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Atlas · SLV-3

Atlas SLV-3

The Atlas SLV-3, or SLV-3 Atlas was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas / SM-65D Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.

Height

21 m

Diameter

3.05 m

LEO capacity

800 kg

Manufacturer

Convair

Total launches

4

Successful

4

Pending

0

Successful landings

0

Flight system

Built to move mass beyond the atmosphere.

Convair, 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.