The Atlas family meets the increased payload requirements of the next decade with maximum cost effectiveness by: 1) uprating the SLV-3, 2) using mission compatible upper stages, 3) incorporating sustainer tank apogee kick concept, 4) augmenting thrust with strap-on motors, and 5) performing multiple missions with a single launch vehicle.History and features of the Atlas and the advanced Atlas launch vehicle family are discussed. Performance curves for these vehicles are presented, showing the Atlas as a direct ascent vehicle as well as a booster for currently available upper stages.Mission/payload summaries are included to show payload weights for various earth orbital and planetary missions using Atlas family combinations.


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    Title :

    Advanced Atlas Launch Vehicles


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Advanced Launch Vehicle and Propulsion Systems Conference ; 1966



    Publication date :

    1966-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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