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Atlas V 521

ULA RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
2
Success rate
100%
2 ok · 0 failed
Payload to LEO
13,490 kg
Payload to GTO
6,475 kg
Status
Retired
First flight
17 Jul 2003
Reusable
No
Height
58.3 m
Diameter
3.81 m
Launch mass
590 t
Liftoff thrust
7,203 kN
Stages
2
Launch cost
$135,000,000
Booster landings
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About

Atlas V is the fifth major version in the Atlas rocket family. It is an expendable launch system originally designed by Lockheed Martin, now being operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed and Boeing.