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Atlas V is an active expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. Atlas V was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by the Lockheed Martin-Boeing joint venture United Launch Alliance. Each Atlas V rocket uses a Russian-built RD-180 engine burning kerosene and liquid oxygen to power its first stage and an American-built RL10 engine burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to power its Centaur upper stage.

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diameter (km)
3.81
height (cm)
58.3
mass (kg)
3.345e+08
country origin
United States
launch site
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Vandenberg Air Force Base
maiden flight
2002-08-21, 2003-07-17, 2005-03-11, 2006-01-19, 2006-04-20, 2007-10-10, 2010-04-22, 2010-08-14, 2011-11-26
manufacturer
United Launch Alliance
partial failed launches
1
rocket function
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, Launch vehicle
number of rocket stages
2
successful launches
44, 401, 501
total launches
45, 401, 501

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