Atlas H

Atlas H
	Launch of the last Atlas H with NOSS-9.
Function	Expendable launch system
Manufacturer	Convair; General Dynamics
Country of origin	United States
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	SLC-3E, Vandenberg
Total launches	5
Success(es)	5
First flight	9 February 1983
Last flight	15 May 1987

The Atlas H was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile.[1] It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used to launch five clusters of NOSS satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office.[1] Two flights also carried LiPS satellites, as secondary payloads for the United States Naval Research Laboratory.[1]

The Atlas H was a stage and a half rocket, using the enhanced Atlas rocket designed for use as the first stage of the Atlas G rocket,[2] which differed from the Atlas H in having a Centaur upper stage. This stage was later reused as the first stage of the Atlas I. In practice, an MSD upper stage was flown on all five launches.[3]

Atlas H could put a payload of 3,630 kg (8,000 lb) into low Earth orbit, or a payload of 2,255 kg (4,971 lb) into a geostationary transfer orbit.[1]

Launches

The Atlas H was launched five times from Vandenberg SLC3E:[1]

Date	Mission	Mass	Apogee	Perigee	Inclination
1983 February 9	NOSS 4 - PARCAE 5 / OPS 0252	700 kg (1,540 lb)	1,186 km (736 mi)	1,063 km (660 mi)	63.40 deg
	SSB - SSU	700 kg (1,540 lb)	1,489 km (925 mi)	733 km (456 mi)	63.40 deg
	SSD (NOSS 4) - NOSS-Subsat 4-4		1,419 km (881 mi)	796 km (494 mi)	63.40 deg
	SSC - SSU		1,173 km (728 mi)	1,043 km (648 mi)	63.50 deg
	SSA - SSU		1,166 km (724 mi)	1,051 km (653 mi)	63.40 deg
	SSA (NOSS 4) - NOSS-Subsat 4-1 / OPS 0252 DEB		1,164 km (723 mi)	1,051 km (653 mi)	63.50 deg
	LIPS 2		1,399 km (869 mi)	822 km (510 mi)	63.30 deg
1983 June 9	NOSS 5 - PARCAE 6 / OPS 6432	700 kg (1,540 lb)	1,167 km (725 mi)	1,049 km (651 mi)	63.40 deg
	GB1 - SSU		1,167 km (725 mi)	1,049 km (651 mi)	63.40 deg
	GB3 - SSU		1,166 km (724 mi)	1,049 km (651 mi)	63.40 deg
	GB2 - SSU		1,167 km (725 mi)	1,049 km (651 mi)	63.40 deg
1984 February 5	NOSS 6 - PARCAE 7 / OPS 8737	700 kg (1,540 lb)	1,172 km (728 mi)	1,052 km (653 mi)	63.40 deg
	JD1 - SSU		1,172 km (728 mi)	1,052 km (653 mi)	63.40 deg
	JD2 - SSU		1,172 km (728 mi)	1,052 km (653 mi)	63.40 deg
	JD3 - SSU		1,172 km (728 mi)	1,052 km (653 mi)	63.40 deg
1986 February 9	USA 15 - PARCAE 8	700 kg (1,540 lb)	1,166 km (724 mi)	1,049 km (651 mi)	63.00 deg
	USA 18 - SSU		1,407 km (874 mi)	817 km (508 mi)	63.41 deg
	USA 16 - SSU		1,161 km (721 mi)	1,055 km (655 mi)	63.00 deg
	USA 17 - SSU		1,165 km (723 mi)	1,055 km (655 mi)	63.00 deg
1987 May 15	USA 22 - PARCAE 9	700 kg (1,540 lb)	1,179 km (732 mi)	1,045 km (649 mi)	62.90 deg
	LIPS 3		1,316 km (817 mi)	899 km (558 mi)	63.40 deg
	USA 25 - SSU		1,178 km (731 mi)	1,035 km (643 mi)	62.60 deg
	USA 24 - SSU		1,184 km (735 mi)	1,046 km (649 mi)	63.20 deg
	USA 23 - SSU		1,170 km (720 mi)	1,039 km (645 mi)	63.40 deg

References

"Atlas H". www.astronautix.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
Encyclopedia Astronautica - Atlas
Gunter's Space Page - Atlas-H MSD

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[EA-2] Encyclopedia Astronautica - Atlas

[3] Gunter's Space Page - Atlas-H MSD

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