Atlas-5 (Atlas-V)
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![]() Atlas-5(401) (Hotbird 6) [ILS] |
![]() Atlas-5(411)¹ (Astra 1KR) [Lockheed Martin] |
![]() Atlas-5(421)¹ (WGS 1) [ULA] |
![]() Atlas-5(431)¹ (Inmarsat-4 F1) [Lockheed Martin] |
![]() Atlas-5(501) (X-37B OTV-2) [ULA] |
![]() Atlas-5(511)² (GSSAP 5, 6) |
![]() Atlas-5(521)¹ (Rainbow 1) [ILS] |
![]() Atlas-5(531)¹ (AEHF 1) [Spaceflight Now] |
![]() Atlas-5(541)¹ (MSL) [NASA] |
![]() Atlas-5(551)¹ (New Horizons) [NASA] |
![]() Atlas-5 Heavy [GDK] |
![]() Booster configurations |
Launch Vehicle | Strap-On | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
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Atlas-5(Light) | - | CCB / RD-180 | Agena-2000 |
Atlas-5(401) | - | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-SEC / RL10A-4-2 or RL10C-1 |
Atlas-5(402) | - | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-DEC / 2 × RL10A-4-2 |
Atlas-5(411) | 1 × AJ-60A (¹) or 1 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-SEC / RL10A-4-2 or RL10C-1 |
Atlas-5(412) | 1 × AJ-60A (¹) or 1 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-DEC / 2 × RL10A-4-2 |
Atlas-5(421) | 2 × AJ-60A (¹) or 2 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-SEC / RL10A-4-2 or RL10C-1 |
Atlas-5(422) | 2 × AJ-60A (¹) or 2 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-DEC / 2 × RL10A-4-2 |
Atlas-5(431) | 3 × AJ-60A (¹) or 3 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-SEC / RL10A-4-2 or RL10C-1 |
Atlas-5(501) | - | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-SEC / RL10A-4-2 or RL10C-1 |
Atlas-5(502) | - | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-DEC / 2 × RL10A-4-2 |
Atlas-5(511) | 1 × AJ-60A (¹) or 1 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-SEC / RL10A-4-2 or RL10C-1 |
Atlas-5(512) | 1 × AJ-60A (¹) or 1 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-DEC / 2 × RL10A-4-2 |
Atlas-5(521) | 2 × AJ-60A (¹) or 2 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-SEC / RL10A-4-2 or RL10C-1 |
Atlas-5(522) | 2 × AJ-60A (¹) or 2 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-DEC / 2 × RL10A-4-2 |
Atlas-5(531) | 3 × AJ-60A (¹) or 3 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-SEC / RL10A-4-2 or RL10C-1 |
Atlas-5(532) | 3 × AJ-60A (¹) or 3 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-DEC / 2 × RL10A-4-2 |
