DESIGN FOR
RETURN.
Explore architectures that consider recovery, inspection and repeat operations from the outset.
ORBITAL / LAUNCH VEHICLE SERIES 001
ATLAS—01
BUILT FOR THE
WEIGHT OF POSSIBILITY.
REUSABLE / HEAVY LIFT CONCEPTVEHICLE DOSSIER / 001
01 — THE VEHICLEDESIGNED AS A SYSTEM
ONE VEHICLE.
MANY HORIZONS.
ATLAS—01 is ORBITAL's reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle concept. Its design language brings together structural efficiency, modular payload integration and an architecture intended to support a range of ambitious missions. This is a conceptual design study, not an operational launch vehicle.
FIG. 001 / ATLAS—01EXTERIOR CONFIGURATIONCONCEPT RENDER
02 — VEHICLE DATAPRELIMINARY CONCEPT PARAMETERS
THE DETAILS
MATTER.
Illustrative design intent. Final performance values would be established through engineering analysis and testing.
VEHICLE CLASSHEAVY-LIFT LAUNCH SYSTEM
ARCHITECTURETWO-STAGE CONCEPT
RECOVERY APPROACHREUSABLE FIRST STAGE — STUDY
PAYLOAD INTERFACEMODULAR FAIRING CONCEPT
PROPULSIONLIQUID PROPULSION — UNDER STUDY
DEVELOPMENT STATUSEARLY DESIGN CONCEPT
No payload capacity, thrust, dimensions, orbital capability or flight-readiness claims are made at this concept stage.
03 — DESIGN PRINCIPLESENGINEERED WITH INTENT
DESIGN FOR
ADAPT TO
THE MISSION.
A flexible payload interface concept designed around different mission requirements.
PROVE EVERY
ASSUMPTION.
Advance through analysis and test, with reliability treated as an engineering outcome.