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Atlas A stage

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AKA: Atlas A. Status: Out of production. Thrust: 1,517.41 kN (341,128 lbf). Gross mass: 81,647 kg (180,000 lb). Unfuelled mass: 7,230 kg (15,930 lb). Specific impulse: 282 s. Specific impulse sea level: 248 s. Burn time: 133 s. Height: 23.17 m (76.01 ft). Diameter: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Span: 4.90 m (16.00 ft).

Cost $ : 11.000 million. No Engines: 2.

Atlas IIIA LOx/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. The American Atlas booster and sustainer engine arrangement was replaced by derivatives of Glushko engines developed for the Ukrainian Zenit launch vehicle. Not capable of single stage to single stage to orbit capability (an Internet spaceflight urban myth).