Atlas-5(541) | 4 × AJ-60A (¹) or 4 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-SEC / RL10A-4-2 or RL10C-1 |
Atlas-5(542) | 4 × AJ-60A (¹) or 4 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-DEC / 2 × RL10A-4-2 |
Atlas-5(551) | 5 × AJ-60A (¹) or 5 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-SEC / RL10A-4-2 or RL10C-1 |
Atlas-5(552) | 5 × AJ-60A (¹) or 5 × GEM-63 (²) | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-DEC / 2 × RL10A-4-2 |
Atlas-5(HLV) * | 2 × CCB / RD-180 | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-SEC / RL10A-4-2 or RL10C-1 |
Atlas-5(HLV) * | 2 × CCB / RD-180 | CCB / RD-180 | Centaur-3(5)-DEC / 2 × RL10A-4-2 |
* The Light Atlas-5 has been cancelled. The Heavy Atlas-5(HLV) is under development
Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
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Atlas-5(MLV-D) | 3890 | 1842 | 1260 | ||||
Atlas-5(401) | * 9050 | 7335 | 6670 | 4950 | - | ||
Atlas-5(411) | * 9050 | 9015 | 8495 | 6075 | - | ||
Atlas-5(421) | * 9050 | * 9050 | * 9050 | 7000 | - | ||
Atlas-5(431) | * 9050 | * 9050 | * 9050 | 7800 | - | ||
Atlas-5(501) | 8250 | 6420 | 5945 | 3970 | 1500 | ||
Atlas-5(502) | 10300 | 9050 | |||||
Atlas-5(511) | 10950 | 8560 | 7820 | 5370 | 1750 | ||
Atlas-5(512) | 12590 | 10200 | |||||
Atlas-5(521) | 13300 | 10490 | 9585 | 6485 | 2760 | ||
Atlas-5(522) | 15080 | 11800 | |||||
Atlas-5(531) | 15300 | 12185 | 11160 | 7425 | 3250 | ||
Atlas-5(532) | 17250 | 14600 | |||||
Atlas-5(541) | 17100 | 13480 | 12435 | 8240 | 3730 | ||
Atlas-5(542) | 18955 | 14800 | |||||
Atlas-5(551) | 18500 | 14520 | 13550 | 8700 | 3960 | ||
Atlas-5(552) | * 19050 | 16125 | 14490 | ||||
Atlas-5(HLV) | 25000 | 19000 | 12650 | 6350 | 9000 |
* = structural limit
Nr: TNr: Vehicle: Serial: Fair: LS: Date: Payload
1 1 Atlas-5(401) AV-001 4S CC SLC-41 21.08.2002 Hotbird 6 2 2 Atlas-5(401) AV-002 4S CC SLC-41 13.05.2003 Hellas-Sat 2 3 1 Atlas-5(521)¹ AV-003 5S CC SLC-41 17.07.2003 Rainbow 1 4 2 Atlas-5(521)¹ AV-005 5S CC SLC-41 17.12.2004 AMC 16 5 1 Atlas-5(431)¹ AV-004 4L CC SLC-41 11.03.2005 Inmarsat-4 F1 6 3 Atlas-5(401) AV-007 4S CC SLC-41 12.08.2005 MRO 7 1 Atlas-5(551)¹ AV-010 5S CC SLC-41 19.01.2006 New Horizons [Star-48B] 8 1 Atlas-5(411)¹ AV-008 4M CC SLC-41 20.04.2006 Astra 1KR 9 4 Atlas-5(401) AV-013 4S CC SLC-41 09.03.2007 ASTRO / NEXTSat-CSC / STPSat 1 / CFESat / MidSTAR 1 / FalconSat 3 10 5 Atlas-5(401) AV-009 4M CC SLC-41 15.06.2007 p Intruder 