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Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s. Atlas II was the last Atlas to use a three engine, "stage-and-a-half" design: two of its three engines were jettisoned during ascent, but its fuel tanks and other structural elements were retained.
Atlas II provided higher performance than the earlier Atlas I by using engines with greater thrust and longer fuel tanks for both stages. The total thrust capability of the Atlas II of 490,000 pounds force (2,200 kN) enabled the booster to lift payloads of 6,100 pounds (2,767 kg) into geosynchronous orbit of 22,000 miles (35,000 km) or more. This series used an improved Centaur upper stage – the world's first high-energy propellant stage – to increase its payload capability. Atlas II also had lower-cost electronics,[citation needed] an improved flight computer[citation needed] and longer propellant tanks than its predecessor, Atlas I. The most powerful derivati More Info
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