ATLAS II 1/144 Model Spacecraft

Item#: KYNA2T

MSRP Price: $183.55

Factory Direct Price: $137.66

Wing Span: 2.00
Length: 12.00

Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

This Ready to Ship ATLAS II 1/144 Model Spacecraft was handcrafted with absolute precision using the finest Philippine Mahogany and was sealed to last for generations. Working from our library of blueprints, reference materials and their exact photographs, Factory Direct Models master artisans recreated This ATLAS II 1/144 Spacecraft into an amazingly detailed display model that you can display at your home, office, museum, tradeshow or any place you desire.

This ATLAS II 1/144 Wooden Spacecraft Model is a perfect gift for Aviation Enthusiasts or the people that took part in the developement of this Spacecraft.

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ATLAS II 1/144 History:

Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s. Atlas II was the last Atlas to use a three engine, "stage-and-a-half" design: two of its three engines were jettisoned during ascent, but its fuel tanks and other structural elements were retained. It was designed to launch payloads into low earth orbit, geosynchronous transfer orbit or geosynchronous orbit. Sixty-three launches of the Altas II, IIA and IIAS models were carried out between 1988 and 2004. (The larger Atlas III was used between 2000 and 2005, and the Atlas V is still in use.)

Atlas II provides higher performance than the earlier Atlas I by using engines with greater thrust and longer fuel tanks for both stages. The total thrust capability of the Atlas II of 490,000 pounds force (2,200 kN) enables the booster to lift payloads of 6,100 pounds (2,767 kg) in geosynchronous orbit of 22,000 miles (35,000 km) or more. This series uses an improved Centaur upper stage – the world’s first high-energy propellant stage – to increase its payload capability. Atlas II also has lower-cost electronics, an improved flight computer and longer propellant tanks than its predecessor, Atlas I.