Atlas V
Launch of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, 11:43:00 AM GMT August 12, 2005 on the first Atlas V rocket used by NASA. NASA 's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ( MRO) is a multipurpose Spacecraft designed to conduct Reconnaissance and exploration of Mars The rocket is in the 401 configuration.
Fact sheet
Function	EELV/Medium-heavy launch vehicle
Manufacturer	United Launch Alliance
Country of origin	United States
Size
Height	58. The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle ( EELV) program is a United States government, primarily a Department of Defense –sponsored effort begun in the In Spaceflight, a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a Rocket used to carry a payload from the Earth's surface into Outer space. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 3 m (191. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 2 ft)
Diameter	3. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 81 m (12. 49 ft)
Mass	546,700 kg (1,205,200 lb)
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to LEO	10,300 - 20,050 kg
Payload to GTO	4,100 - 8,200 kg
Launch History
Status	Active
Launch sites	LC-41, CCAFS SLC-3E, Vandenberg AFB
Total launches	14 For breakdown by variant, see text
Successes	13
Partial failures	1 (401)[1]
Maiden flight	21 August 2002
Notable payloads	Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter New Horizons
Boosters (Not Heavy) - Aerojet
No boosters	1 to 5 (see text)
Engines	1 Solid
Thrust	1,270 kN (285,500 lbf)
Specific impulse	275 sec
Burn time	94 seconds
Fuel	Solid
Boosters (Atlas V Heavy (5HX)) - Atlas CCB
No boosters	2
Engines	1 RD-180
Thrust	4,152 kN (933,406 lbf)
Specific impulse	311 sec
Burn time	253 seconds
Fuel	RP-1/LOX
First Stage - Atlas CCB
Engines	1 RD-180
Thrust	4,152 kN (933,406 lbf)
Specific impulse	311 sec
Burn time	253 seconds
Fuel	RP-1/LOX
Second Stage (Atlas V XX1) - Centaur
Engines	1 RL-10A
Thrust	99. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass In military aircraft or space exploration the payload is the carrying capacity of an aircraft or space ship including as Cargo, Munitions scientific instruments A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km A Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit or Geostationary Transfer Orbit ( GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a Low Earth orbit Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 41 ( LC-41) is an active Launch Site at Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS is a detachment of the 45th Space Wing (45 SW Patrick AFB provides headquarters functions from the 45 SW a major airfield Vandenberg Air Force Base 's Space Launch Complex 3 (SLC-3 was a launch platform for the Atlas rocket system Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. NASA 's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ( MRO) is a multipurpose Spacecraft designed to conduct Reconnaissance and exploration of Mars New Horizons is a Robotic spacecraft mission by NASA currently underway Aerojet is a major Rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer based primarily in Sacramento California with divisions in Redmond WA; Orange VA A solid rocket or a solid-fuel rocket is a Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants ( Fuel / Oxidizer) The newton (symbol N) is the SI derived unit of Force, named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on Classical This article deals with the unit of force For the unit of mass see Pound (mass. Specific impulse (usually abbreviated I sp is a way to describe the efficiency of rocket and jet engines A solid rocket or a solid-fuel rocket is a Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants ( Fuel / Oxidizer) Common Core Booster (CCB is the modular liquid fuelled first stage of the Atlas V Expendable launch system. The RD-180 is a dual- Combustion chamber, dual Nozzle, Russian developed Rocket engine, derived from the RD-170 used in Zenit rockets The newton (symbol N) is the SI derived unit of Force, named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on Classical This article deals with the unit of force For the unit of mass see Pound (mass. Specific impulse (usually abbreviated I sp is a way to describe the efficiency of rocket and jet engines Usage and history RP-1 is most commonly burned with LOX ( Liquid oxygen) as the oxidizer though other oxidizers have also been used Common Core Booster (CCB is the modular liquid fuelled first stage of the Atlas V Expendable launch system. The RD-180 is a dual- Combustion chamber, dual Nozzle, Russian developed Rocket engine, derived from the RD-170 used in Zenit rockets The newton (symbol N) is the SI derived unit of Force, named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on Classical This article deals with the unit of force For the unit of mass see Pound (mass. Specific impulse (usually abbreviated I sp is a way to describe the efficiency of rocket and jet engines Usage and history RP-1 is most commonly burned with LOX ( Liquid oxygen) as the oxidizer though other oxidizers have also been used Centaur is a Rocket stage designed for use as the upper stage of space Launch vehicles Centaur boosts its Satellite payload to its final Orbit The RL-10 was America's first liquid hydrogen fueled rocket engine and an updated version is used in several current Launch vehicles Six RL-10 engines were used in the 2 kN (22,290 lbf)
Specific impulse	451 sec
Burn time	842 seconds
Fuel	LH2/LOX
Second Stage (Atlas V XX2) - Centaur
Engines	2 RL-10A
Thrust	147 kN (41,592 lbf)
Specific impulse	449 sec
Burn time	421 seconds
Fuel	LH2/LOX

