The Lockheed Martin Atlas III was an American orbital launch vehicle used between 2000 and 2005. It was the first member of the Atlas family since the Atlas A to feature a normal staging method compared to the previous Atlas family members which were equipped with jettisonable engines on the first (sustainer) stage.
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