Atlas

Payload Compartment

Maximum Payload Diameter

LPF and EPF: 3750 mm (147.6 in.)

5-m Fairing: 4572 mm (180.0 in.)

Maximum Cylinder Length

LPF: 4100 mm (161.5 in.)

EPF: 5015 mm (197.5 in.)

5-m Short: 4888 mm (192.5 in.)

5-m Medium: 7631 mm (300.5 in.)

Maximum Cone Length

LPF and EPF: 5296 mm (208.5 in.)

5-m Fairing: 5296 mm (208.4 in.)

Payload Adapter Interface Diameter

Type B1: 1215 mm (47.0 in.)

Type D: 1666 mm (66.0 in.)

Payload Integration

Nominal Mission Schedule Begins

T–18 to 21 months

On-Pad Storage Capability

Months without propellant

Environment

Maximum Axial Load

+6.0 g

Maximum Lateral Load

±2.0 g

Minimum Lateral/Longitudinal Payload Frequency

8 Hz/15 Hz

Maximum Acoustic Level (Without Blankets)

Atlas V 400: 131 dB at 200 Hz

Atlas V 500: 126 dB at 125 Hz

Atlas V 550: 131 dB at 125 Hz

Overall Sound Pressure Level (Without Blankets)

Atlas V 400: 140.5 dB

Atlas V 500: 136.3 dB

Atlas V 550: 140.3 dB

Maximum Flight Shock

3000–5000 g at 800–1500 Hz depending on adapter

Maximum Dynamic Pressure on Fairing

43.1 kPa (900 lbf/ft2)

Maximum Aeroheating Rate at Fairing Separation

1135 W/m2 (0.1 BTU/ft2/s)

Maximum Pressure Change in Fairing

< 7 kPa/s (1 psi/s)

Cleanliness Level in Fairing

Class 100,000

Payload Delivery

Standard Orbit Injection Accuracy (3 sigma)

LEO: 1111 km (600 nmi) ± 19.4 km (10.5 nmi) semimajor axis

63.4 ± 0.15 deg inclination

GTO: 167 km (90 nmi) ± 2.4 km (1.3 nmi) perigee

35,941 km (19,407 nmi) ± 117 km (63.2 nmi) apogee

27.0 ± 0.02 deg inclination

Attitude Accuracy (3 sigma)

±0.7 deg; ±0.2 deg/s in each axis

Nominal Payload Separation Rate

0.3–0.9 m/s (1.0–3.0 ft/s)

Deployment Rotation Rate Available

0–5 rpm

Loiter Duration in Orbit

Hours

Maneuvers (Thermal/Collision Avoidance)

Yes

Multiple/Auxiliary Payloads

Multiple Manifest

Yes

Auxiliary Payloads

ESPA Ring and/or CubeSat dispensers