Atlas V 431

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Atlas V 431 is a specific medium-lift configuration of the Atlas V launch vehicle, featuring a 4-meter payload fairing, three solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.

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instanceOf Atlas V launch vehicle configuration
expendable launch system
codeFirstDigitMeaning 4-meter payload fairing
codeSecondDigitMeaning 3 solid rocket boosters
codeThirdDigitMeaning 1 Centaur engine
coreStageEngineCount 1
coreStageEngineType RD-180
coreStageOrigin Atlas III heritage
linked to: Atlas III
countryOfOrigin United States
designFeature 4-meter class payload fairing
single-engine Centaur upper stage
strap-on solid rocket boosters
familyDesignationCode 431
familyDeveloper Lockheed Martin
familyFirstFlight Atlas V first flew in 2002
guidanceSystem inertial guidance
launchAzimuthFlexibility supports multiple inclinations
launchSitesUsed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station SLC-41
Vandenberg Space Force Base SLC-3E
launchVehicleFamily Atlas V
launchVehicleRole orbital launch vehicle
liftCapabilityClass medium-lift
manufacturer United Launch Alliance
numberOfSolidRocketBoosters 3
operator United Launch Alliance
payloadFairingDiameter 4-meter
payloadFairingType 4-meter payload fairing
propellantCoreStage RP-1/LOX
propellantUpperStage LH2/LOX
solidRocketBoosterType AJ-60A
linked to: AJ-60 series
stages 2
status operational
typicalMissions communications satellite launches
typicalOrbitTypes GTO
LEO
upperStage Centaur
upperStageEngineCount 1
upperStageEngineModel RL10A-4-2
linked to: RL10
upperStageEngineType RL10
upperStageHeritage Centaur upper stage family
linked to: Centaur upper stage

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