Atlas V 531

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Atlas V 531 is a medium- to heavy-lift variant of the Atlas V launch vehicle that uses a five-meter payload fairing, three solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage to deliver satellites and spacecraft to orbit.

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Label Occurrences
Atlas V 531 canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlas V launch vehicle configuration ⓘ
expendable launch system ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ
configurationCodeDigitMeaning second digit 3 indicates three solid rocket boosters ⓘ
third digit 1 indicates single-engine Centaur ⓘ
coreStageEngineType RD-180 ⓘ
coreStagePropellant RP-1/LOX ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designFeature five-meter payload fairing for larger spacecraft ⓘ
single-engine Centaur for efficient upper-stage performance ⓘ
three strap-on solid rocket boosters for increased thrust at liftoff ⓘ
fairingCodeDigitMeaning first digit 5 indicates 5-meter fairing ⓘ
fairingSeparation jettisoned after atmospheric ascent ⓘ
familyDeveloper Lockheed Martin (original Atlas V developer) ⓘ
familyPropulsion hydrolox upper stage ⓘ
kerolox first stage ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance with GPS updates ⓘ
intendedUse launch of communications satellites ⓘ
launch of navigation satellites ⓘ
launch of other spacecraft to Earth orbit and beyond ⓘ
launchAzimuthFlexibility supports multiple inclinations depending on launch site ⓘ
launchCapability heavy-lift (lower end) ⓘ
medium-lift ⓘ
launchServiceProvider United Launch Alliance ⓘ
launchSites Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ
Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ
launchVehicleFamily Atlas V ⓘ
manufacturer United Launch Alliance ⓘ
missionProfile two-stage ascent with optional coast phases on Centaur ⓘ
numberOfSolidRocketBoosters 3 ⓘ
operator United Launch Alliance ⓘ
orbitTypesSupported geostationary transfer orbit ⓘ
highly elliptical orbit ⓘ
interplanetary trajectories ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ
medium Earth orbit ⓘ
partOf Atlas V family ⓘ
linked to: Atlas V
payloadFairingDiameter 5 meters ⓘ
payloadFairingType 5-meter payload fairing ⓘ
reusability expendable ⓘ
solidRocketBoosterType GEM-63 (or earlier GEM-60 class depending on block) ⓘ
stages 2 ⓘ
status operational (within Atlas V program lifetime) ⓘ
upperStage Centaur upper stage ⓘ
upperStageEngineCount 1 ⓘ
upperStageEngineType RL10 ⓘ
upperStagePropellant LH2/LOX ⓘ

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

Atlas V → configurationOptions → Atlas V 531 ⓘ
Atlas V 500 series → familyIncludes → Atlas V 531 ⓘ