Atlas LV-3C Centaur is an expendable launch vehicle built by Convair. It stands 33.0 m tall, first flew on 8 May 1962. It has flown 4 times with 2 successes, a success rate of 50.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
OPS-12/SPEC
ON FILE
Height33.0 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTO1,800 kg
Maiden flight8 May 1962
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
OPS-12/STAT
ON RECORD
Total flights4
Successful2
Failed2
Success rate50.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantCentaur
About Atlas Centaur
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.
08 002135 SDASM Space Image - Airmed for Space- Experimental Atlas-Centaur space launch vehicle, standing 112 feet high and weighing 300,000 pounds, awaits countdown at Cape Kennedy, Fla , for test flight programmed to i (54035752183)·San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives · public domain·Wikimedia Commons ↗
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Common questions
How many times has Atlas LV-3C Centaur flown?
4 times, with 2 successes and 2 failures.
What is Atlas LV-3C Centaur's success rate?
50.0%. That's 2 successful flights out of 4 attempts.
How much can Atlas LV-3C Centaur lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Atlas LV-3C Centaur at no figure to low Earth orbit and 1,800 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Atlas LV-3C Centaur reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Atlas LV-3C Centaur as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.
