Centaur program

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The Centaur program is a U.S. space initiative that developed and operated the high-energy liquid hydrogen–fueled Centaur upper stage used on various launch vehicles for missions to Earth orbit and deep space.

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instanceOf United States space program ⓘ
space program ⓘ
application geostationary transfer orbit missions ⓘ
high‑energy escape trajectories ⓘ
interplanetary probe launches ⓘ
planetary exploration missions ⓘ
component Centaur D upper stage ⓘ
linked to: Centaur upper stage

Centaur D-1 upper stage ⓘ
linked to: Centaur upper stage

Centaur G upper stage ⓘ
linked to: Centaur upper stage

Centaur G-Prime upper stage ⓘ
linked to: Centaur upper stage

Centaur II upper stage ⓘ
linked to: Centaur upper stage

Centaur III upper stage ⓘ
linked to: Centaur upper stage

Centaur V upper stage ⓘ
linked to: Centaur upper stage
country United States ⓘ
developer Convair ⓘ
General Dynamics ⓘ
Lockheed Martin ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
engine RL10 ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
fuelType cryogenic propellant ⓘ
involves cryogenic tank insulation development ⓘ
high‑performance RL10 engine integration ⓘ
launchVehicle Atlas II ⓘ
Atlas III ⓘ
Atlas V ⓘ
Atlas-Centaur ⓘ
Titan IIIE ⓘ
Titan IV ⓘ
Vulcan Centaur ⓘ
managedBy NASA Glenn Research Center ⓘ
NASA Lewis Research Center ⓘ
notableFeature first high‑energy liquid hydrogen upper stage used operationally ⓘ
notableMission Cassini–Huygens launch ⓘ
New Horizons launch ⓘ
Pioneer 10 launch ⓘ
Pioneer 11 launch ⓘ
Surveyor lunar lander launches ⓘ
Voyager 1 launch ⓘ
Voyager 2 launch ⓘ
propellantType liquid hydrogen ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
purpose development of high‑energy upper stages ⓘ
support of Earth orbit missions ⓘ
support of deep space missions ⓘ
startDate 1958 ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
technologyType expendable launch vehicle upper stage technology ⓘ
uses Centaur upper stage ⓘ

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Atlas LV-3C Centaur → program → Centaur program ⓘ