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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 V
Category
Country
Production
2002–
Quantity
109
Unit Price (current)
$174.4M↗ 34% inflation · 2016→2025
Original Price
$130.0M (2016)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · POST-COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$174.4M
Original: $130.0M (2016)
Inflation: +%34
ⓘ 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 TypeMedium-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight2002
- ManufacturerUnited Launch Alliance
- Stages2
- StatusOperational
- In ServiceYes
◈Performance7MOD.7
- Payload to LEO18,850 kg
- Payload to GTO8,900 kg
- Liftoff Thrust12,269
- Liftoff Mass590 t
- Height58.3 m
- Diameter3.81 m
- Success Rate108
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantLOX/RP-1
- First-Stage Engines1
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedYes
- Total Launches109
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 2002Production started
24
years in service
109
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
06 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
9MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES1POST-COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES740UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS14PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES149PRICE · ALL WEAPONS57PERFORMANCE/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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