Atlas III

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The Atlas III was an American orbital launch vehicle, used in the years between 2000 and 2005. It was developed from the highly successful Atlas II rocket and shared many components. It was the first member of the Atlas family since the Atlas A to feature a "normal" staging method, compared to the previous Atlas family members, which were equipped with two jettisonable outboard engines on the first (booster) stage. The Atlas III was developed further to create the Atlas V.

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Atlas II-AR; Atlas IIAR
medium-lift launch vehicleAtlas
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  • Atlas IIIA
    American expendable launch system
  • Atlas IIIB
    American expendable launch system
Maiden flight of the Atlas IIIMaiden flight of the Atlas III
Maiden flight of the Atlas IIIMaiden flight of the Atlas III
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    classrocketAtlas IIIAAtlas III,Wikidata
    classrocketAtlas IIIBAtlas III,Wikidata
    commonsimageMaiden flight of the Atlas III Commons
    commonsimageMaiden flight of the Atlas III Commons