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	Atlas
		Atlas IIA is capable of lifting payloads in the 6,500-pound class to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
		The overall Atlas IIA length is 156 feet with large payload fairing -- the Atlas length is 82 feet, and the Centaur length is 33 feet.
		The fourth variant in the Atlas family, Atlas IIAS is capable of lifting payloads in the 7,000 to 8,000-pound class range to geosynchronous transfer orbit.
	www.fas.org /spp/military/program/launch/atlas.htm (4696 words)

	Atlas2 - Summary
		The Atlas II family, which includes the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS, was developed in the mid-1980's to address the growing demand for large commercial geosynchronous satellites.
		The maiden flight of the Atlas III launch vehicle, the replacement for the Atlas II, occurred on May 24, 2000.
		In the case of the Atlas IIAS, four solids are used to augment payload performance.
	www.spaceandtech.com /spacedata/elvs/atlas2_sum.shtml (273 words)

	ROCKETS
		The Atlas launch vehicle is composed of three basic families: the Atlas II (IIA and IIAS), the Atlas III (IIIA and IIIB) and the Atlas V (400 and 500 series).
		The Atlas II family is capable of lifting payloads ranging in mass from 6,200 lb (2,812 kg) to 8,200 lb (3,719 kg) to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).
		Atlas V results from the culmination of Lockheed Martin's desire to employ the best practices from both the Atlas and Titan programs into an evolved and highly competitive commercial and government launch system for the 21st Century.
	www.spaceagetimes.com /rockets.htm (991 words)

	Launch vehicles Atlas II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Atlas launch vehicle was developed as the first ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) in the U.S. and succeeded in its first experimental launch in December of 1957.
		The Atlas I and the Atlas II (IIA, IIAS) are the latest versions of the Atlas series, which are bringing fruitful results to the launch business by private manufacturers.
		Atlas I is produced by the Lockheed Martin Co. and is used for the satellite launch business by the International Launch Service (ILS) which has launch platforms in Baikonur, Russia as well as in Cape Canaveral.
	spaceinfo.jaxa.jp /db/kaihatu/rocket/rocket_e/atorasu_2_e.html (325 words)

	Atlas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Atlas structure in fact was not strong enough to support the weight of propellant and payload; the interior of the Atlas had to be pressurized to prevent the rocket from crumpling under gravity.
		It was an Atlas A, one of six slightly different types A, B, C, D, E, and F. The Atlas A suffered a failure of its structure soon after liftoff, causing it to collapse and explode.
		Atlas II is available in several versions: the standard Atlas II (6,500 pounds or 2,900 kg to geosynchronous transfer orbit/GTO); the Atlas IIA with upgraded second stage (6,760 pounds or 3,070 kg to GTO); and the Atlas IIAS with four solid rocket boosters (8,200 pounds or 3,720 kg to GTO).
	meridiani2.usc.edu /launch/atlas.html (1587 words)

	Atlas (U)
		Atlas IIA is a two-and-a-half stage vehicle, primarily used by the Air Force to support the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III program.
		Atlas II also has lower-cost electronics, an improved flight computer and longer propellant tanks than its predecessor, Atlas I, which was developed for commercial users as a result of launch failures in the late 1980s.
		Atlas propulsion is provided by a Rocketdyne liquid rocket engine set, which consists of two booster engines and one sustainer engine.
	www.fas.org /spp/military/program/nssrm/initiatives/atlas.htm (605 words)

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		Atlas IIAS The Atlas IIAS is launched from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 3E on south VAFB, approximately 9.9 km (6.2 mi) from the Rocky Point harbor seal haul-out area and 11.1 km (6.9 mi) from the Spur Road haul-out site.
		The Atlas IIAS is a medium-sized (up to 48m, 157.5 ft, tall) launch vehicle with approximately 724,800 lbs of thrust.
		The Atlas V consists of a common booster core (3.8 m, 12.5 ft, in diameter and 32.5 m, 106.6 ft, high) powered by an RD180 engine that burns a liquid propellant fuel consisting of liquid oxygen and RP1 fuel (kerosene).
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2004/February/Day-06/i2414.htm (8778 words)

