USAF Atlas LV-3C Centaur AC-2 Instrumentation Ring

Name: USAF Atlas LV-3C Centaur AC-2 Instrumentation Ring
Start: 1963-11-27T19:03:23.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 36A

Atlas LV-3C Centaur

Status

Success

Date

27 NOV 1963

19:03

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Test flight of the cryogenic Centaur stage.

Rocket

Atlas LV-3C Centaur

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Height

33 m

Diameter

3.05 m

Thrust

1,704 kN