Atlas V 521

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Atlas V 521 is a medium- to heavy-lift variant of the Atlas V launch vehicle, distinguished by its five-meter payload fairing, two solid rocket boosters, and single-engine Centaur upper stage, used primarily for launching large satellites to high orbits.

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Atlas V 521 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlas V launch vehicle configuration ⓘ
expendable launch vehicle ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ
configurationCodeMeaning 1 indicates single-engine Centaur upper stage ⓘ
2 indicates two solid rocket boosters ⓘ
5 indicates five-meter payload fairing ⓘ
coreStageEngineType RD-180 engine ⓘ
linked to: RD-180
coreStageOxidizer liquid oxygen ⓘ
coreStagePropellant RP-1 kerosene ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designFeature five-meter payload fairing ⓘ
single-engine Centaur upper stage ⓘ
two solid rocket boosters ⓘ
fairingDiameter 5-meter payload fairing ⓘ
hasPayloadFairing 5 m class payload fairing ⓘ
hasSolidRocketBoosterCount 2 ⓘ
hasSolidRocketBoosterType AJ-60A solid rocket booster ⓘ
launchServiceProvider United Launch Alliance ⓘ
launchVehicleFamily Atlas V ⓘ
liftClass medium- to heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
manufacturer United Launch Alliance ⓘ
namingScheme Atlas V XYZ configuration code ⓘ
partOf Atlas V family ⓘ
linked to: Atlas V
staging two-stage launch vehicle ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
typicalDestinationOrbit geosynchronous transfer orbit ⓘ
high Earth orbit ⓘ
typicalMissionProfile launching large satellites to high orbits ⓘ
upperStage Centaur upper stage ⓘ
upperStageEngineCount 1 ⓘ
upperStageEngineType RL10 engine ⓘ
upperStageOxidizer liquid oxygen ⓘ
upperStagePropellant liquid hydrogen ⓘ
usesLaunchPad Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlas V → configurationOptions → Atlas V 521 ⓘ
Atlas V 500 series → familyIncludes → Atlas V 521 ⓘ