	Atlas
		The Atlas ballistic missile began with the US Army Air Corps request for proposal in October 1945, which led to development in the 1950’s of the Atlas, Navaho, Snark, and Matador/Mace missiles.
		The Atlas I launch vehicle was derived from the Atlas G, and included the same basic vehicle components (Atlas booster and Centaur upper stage).
		Proposed growth variant of the heavy-lift version of the Atlas V launch vehicle with three parallel 3.8-m-diameter Common Core Boosters (CCB), a 5-m-diameter wide body version of the Centaur upper stage with a single-engine, and a...
	www.astronautix.com /lvfam/atlas.htm (1703 words)

	Lockheed Martin Begins Atlas V West Coast Launch Pad Renovations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The first Atlas V west coast launch from SLC-3E is scheduled for Fall 2005 and will carry a U.S. government payload.
		The Atlas V 400 and 500 series of launch vehicles will provide over two times the lift capability of the Atlas IIAS launch vehicle, which completed its final mission from SLC-3E in December 2003.
		Atlas V has already flown three consecutive successful missions, for a total of 68 consecutive successful Atlas launches since 1993.
	www.californiaspaceauthority.org /html/press-releasesandletters/pr040114c.html (700 words)

	Atlas rocket -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		The Atlas was originally designed as a liquid-fueled ICBM and first tested in an operational version in 1959.
		Atlas is equipped with three engines—two boosters that are jettisoned after about 2 minutes of operation and a sustainer that operates until orbital velocity is attained.
		In ancient Greek mythology Atlas was the son of the Titan Iapetus and the nymph Clymene.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9356071?query=rocket&ct= (834 words)

	Atlas IIAS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Atlas II booster was 2.7-meters longer than an Atlas I and included uprated Rocketdyne MA-5A engines.
		The Atlas I vernier engines were replaced with a hydrazine roll control system.
		The Atlas IIAS model added four Thiokol Castor IVA solid rocket boosters (SRBs) to the core Atlas stage to augment thrust for the first two minutes of flight.
	www.fplib.org /partners/mwade/lvs/atlsiias.htm (888 words)

	1st Atlas Launch of Year is Record-Setting 75th Atlas Success in a Row
		Since 1962, 145 Atlas vehicles have been launched from Complex 36 - 69 from Pad A and 76 from Pad B. Operations were run from a “blockhouse” that dates back to the 1960s, but with electronic systems that were upgraded along with the rockets.
		Atlas III was developed to bridge the technical and operational differences between Atlas IIAS and Atlas V. In reality, today’s mission is the 10th successful launch of the next-generation Atlas family of Atlas III and Atlas V, which combine the best - RD-180 propulsion with the Centaur upper stage.
		With this last mission by Atlas 3 and the recent retirement of the Atlas 2 series of vehicles, this would be the final Atlas liftoff from the site after 43 years.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1335477/posts (1780 words)

	Lockheed Martin’s First Atlas V Rocket Stacked Vertically On New West Coast Launch Pad
		BOS operations began with stacking the booster followed by erection of the two interstage adapters, the stretched 38.5 feet-tall- (11.68 meters) Centaur upper stage, and the “boat tail,” which is the segment between the vehicle and the payload fairing.
		BOS operations took four days to complete, which is standard for Atlas V. Completion of BOS kicks off a period of further test and validation called “pathfinding” to ensure that the team, the vehicle and the facilities are prepared for the first launch.
		Atlas V at Vandenberg SLC-3E will use a stationary launch pad with mobile service tower, in contrast to the facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, where the rocket is stacked in a Vertical Integration Facility and then rolled to the launch pad only 12 hours before launch.
	www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk /2005/27March2005_29.html (524 words)

	Atlas II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Atlas II launch vehicle is able to lift payloads of 6,100-lb (2,767 kg) in geosynchronous orbits and 8,200-lb in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
		The Centaur high-energy propellant is the upper stage motor of the Atlas II launch vehicle.
		The last Atlas II (#63), an Atlas IIAS, was launched on August 31, 2004, at Cape Canaveral carrying a national security payload into orbit.
	www.deagel.com /pandora?p=pm00372001 (173 words)