The Atlas V rocket is an expendable launch vehicle formerly built by Lockheed Martin and now built by the Lockheed Martin-Boeing joint venture United Launch Alliance. Specific impulse (usually abbreviated I sp is a way to describe the efficiency of rocket and jet engines Liquid hydrogen (LH2 or LH2 is the Liquid state of the element Hydrogen. Centaur is a Rocket stage designed for use as the upper stage of space Launch vehicles Centaur boosts its Satellite payload to its final Orbit The RL-10 was America's first liquid hydrogen fueled rocket engine and an updated version is used in several current Launch vehicles Six RL-10 engines were used in the Specific impulse (usually abbreviated I sp is a way to describe the efficiency of rocket and jet engines Liquid hydrogen (LH2 or LH2 is the Liquid state of the element Hydrogen. A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the An expendable launch system is a Launch system that uses an expendable launch vehicle (ELV to carry a payload into Space. Lockheed Martin ( is a large multinational Aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology Company formed in 1995 by the merger of The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E Aerojet develops and manufactures the Atlas V boosters. Aerojet is a major Rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer based primarily in Sacramento California with divisions in Redmond WA; Orange VA In Spaceflight, a booster may be either an entire Launch vehicle or "launcher" used to lift a Spacecraft. The rocket, built in Decatur, Alabama, consists of a first stage powered by kerosene and liquid oxygen, which uses a Russian made RD-180 engine, and a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen powered Centaur upper stage. Decatur is a city in Limestone and Morgan Counties in the US state of Alabama. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The RD-180 is a dual- Combustion chamber, dual Nozzle, Russian developed Rocket engine, derived from the RD-170 used in Zenit rockets Centaur is a Rocket stage designed for use as the upper stage of space Launch vehicles Centaur boosts its Satellite payload to its final Orbit Some configurations also use strap-on booster rockets. In Spaceflight, a booster may be either an entire Launch vehicle or "launcher" used to lift a Spacecraft. Together these components are referred to as the Atlas V launch vehicle. In Spaceflight, a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a Rocket used to carry a payload from the Earth's surface into Outer space.

In its 12 launches, from its maiden launch in August 2002 to March 2008, the Atlas V has had a near perfect success rate. On one flight, NRO L-30 on June 15, 2007, an upper-stage anomaly occurred when the engine in the vehicle's Centaur upper stage shut down early, leaving the payload -- a pair of ocean surveillance satellites -- in a lower than intended orbit. The National Reconnaissance Office ( NRO) located in Chantilly Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A spy satellite (officially referred to as a reconnaissance satellite) is an Earth observation satellite or Communications satellite deployed for ^[2] However, the customer, the National Reconnaissance Office, categorized the mission as a success. The National Reconnaissance Office ( NRO) located in Chantilly The anomaly was thoroughly investigated. Atlas V has made four successful flights since the anomaly.

Comparable rockets: Delta IV — Proton — Ariane 5 — Chang Zheng 5 — Angara — Falcon 9

Contents 1 History 1.1 2007 valve anomaly 2 Future developments 3 Versions 4 Atlas V Launches 4.1 Photo Gallery 5 See also 6 References

History

The Atlas V is the newest member of the Atlas family, and is a direct descendant of the previous Atlas II and especially the Atlas III vehicles. The Delta IV is a family of Delta Rockets designed by Boeing 's Integrated Defense Systems division and built in United Launch Alliance's The Proton rocket Ariane 5 is a European Expendable launch Designed and developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT Long March 5 ( LM-5, CZ-5, or Changzheng 5) is China's The Angara rocket is a planned space-launch vehicle, designed to place heavy payloads into orbit The Falcon 9 is an EELV class Launch vehicle planned by SpaceX and scheduled to launch in 2009 Atlas is a family of US space Launch vehicles The original Atlas missile was designed in the late 1950s Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of Launch vehicles which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s The Lockheed Martin Atlas III was an American Orbital Launch vehicle, used between 2000 and 2005. Most propulsion, avionic and structural elements are either identical to or straightforward derivations of those used on the previous vehicles.

