Atlas III

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 IIIA ⓘ
  American expendable launch system

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  Atlas IIIB ⓘ
  American expendable launch system

Frameless

Maiden flight of the Atlas III

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket	2000	Atlas IIIA	Atlas III	Wikidata
class	rocket	2002	Atlas IIIB	Atlas III	Wikidata
commons	image		Maiden flight of the Atlas III		Commons