Atlas Agena B

In-active

United States Air Force (USAF)

Jan. 31, 1961

Description

The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.

Specifications

Length
20.27 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
130.0 T
Thrust
363.0 kN

Family

Name
Atlas Agena B
Family
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Variant
LV-3 Agena B
Alias
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Full Name
Atlas LV-3 Agena B

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$14210000
Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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United States Air Force

Government

Commander-in-Chief: President of the US

USAF 1947

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.