The most obvious external change is to the first stage tanks, which no longer use 10 foot diameter, stainless steel monocoque, common intermediate bulkhead "balloon" construction nor the '1. 5 staging' technique which jettisoned two engines in mid-flight but left a third burning all the way from the ground to orbit, but instead use a 12. 5 foot diameter welded aluminum alloy construction first stage much like that of the Titan family of vehicles or the Space Shuttle external tank. Titan was a family of US expendable Rockets used between 1959 and 2005 A Space Shuttle External Tank ( ET) is the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contains the Liquid hydrogen fuel and Liquid oxygen

The Atlas V was developed by Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services as part of the US Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle ( EELV) program is a United States government, primarily a Department of Defense –sponsored effort begun in the The term expendable launch vehicle means it is only used once. Launches are from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 41 ( LC-41) is an active Launch Site at Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS is a detachment of the 45th Space Wing (45 SW Patrick AFB provides headquarters functions from the 45 SW a major airfield In addition, Space Launch Complex 3 East at Vandenberg Air Force Base is being prepared for future polar launches. Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. A polar orbit is an Orbit in which a Satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body (usually a planet such as the Earth, but possibly

The first Atlas V was launched on August 21, 2002. Twelve Atlas V launches to date have been successful except for the 2007 anomaly. The Atlas V family uses a single-stage Atlas main engine, the Russian RD-180 and the newly developed Common Core Booster (CCB) with up to five Aerojet made strap-on solid rocket boosters. The RD-180 is a dual- Combustion chamber, dual Nozzle, Russian developed Rocket engine, derived from the RD-170 used in Zenit rockets Common Core Booster (CCB is the modular liquid fuelled first stage of the Atlas V Expendable launch system. Aerojet is a major Rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer based primarily in Sacramento California with divisions in Redmond WA; Orange VA Solid rocket boosters (SRB (or motors SRM are used to provide the main Thrust in spacecraft launches from the launchpad up to burnout of the SRBs The CCB is 12. 5 ft (3. 8 m) in diameter by 106. 6 ft (32. 5 m) long and uses 627,105 lb (284,450 kg) of liquid oxygen and RP-1 rocket fuel propellants. Usage and history RP-1 is most commonly burned with LOX ( Liquid oxygen) as the oxidizer though other oxidizers have also been used The booster operates for about four minutes, providing about 4 meganewtons (860,000 lbf) of thrust at start, the major part of this thrust, 4. The newton (symbol N) is the SI derived unit of Force, named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on Classical 152 meganewtons being provided by Russian RD-180 engine.

The Centaur upper stage uses a pressure stabilized propellant tank design and cryogenic propellants. The Centaur stage for Atlas V is stretched 5. 5 ft (1. 68 m) and is powered by either one or two Pratt & Whitney RL10A-4-2 engines, each engine developing a thrust of 99. Pratt & Whitney is an American Aircraft engine manufacturer of products widely used in both civil and military aircraft. 2 kN (22,300 lbf). Operational and reliability upgrades are enabled with the RL10A-4-2 engine configuration. The inertial navigation unit (INU) located on the Centaur provides guidance and navigation for both Atlas and Centaur, and controls both Atlas and Centaur tank pressures and propellant use. An Inertial Navigation System (INS is a Navigation aid that uses a Computer and motion sensors to continuously track the position orientation and Velocity The Centaur engines are capable of multiple in-space starts, making possible insertion into low-earth parking orbit, followed by a coast period and then insertion into GTO. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km A Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit or Geostationary Transfer Orbit ( GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a Low Earth orbit A subsequent third burn following a multi-hour coast can permit direct injection of payloads into geostationary orbit. A geostationary orbit (GEO is a Geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth 's Equator (0° Latitude) with a period equal to the Earth's The Centaur vehicle has the highest proportion of burnable propellant relative to total mass of any modern upper stage and hence can deliver substantial payloads to a high energy state.

