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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Atlas
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1957–2020
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · EARLY COLD WAR
34
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
15
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle TypeExpendable launch system
- First Flight1957
- ManufacturerConvair/General Dynamics; Lockheed Martin; United Launch Alliance
- Stages1.5
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance5MOD.5
- Liftoff Thrust3,600
- Liftoff Mass118 t
- Height25.9 m
- Diameter3.05 m
- Success Rate13
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantRP-1/LOX
- First-Stage Engines3
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedYes
- Total Launches24
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1957Production started
- 1959Entered service
- 2020Production ended
69
years in service
63
years in production
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
229MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES34EARLY COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES2629UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS259PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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Capable of carrying human passengers, meeting safety and reliability standards for human spaceflight.
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