General Dynamics Space Systems Division

LV-3C Centaur SLV-3C Centaur SLV-3D Centaur

Overall
Vehicle

 Operational from 08.05.1962 08.09.1967 06.04.1973

 

 to 14.07.1967 21.08.1972 22.05.1975
Orbital flights   12 17 6
Payload weight t LTO 1.00 GTO 1.75 GTO 1.80
Gross liftoff weight t 136.70 146.20 149.40
Gross propellant weight t 127.44 135.37 138.29
Total length m 36.22 39.46 38.83
Max. diameter (span) m 4.88 4.88 4.88
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) kN 1,596 1,924 1,957
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 385.1 414.7 424.2

Fairing

 Total length m 5.49 /7.13 7.13/9.07 8.44/9.36
Diameter m 3.05 3.05 3.05
Total weight t 0.70 1.00 1.20
Stage 2

Name

   Centaur D Centaur D Centaur D-1A
  Length m 9.14 9.14 9.14
Diameter m 3.05 3.05 3.05
Liftoff weight t 16.76 16.76 16.76
Propellant weight t 13.79 13.79 13.79
Engines (Chambers)   RL-10A-3-3 (2) RL-10A-3-3 (2) RL-10A-3-3 (2)
Propellant   LH2/LOX LH2/LOX LH2/LOX
Total thrust (vac) kN 133.4 133.4 133.4
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 4336 4336 4336
Burn time s 448.2 448.2 448.2
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 59.8 59.8 59.8

Stage 1

 Name   LV-3C SLV-3C SLV-3D
  Length m 19.95 21.25 21.25
Diameter m 3.05 3.05 3.05
Liftoff weight t 118.20 126.70 129.60
Propellant weight t 113.65 121.58 124.50
Engines   LR-105-NA-5 LR-105-NA-7 LR-105-NA-7
Propellant   Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/LOX
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 253.1 + 8.9 268.7 + 8.9 268.7 + 8.9
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2108 2161 2161
Burn time s 337 (340) 245 (245) 241 (240)
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 127.3 97.2 95.7

Stage 0

 Name   Rock. MA-2 Rock. MA-5 Rock. MA-5
  Length m 4.50 4.50 4.50
Diameter m 4.88 4.88 4.88
Liftoff weight t - - -
Propellant weight t - - -
Engines 2 LR-89-NA-5 LR-89-NA-7 LR-89-NA-7
Propellant   Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/LOX
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 1,334 1,646 1,679
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2432 2530 2541
Burn time s 130.5 138 141
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 198.0 257.7 268.7