Atlas H
Convair
Details
Height
27 m
Diameter
3.05 m
GTO
2,255 kg
LEO
3,630 kg
Thrust at Liftoff
2,282 kN
Apogee
Unknown
Launch Cost
Unknown
Maiden Flight
February 9, 1983
Description
The Atlas H was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used to launch five clusters of NOSS satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office. Two flights also carried LiPS satellites, as secondary payloads for the United States Naval Research Laboratory.
Agency
Convair