Atlas V Growth Phase 2
Orbital launch vehicle. Year: 2012. Family: Atlas. Country: USA. Status: Design 2003.

Proposed growth variant of the heavy-lift version of the Atlas V launch vehicle with three parallel 5-m-diameter wide-body Common Core Boosters (CCB), each with 1 or 2 RD-180 engines; a 5-m-diameter new Lox/LH2 stage with 2 or 4 engines with a total thrust of 180,000 kgf; and a 5 m diameter payload fairing.

Manufacturer: Convair. Payload: 29,000 kg (63,000 lb). to a: earth escape trajectory. Liftoff Thrust: 22,940.000 kN (5,157,110 lbf). Total Mass: 1,800,000 kg (3,900,000 lb). Core Diameter: 5.00 m (16.40 ft). Total Length: 63.00 m (206.00 ft). Span: 15.00 m (49.00 ft).


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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