf. Liftoff Thrust: 1,939.29 kN. Total Mass: 148,404 kg. Core Diameter: 3.05 m. Total Length: 38.00 m.
Stage Data - Atlas Centaur SLV-3D- Stage Number: 0. 1 x Atlas MA-5 Gross Mass: 3,646 kg. Empty Mass: 3,646 kg. Thrust (vac): 193,340 kgf. Isp: 294 sec. Burn time: 174 sec. Isp(sl): 259 sec. Diameter: 4.90 m. Span: 4.90 m. Length: 0.000 m. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene No Engines: 2. LR-89-7 Status: Hardware.
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x Atlas Centaur SLV-3C/D Gross Mass: 128,500 kg. Empty Mass: 4,000 kg. Thrust (vac): 39,400 kgf. Isp: 316 sec. Burn time: 430 sec. Isp(sl): 220 sec. Diameter: 3.05 m. Span: 4.90 m. Length: 22.20 m. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene No Engines: 1. LR-105-5 Status: Hardware.
- Stage Number: 2. 1 x Centaur D/E Gross Mass: 16,258 kg. Empty Mass: 2,631 kg. Thrust (vac): 13,381 kgf. Isp: 444 sec. Burn time: 470 sec. Isp(sl): 0.000 sec. Diameter: 3.05 m. Span: 3.05 m. Length: 9.60 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 2. RL-10A-3 Status: Hardware.
Atlas Centaur SLV-3D Chronology
1973 Apr 6 2:11 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-30 / Centaur D-1AR 5011D Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1973 Aug 23 22:57 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-31 / Centaur D-1AR 5010D Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1973 Nov 3 5:45 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-34 / Centaur D-1AR 5014D Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1974 Nov 21 23:43 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-32 / Centaur D-1AR 5012D Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1975 Feb 20 23:35 - Staging electrical disconnect.. SLV-3D Centaur AC-33 / Centaur D-1AR 5015D Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1975 May 22 22:04 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-35 / Centaur D-1AR 5018D Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1975 Sep 26 0:17 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-36 / Centaur D-1AR 5016 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1976 Jan 29 23:56 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-37 / Centaur D-1AR 501 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1976 May 13 22:28 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-38 / Centaur D-1AR 5020 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1976 Jul 22 22:04 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-40 / Centaur D-1AR 5022 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1977 May 26 21:47 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-39 / Centaur D-1AR 5019 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1977 Aug 12 6:29 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-45 / Centaur D-1AR 5025 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1977 Sep 30 1:02 - Atlas failure - gas generator hot gas leak.. SLV-3D Centaur AC-43 / Centaur D-1AR 5701 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1978 Jan 7 0:15 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-46 / Centaur-D1AR AC-46 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1978 Feb 9 21:17 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-44 / Centaur D-1AR 5024 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1978 Mar 31 23:36 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-48 / Centaur D-1AR 5028 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1978 May 20 13:13 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-50 / Centaur D-1AR 5030 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1978 Jun 29 22:24 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-41 / Centaur D-1AR 5021 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1978 Aug 8 7:33 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-51 / Centaur D-1AR 5031 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1978 Nov 13 5:24 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-52 / Centaur D-1AR 5032 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1979 May 4 18:56 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-47 / Centaur D-1AR 5027 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1979 Sep 20 5:28 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-53 / Centaur D-1AR 5033 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1980 Jan 18 1:26 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-49 / Centaur D-1AR 5029 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1980 Oct 31 3:54 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-57 / Centaur D-1AR 5037 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1980 Dec 6 23:31 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-54 / Centaur D-1AR 5034 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1981 Feb 21 23:23 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-42 / Centaur D-1AR 5023 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1981 May 23 22:42 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-56 / Centaur D-1AR 5036 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1981 Aug 6 8:16 - Failure of the fiberglass fairing during ascent.. SLV-3D Centaur AC-59 / Centaur D-1AR 5039 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1981 Dec 15 23:35 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-55 / Centaur D-1AR 5035 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1982 Mar 5 0:23 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-58 / Centaur D-1AR 5038 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
1982 Sep 28 23:17 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-60 / Centaur D-1AR 5040 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36B.
1983 May 19 22:26 - SLV-3D Centaur AC-61 / Centaur D-1AR 5041 Cape Canaveral. LC: LC36A.
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