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Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR

Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR (Intelsat-5 1)

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Version Stage 1 Stage 2
Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR Atlas-SLV3D / MA-5 Centaur-D1AR / 2 × RL10A-3-3
Performance (kg) LEO LPEO SSO GTO GEO MolO IP
Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR - -
No:        Type:                             Des:     Date                     Payload

 36    1   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 36   26.09.1975   CC LC-36B   Intelsat-4A 1
 37    2   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 37   29.01.1976   CC LC-36B   Intelsat-4A 2
 38    3   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 38   13.05.1976   CC LC-36A   Comstar 1A
 39    4   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 40   22.07.1976   CC LC-36B   Comstar 1B
 40    5   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 39   26.05.1977   CC LC-36A   Intelsat-4A 4
 41    6   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 45   12.08.1977   CC LC-36B   HEAO 1
 42    7   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 43   30.09.1977 F CC LC-36A   Intelsat-4A 5
 43    8   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 46   07.01.1978   CC LC-36B   Intelsat-4A 3
 44    9   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 44   09.02.1978   CC LC-36A   FLTSATCOM 1
 45   10   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 48   31.03.1978   CC LC-36B   Intelsat-4A 6
 46   11   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 50   20.05.1978   CC LC-36A   Pioneer-Venus 1 (Pioneer 12)
 47   12   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 41   29.06.1978   CC LC-36B   Comstar 1C 
 48   13   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 51   08.08.1978   CC LC-36A   Pioneer-Venus 2 (Pioneer 13)
 49   14   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 52   13.11.1978   CC LC-36B   HEAO 2 (Einstein)
 50   15   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 47   04.05.1979   CC LC-36A   FLTSATCOM 2
 51   16   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 53   20.09.1979   CC LC-36B   HEAO 3
 52   17   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 49   18.01.1980   CC LC-36A   FLTSATCOM 3
 53   18   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 57   31.10.1980   CC LC-36A   FLTSATCOM 4
 54   19   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 54   06.12.1980   CC LC-36B   Intelsat-5 2
 55   20   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 42   21.02.1981   CC LC-36A   Comstar 1D
 56   21   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 56   23.05.1981   CC LC-36B   Intelsat-5 1
 57   22   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 59   06.08.1981 P CC LC-36A   FLTSATCOM 5
 58   23   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 55   15.12.1981   CC LC-36B   Intelsat-5 3
 59   24   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 58   05.03.1982   CC LC-36A   Intelsat-5 4
 60   25   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 60   28.09.1982   CC LC-36B   Intelsat-5 5
 61   26   Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR          AC- 61   19.05.1983   CC LC-36A   Intelsat-5 6


Launch sites:

CC  = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA USA

F	Failure
P	Partial Failure


Failures:

- Launch 42 Atlas boostersection turbopump failed
- Launch 57 reached GTO, but imploding payload shroud damaged FLTSATCOM 5

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