Atlas D

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:missile
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:U._S._Space_Program
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:Autopilot
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1959
gptkb:1965
Silo and mobile
gptkbp:design_features Two-stage design
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Convair
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:development 5 years
gptkbp:diameter 3.05 meters
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1956
gptkb:1965
Over 50
gptkbp:fuel_type RP-1 and Liquid Oxygen
gptkbp:guidance_system Inertial guidance
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:Project_Mercury
gptkbp:historical_context Nuclear deterrence strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atlas D
gptkbp:influenced_by Vanguard program
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:German_V-2_rocket
gptkbp:is_influential_in Subsequent ICBMs
gptkbp:launch_platform Ground launch
Mobile launch platform
gptkbp:launch_price $18 million
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:legacy Foundation for future missile technology
gptkbp:length 30.5 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Convair
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 130,000 kg
gptkbp:notable_launches First successful launch in 1958
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:U._S._military
gptkbp:number_built more than 100
gptkbp:number_of_stages 2
gptkbp:operational_period 1959-1965
gptkbp:operational_range 5,500 km
gptkbp:operational_status Retired
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:1959
Strategic deterrent
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:payload_capacity 1,500 kg to Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:reliability gptkb:High
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1965
gptkbp:retirement Obsolescence
gptkbp:role gptkb:missile
gptkbp:significance gptkb:First_U._S._ICBM
gptkbp:status Retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Atlas_E
gptkb:Project_Atlas
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:used_in Early space missions
gptkbp:warhead_type gptkb:Nuclear_warhead
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_Launch_Complex_15
gptkb:Landsat_4
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_8
gptkb:Atlas_rocket
gptkb:Launch_Complex_14
gptkb:Atlas_LV-3_Agena_D
gptkb:Atlas_1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5