Atlas B
In-activeConvair ()
July 19, 1958
Description
The Convair SM-65B Atlas, or Atlas B, also designated X-12 was a prototype of the Atlas missile. First flown on 19 July 1958, the Atlas B was the first version of the Atlas rocket to use the stage and a half design with an operational sustainer engine and jettisonable rocket booster section. Unlike later Atlas models, the Atlas B used explosive bolts to jettison the booster section.
Specifications
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Stages
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Length
31.4 m -
Diameter
3.66 m -
Fairing Diameter
3.66 m -
Launch Mass
3.0 T -
Thrust
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Family
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Name
Atlas B -
Family
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Variant
B -
Alias
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Full Name
SM-65B Atlas
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
68.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Convair
Commercial
None
1943Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953 it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.
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