	ILS: International Launch Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This also marks the 30th and final flight for an Atlas IIAS model and the 63rd flight and final flight of any Atlas II version.
		Albrecht also pointed out the perfect record of not only the Atlas IIAS vehicles, but of the entire Atlas II line, which began flying in December 1991.
		With a remarkable launch rate of 66 missions since 2000, the Atlas and Proton launch vehicles have consistently demonstrated the reliability and flexibility that have made them the vehicles of choice.
	www.ilslaunch.com /newsarchives/newsreleases/rec278 (414 words)

	Rush3d.com - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Tonight's launch vehicle was the 23rd in the Atlas IIA series, the first of which flew in June 1992.
		All have been successful, as were the predecessor Atlas II series, and the current Atlas IIAS, Atlas III and Atlas V lines.
		The Atlas rockets and their Centaur upper stages are built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company-Astronautics Operations at facilities in Denver, Colo.; Harlingen, Texas; and San Diego, Calif. The three-stage Proton and its Breeze M upper stage are assembled by Khrunichev at its plant near Moscow.
	www.rush3d.com /14,00000242.php (529 words)

	Yahoo! - Atlas Successfully Launches EchoStar III Communications Satellite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was the sixth successful Atlas launch of 1997 from CCAS and the thirty-third consecutive successful flight for Atlas.
		The Atlas IIAS, designated AC-135 for the EchoStar III mission, is the most powerful of the Atlas configurations presently launching payloads for commercial, military and government customers.
		The Atlas II series, including the II, IIA and IIAS, has had 100 percent operational success since the introduction of each launch vehicle.
	www.afscv.org /tv5/echostar3.html (257 words)

	Atlas Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		From the first Atlas RandD flights in the early 1950s to the Atlas ICBM and Atlas E/F/H boosters, the Atlas launch vehicle proved itself to be a reliable workhorse.
		After proving the reliability of the Atlas/Centaur combination, the Atlas I program was given full go-ahead, initiating one of the largest commercial space ventures in history.
		The Atlas E, F and H boosters, part of the Atlas ICBM family, were modified to launch payloads such as NOAA, DMSP, Navstar, and Geosat.
	www.ilslaunch.com /atlas/historicalflights (540 words)

	Starship Modeler: Gallery (Real Space) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Atlas IIAS, introduced in 1993, was one of the workhorses of commercial space.
		Compared to the Atlas I, the IIAS featured a stretched first stage with uprated engines and a longer Centaur stage with fixed insulation panels.
		There is no card model of the Atlas IIAS that I could find anywhere, but I figured I needed to add this important rocket to my collection.
	www.starshipmodeler.org /gallery9/dh_atlasii.htm (265 words)

	TERRA Launch Operations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The ATLAS IIAS consists of the LOX/RP-1 fueled Atlas Booster with four Thiokol Castor IVA solid rocket boosters, and the liquid oxygen/hydrogen fueled Centaur Upper Stage.
		The enhancements made to the Atlas IIAS configuration for the TERRA Mission include a new payload adapter, a new spacecraft separation system, a longer payload fairing, and strengthened vehicle mechanical components.
		Atlas IIAS Launch Services for the TERRA Program were managed by the Lewis Research Center through a contract with Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, Colorado.
	eos-am.gsfc.nasa.gov /launchvehicle.html (312 words)

	Space Launchers - Atlas
		Atlas IIA was a commercial derivative of the Atlas II developed for the US Air Force.
		The Atlas V launch system is based on the 3.8 m diameter Common Core Booster (CCB) powered by a single RD-180 engine and incorporating a stretched Centaur upper stage with either one (SEC) or two (DEC) RL10A-4-2 engines.
		Each Atlas V has a 3-digit vehicle naming designator; the first digit indicates the usable fairing diameter (4-m or 5-m), the second digit indicates the number of strap-on SRBs (0 to 5), and the last digit indicates the number of Centaur engines (1 or 2).
	www.braeunig.us /space/specs/atlas.htm (2317 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Atlas Launch Report \| Sea recons readied
		The Atlas rocket blasts off from the SLC-3E pad at Vandenberg in September 2001 with an NRO payload.
		Those flights include use of a Russian-powered Atlas IIIB to orbit a Navy UHF military satcom here Dec. 16, followed Dec. 20 by the launch of a new USAF Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) on a Boeing Delta II.
		Atlas 2AS vehicle data - Description of rocket being used in this launch.
	spaceflightnow.com /atlas/ac164/031128preview.html (1452 words)