Many systems on the Atlas V have been the subject of upgrade and enhancement both prior to the first Atlas V flight and since that time. An upgrade to a Fault Tolerant INU (FTINU) was recently made to enhance mission reliability for Atlas vehicles.

On April 14, 2008, Atlas V lifted it's heaviest payload to date into orbit - a 14,625 lb (6,648 kg) telecommunications satellite built by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, CA. ^[3]

2007 valve anomaly

The only anomalous event in the use of the Atlas V launch system occurred June 15, 2007, when the engine in the Centaur upper stage of an Atlas V shut down early, leaving its payload -- a pair of NRO L-30 ocean surveillance satellites -- in a lower than intended orbit. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The National Reconnaissance Office ( NRO) located in Chantilly A spy satellite (officially referred to as a reconnaissance satellite) is an Earth observation satellite or Communications satellite deployed for ^[4] The cause of the anomaly was traced to a leaky valve. Replacing the valve led to a delay in an upcoming Atlas V launch. ^[5]

Future developments

The Atlas V-Heavy or HLV configuration is available 30 months from order. ^[6] It would use three CCB stages strapped together to provide the capability necessary to lift the heaviest spacecraft. Approximately 95% of the hardware required for the Atlas HLV has already been flown on the Atlas V single core vehicles.

The Atlas V has two general payload fairing sizes. Payload fairing is one of the main components of a Launch vehicle. The classic 4-meter fairing, used since the Atlas II, comes in regular and slightly stretched versions (see AV-004/Inmarsat 4-F1 launch), and Lockheed Martin introduced a 5-meter (4. Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of Launch vehicles which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s 57 meters usable) payload fairing developed and built by Contraves Space (now Oerlikon Space[1]) in Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Contraves fairing is a composite design and is based on flight proven hardware. Three configurations will be manufactured to support Atlas V. The short and medium length configurations will be used on the Atlas V 500 series. The long configuration will be used on the Atlas V-Heavy. The classic fairing covers only the payload, leaving the Centaur stage exposed to open air. With the Contraves fairing, the Centaur is enclosed within the fairing as well as the payload.

Versions

Each Atlas booster has a three digit version designation that is determined by the features of the rocket. The first digit is the diameter (in meters) of the nosecone fairing, and is always either four or five. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The second digit is the number of solid rocket boosters attached to the base of the rocket, and can number anywhere from zero through three with the 4-m fairing and zero through five with the 5-m fairing. The third digit is the number of engines on the Centaur stage, either one or two. Single-engine Centaurs (SEC) are typically used for satellites going to geostationary transfer orbit or reaching escape velocity. A Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit or Geostationary Transfer Orbit ( GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a Low Earth orbit In Physics, escape velocity is the speed where the Kinetic energy of an object is equal to the magnitude of its Gravitational potential energy Dual engine Centaurs (DEC) are typically used for satellites reaching low Earth orbit. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km

For example, if the Atlas V version is 552, this means that the fairing is five meters, has five solid rocket boosters, and has two Centaur engines.

If the Atlas V version is 431, this means that the fairing is four meters, has three solid rocket boosters, and has a single Centaur engine.

Comparable rockets: Delta IV - Ariane 5 - Chang Zheng 5 - Angara - Proton - Falcon 9

An agreement between Lockheed and Bigelow Aerospace in September 2006 could lead to a human-rated version of the Atlas V to tap into the potential space tourism market. The Delta IV is a family of Delta Rockets designed by Boeing 's Integrated Defense Systems division and built in United Launch Alliance's Ariane 5 is a European Expendable launch Designed and developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT Long March 5 ( LM-5, CZ-5, or Changzheng 5) is China's The Angara rocket is a planned space-launch vehicle, designed to place heavy payloads into orbit The Proton rocket The Falcon 9 is an EELV class Launch vehicle planned by SpaceX and scheduled to launch in 2009 Bigelow Aerospace is a North Las Vegas Nevada space technology Startup company that is pioneering work on expandable Space station modules Human-rated or man-rated are terms used to describe the certification of a Spacecraft, Launch vehicle or Airplane as worthy of transporting humans Space tourism is the recent Phenomenon of tourists paying for flights into space pioneered by Russia ^[7]

