Atlas LV3 Agena B

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1:110 Scale

H:26.1 cmD:2.8 cm

~27 bricks tall~4 studs wide

Maiden Launch1961-07-12

Family: Atlas

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

2 Stages

Height / Length

28.7 m

Diameter

3.1 m

Launch Mass

120,000 kg

Takeoff Thrust

1,880 kN

Mission Profile

Atlas LV-3 Agena B is a two-stage launch vehicle pairing the Atlas LV-3 booster with the Bell Agena B restartable upper stage for reconnaissance satellite and interplanetary science missions. First flying on 12 July 1961, it stood 28.7 meters tall with a 120,000 kg launch mass. Atlas LV-3 Agena B launched the first successful Ranger lunar impact probes and multiple classified Discoverer/Corona reconnaissance satellite missions that provided critical intelligence during the early Cold War.

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