	Universe Today - Atlas V Launches AMC-16
		This was the 74th consecutive successful launch for the Atlas vehicle family, as well as the fourth launch and fourth commercial mission for the Atlas V launcher.
		Both the Atlas V launcher and the A2100 model satellite were built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. ILS is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin (LMT), of Bethesda, Md., and Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center of Moscow.
		Atlas IIAS vehicles orbited AMC-10 and AMC-11 in February and May, respectively, and a Proton Breeze M vehicle lifted AMC-15 in October.
	www.universetoday.com /am/publish/atlas_amc16.html (534 words)

	Atlas Launch Vehicle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Atlas IIAS is very similar in construction to the Atlas II/IIA with the notable exception of four strap on solid rocket motors manufactured by Thiokol that provide additional thrust at launch and during the first stage of flight.
		Among these are a new Russian-design Atlas booster engine, additional lengthening of the Atlas stage, and a dual-engine stretched Centaur for the Atlas IIIB configuration (the likely configuration for the U.S. Government mission).
		The Atlas III family of launch vehicles is being offered for commercial launch opportunities beginning in early 1999, with the Atlas IIIB configuration available in 2000.
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/awcgate/smc-fs/atl2_fs.htm (652 words)

	Atlas IIAS - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Atlas IIAS - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Atlas IIAS is a launch vehicle used by NASA to put unmanned vehicles into Earth orbit.
		See also, labeled diagram of the Atlas IIAS
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Atlas_IIAS (124 words)

	Atlas IIAS Being Shipped to Cape Canaveral For Launch June 30
		Saturday's event marked the roll out of the final Atlas II (an Atlas IIAS configuration) that will be shipped May 16 to Cape Canaveral, Fla., for launch on June 30.
		The next-to-last Atlas IIAS is already at Cape Canaveral, being prepared for launch May 19.
		Lockheed Martin's Atlas II series, a workhorse of the American launch vehicle fleet for 13 years, has performed 61 consecutive missions with 100 percent mission success and has evolved into the larger, more powerful Atlas III and Atlas V series.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/launchers-04k.html (654 words)

	Vandenberg prepares for last Atlas II launch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Atlas is slated to launch June 16.
		This Atlas carries a classified payload to be used by the National Reconnaissance Office for national security.
		Crosier said the final Atlas launch from Vandenberg is truly historic, as the Atlas program has served the Air Force well over the years.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=31403944 (430 words)

	Cape Canaveral Rocket and Missile Programs: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In all other respects identical to the Atlas IIA-Centaur, the innovative Atlas IIAS-Centaur introduced a significant modification to the Atlas family.
		For the first time, solid rocket boosters were mounted on the Atlas first stage to provide a dramatic increase in payload capacity.
		With the large fairing, the Atlas IIAS-Centaur can carry an 18,500-pound payload to low-Earth orbit, a 7,700-pound payload to geosynchronous transfer orbit or a 5,640-pound payload to Earth-escape trajectory.
	www.spaceline.org /rocketsum/atlas-IIas-centaur.html (222 words)

	Universe Today - Atlas Rocket Launches AMC-10 Satellite
		Tonight’s rocket was the 27th flown in the Atlas IIAS configuration.
		Three more Atlas IIAS vehicles are scheduled to launch this year before the model is retired.
		The Atlas rockets and their Centaur upper stages are built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Denver, Colo.; Harlingen, Texas; and San Diego, Calif. The A2100 satellite is built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems in New Town, Pa., and Sunnyvale, Calif.
	www.universetoday.com /am/publish/atlas_launches_amc-10.html?622004 (601 words)

	Lockheed Martin Marks Major Milestone at West Coast Atlas V Launch Pad
		The fixed launch platform supports the 19-story Atlas V launch vehicle during its integration on the pad, during fuelling and final preparation for launch, and during the lift-off of the vehicle.
		The first Atlas V booster is on schedule to be erected on SLC- 3E by the end of 2004.
		Sauer was also a major contractor for the new Atlas V launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida., which has been the site of three successful Atlas V launches to date.
	www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk /2004/1August2004_21.html (541 words)

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