Versions: List Date: June 16, 2007

Version	Fairing	Boosters	Upper stage	Payload to LEO	Payload to GTO	Launches to date
401	4 m	-	SEC	-	4951 kg	6
402	4 m	-	DEC	12500 kg	-	0
411	4 m	1	SEC	-	5951 kg	1
421	4 m	2	SEC	-	6832 kg	2
431	4 m	3	SEC	-	7642 kg	1
501	5 m	-	SEC	-	3971 kg	0
502	5 m	-	DEC	10300 kg	-	0
511	5 m	1	SEC	-	5271 kg	0
512	5 m	1	DEC	12050 kg	-	0
521	5 m	2	SEC	-	6287 kg	2
522	5 m	2	DEC	13950 kg	-	0
531	5 m	3	SEC	-	7202 kg	0
532	5 m	3	DEC	17250 kg	-	0
541	5 m	4	SEC	-	7982 kg	0
542	5 m	4	DEC	18750 kg	-	0
551	5 m	5	SEC	-	8672 kg	1
552	5 m	5	DEC	20050 kg	-	0
Heavy (HLV (5H1))	5 m	2 CCB	SEC	-	13605 kg	0
Heavy (HLV DEC (5H2))	5 m	2 CCB	DEC	25000 kg	-	0

Atlas V Launches

For more details on this topic, see List of Atlas V launches. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km A Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit or Geostationary Transfer Orbit ( GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a Low Earth orbit This page is a list of launches of the Atlas V rocket For more information as a whole see Atlas V.

List Date: June 2007

Date	Type	Serial-no. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.	Startplace	Payload	Kind of payload	Orbit	Outcome	Remarks
August 21, 2002	401	AV-001	CC LC41	Hot Bird 6	Commercial communications satellite	GSO	Success	First Atlas V launch
May 13 2003	401	AV-002	CC LC41	HellasSat 2	Commercial communications satellite	GSO	Success
July 17, 2003	521	AV-003	CC LC41	Rainbow 1	Commercial communications satellite	GSO	Success	First Atlas V 500 launch
December 17, 2004	521	AV-005	CC LC41	AMC 16	Commercial communications satellite	GSO	Success
March 11, 2005	431	AV-004	CC LC41	Inmarsat 4-F1	Commercial communications satellite	GSO	Success
August 12, 2005	401	AV-007	CC LC41	Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter	Mars orbiter	Escape	Success	First Atlas V launch for NASA
January 19, 2006	551	AV-010	CC LC41	New Horizons	Pluto and Kuiper Belt probe	Escape	Success	Boeing Star 48B third stage used, first Atlas V launch with a third stage
April 20, 2006	411	AV-008	CC LC41	ASTRA 1KR	Commercial communications satellite	GSO	Success	Final Atlas commercial launch for ILS
March 8, 2007	401	AV-013	CC LC41	Space Test Program-1	6 military research satellites	LEO	Success	FalconSAT-3
June 15, 2007	401	AV-009	CC LC41	NRO L-30R (NOSS-4-3A & B)	Two NRO Reconnaissance satellites	LEO	Upper-Stage Anomaly	First Atlas V flight for the National Reconnaissance Office
October 11, 2007	421	AV-011	CC LC41	WGS SV-1	Military communications satellite	GTO	Success	valve replacement[5]
December 10, 2007	401	AV-015	CCAFS LC-41	NRO L-24	NRO reconnaissance satellite	Molniya	Success
2008-03-13	411	AV-006	VAFB SLC-3E	NROL-28	NRO reconnaissance satellite	Molniya	Success	First Atlas V launch from Vandenberg
2008-04-14	421	AV-014	CC LC41	ICO G1	Commercial communications satellite	GTO	Success	Heaviest payload to be launched by an Atlas rocket
For planned launches, see: List of Atlas V launches#Planned launches

Photo Gallery

An Atlas V 551 with the New Horizons Deep Space Probe launches from Lauch Pad 41 in Cape Canaveral

Core stage of an Atlas V being raised to a vertical position

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See also

• Comparison of heavy lift launch systems

References

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