The Atlas SLV-3 (Satellite Launch Vehicle-3) is a type of American expendable launch vehicle that was developed in the 1980s. It was designed to place payloads into low Earth orbit (LEO) and was part of the larger Atlas family of rockets, which originally began as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and evolved into launch vehicles for satellites and other space missions.
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