Atlas LV3C Centaur D

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1:110 Scale

H:33.3 cmD:2.8 cm

~35 bricks tall~4 studs wide

Maiden Launch1965-08-11

Family: Atlas

Designer: USAF, NASA·Manufacturer: General Dynamics·Operator: USAF·Commissioner: USAF

2 Stages

Height / Length

36.6 m

Diameter

3.1 m

Launch Mass

136,000 kg

Takeoff Thrust

1,880 kN

LEO Capacity

3,600 kg

Mission Profile

The Atlas LV3C Centaur D was a two-stage American launch vehicle in the Atlas family, an early operational combination of the Atlas booster with the pioneering Centaur high-energy hydrogen/oxygen upper stage. Standing 36.6 m tall with a 3.1 m diameter and a liftoff mass of 136 tonnes, it generated 1,880 kN of liftoff thrust and could deliver 3,600 kg to low Earth orbit. First flying in August 1965, the Atlas LV3C Centaur D launched Surveyor lunar landers that paved the way for the Apollo Moon landings and demonstrated the Centaur's revolutionary cryogenic technology.

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