7 (USA 194) / Intruder 8 (USA 194-2, NROL 30) 11 1 Atlas-5(421)¹ AV-011 4M CC SLC-41 11.10.2007 WGS 1 (USA 195) 12 6 Atlas-5(401) AV-015 4S CC SLC-41 10.12.2007 Quasar 16 (USA 198, NROL 24) 13 2 Atlas-5(411)¹ AV-006 4M Va SLC-3E 13.03.2008 Trumpet 5 (USA 200, NROL 28, SBIRS HEO-2, TWINS B) 14 2 Atlas-5(421)¹ AV-014 4L CC SLC-41 14.04.2008 ICO G1 15 3 Atlas-5(421)¹ AV-016 4M CC SLC-41 04.04.2009 WGS 2 (USA 204) 16 7 Atlas-5(401) AV-020 4S CC SLC-41 18.06.2009 LRO / LCROSS 17 8 Atlas-5(401) AV-018 4S CC SLC-41 08.09.2009 Nemesis 1 (PAN, USA 207) 18 9 Atlas-5(401) AV-017 4S Va SLC-3E 18.10.2009 DMSP-5D3 F18 (USA 210) 19 2 Atlas-5(431)¹ AV-024 4L CC SLC-41 23.11.2009 Intelsat 14 20 10 Atlas-5(401) AV-021 4S CC SLC-41 11.02.2010 SDO 21 1 Atlas-5(501) AV-012 5S CC SLC-41 22.04.2010 X-37B OTV-1 (USA 212) 22 1 Atlas-5(531)¹ AV-019 5S CC SLC-41 14.08.2010 AEHF 1 (USA 214) 23 2 Atlas-5(501) AV-025 5M Va SLC-3E 21.09.2010 Topaz 1 (USA 215, NROL 41) 24 3 Atlas-5(501) AV-026 5S CC SLC-41 05.03.2011 X-37B OTV-2 (USA 226) 25 3 Atlas-5(411)¹ AV-027 4M Va SLC-3E 15.04.2011 Intruder 9 (USA 229) / Intruder 10 (USA 229-2, NROL 34) 26 11 Atlas-5(401) AV-022 4S CC SLC-41 07.05.2011 SBIRS-GEO 1 (USA 230) 27 2 Atlas-5(551)¹ AV-029 5S CC SLC-41 05.08.2011 Juno 28 1 Atlas-5(541)¹ AV-028 5S CC SLC-41 26.11.2011 MSL (Curiosity) 29 3 Atlas-5(551)¹ AV-030 5M CC SLC-41 24.02.2012 MUOS 1 30 2 Atlas-5(531)¹ AV-031 5S CC SLC-41 04.05.2012 AEHF 2 (USA 235) 31 12 Atlas-5(401) AV-023 4S CC SLC-41 20.06.2012 Quasar 18 (USA 236, NROL 38) 32 13 Atlas-5(401) AV-032 4S CC SLC-41 30.08.2012 RBSP A / RBSP B 33 14 Atlas-5(401) AV-033 4M Va SLC-3E 13.09.2012 Intruder 11 (USA 238) / Intruder 12 (USA 238-2, NROL 36) / Aeneas / SMDC-ONE 2.1, 2.2 / STARE A / CINEMA 1 / CSSWE / CXBN / AeroCube 4A, 4B, 4C / CP 5 / OUTSat 34 4 Atlas-5(501) AV-034 5S CC SLC-41 11.12.2012 X-37B OTV-3 (USA 240) 35 15 Atlas-5(401) AV-036 4M CC SLC-41 31.01.2013 TDRS 11 (K) 36 16 Atlas-5(401) AV-035 4M Va SLC-3E 11.02.2013 Landsat 8 (LDCM) 37 17 Atlas-5(401) AV-037 4S CC SLC-41 19.03.2013 SBIRS-GEO 2 (USA 241) 38 18 Atlas-5(401) AV-039 4S CC SLC-41 15.05.2013 GPS-2F 4 (USA 242) 39 4 Atlas-5(551)¹ AV-040 5M CC SLC-41 19.07.2013 MUOS 2 40 3 Atlas-5(531)¹ AV-041 5S CC SLC-41 18.09.2013 AEHF 3 (USA 246) 41 19 Atlas-5(401) AV-038 4S CC SLC-41 18.11.2013 MAVEN 42 5 Atlas-5(501) AV-042 5M Va SLC-3E 06.12.2013 Topaz 3 (USA 247, NROL 39) / ALICE / SMDC-ONE 3.1, 3.2 / SNaP / TacSat 6 / FIREBIRD FU1, FU2 / AeroCube 5A, 5B / CUNYSAT 1 / IPEX / M-Cubed/COVE 2 43 20 Atlas-5(401) AV-043 4M CC SLC-41 24.01.2014 TDRS 12 (L) 44 21 Atlas-5(401) AV-044 4S Va SLC-3E 03.04.2014 DMSP-5D3 F19 (USA 249) 45 2 Atlas-5(541)¹ AV-045 5S CC SLC-41 10.04.2014 SHARP 1 ? (USA 250, NROL 67) 46 22 Atlas-5(401) AV-046 4S CC SLC-41 22.05.2014 Quasar 19 (USA 252, NROL 33) 47 23 Atlas-5(401) AV-048 4S CC SLC-41 02.08.2014 GPS-2F 7 (USA 256) 48 24 Atlas-5(401) AV-047 4S Va SLC-3E 13.08.2014 WorldView 3 49 25 Atlas-5(401) AV-049 4S CC SLC-41 17.09.2014 Nemesis 2 (CLIO, USA 257) 50 26 Atlas-5(401) AV-050 4S CC SLC-41 29.10.2014 GPS-2F 8 (USA 258) 51 3 Atlas-5(541)¹ AV-051 5S Va SLC-3E 13.12.2014 Trumpet 6 (USA 259, NROL 35, SBIRS HEO-3) 52 5 Atlas-5(551)¹ AV-052 5M CC SLC-41 21.01.2015 MUOS 3 53 4 Atlas-5(421)¹ AV-053 4L CC SLC-41 13.03.2015 MMS 1 / MMS 2 / MMS 3 / MMS 4 54 6 Atlas-5(501) AV-054 5S CC SLC-41 20.05.2015 X-37B OTV-4 (USA 261) / GEARRS 2 / LightSail 1 / OptiCube 1, 2, 3 / USS Langley / AeroCube 8A, 8B / BRICSat-P / PSat A 55 27 Atlas-5(401) AV-055 4S CC SLC-41 15.07.2015 GPS-2F 10 (USA 262) 56 6 Atlas-5(551)¹ AV-056 5M CC SLC-41 02.09.2015 MUOS 4 57 5 Atlas-5(421)¹ AV-059 4L CC SLC-41 02.10.2015 MEXSAT 2 (Morelos 3) 58 28 Atlas-5(401) AV-058 4M Va SLC-3E 08.10.2015 Intruder 13 (USA 264) / Intruder 14 (USA-264-2, NROL 55) / SNaP-3 ALICE, EDDIE, JIMI / LMRSTSat / SINOD-D 1, 3 / AeroCube 5C / OCSD A / ARC 1 / BisonSat / Fox 1A / PropCube 1, 3 59 29 Atlas-5(401) AV-060 4S CC SLC-41 31.10.2015 GPS-2F 11 (USA 265) 60 30 Atlas-5(401) AV-061 4L CC SLC-41 06.12.2015 Cygnus CRS-4 / SIMPL↑ / AggieSat 4↑ / Bevo 2↑ / Flock-2e 1, ..., 12↑ / MinXSS 1↑ / CADRE↑ / Nodes 1, 2↑ / STMSat 1↑ / SNAPS↑ 61 31 Atlas-5(401) AV-057 4S CC SLC-41 05.02.2016 GPS-2F 12 (USA 266) 62 32 Atlas-5(401) AV-064 4L CC SLC-41 23.03.2016 i Cygnus CRS-6 / Diwata 1↑ / Flock-2e' 1, ..., 20↑ / Lemur-2 5, ..., 13↑ 63 7 Atlas-5(551)¹ AV-063 5M CC SLC-41 24.06.2016 MUOS 5 64 6 Atlas-5(421)¹ AV-065 4L CC SLC-41 28.07.2016 Quasar 20 ? (USA 269, NROL 61) 65 4 Atlas-5(411)¹ AV-067 4S CC SLC-41 08.09.2016 OSIRIS-REx 66 33 Atlas-5(401) AV-062 4S Va SLC-3E 11.11.2016 WorldView 4 / RAVAN / OptiCube 4 / AeroCube 8C, 8D / Prometheus 2.1, 2.3 / CELTEE 1 67 4 Atlas-5(541)¹ AV-069 5S CC SLC-41 19.11.2016 GOES 16 (R) 68 3 Atlas-5(431)¹ AV-071 4L CC SLC-41 18.12.2016 EchoStar 19 (Jupiter 2) 69 34 Atlas-5(401) AV-066 4S CC SLC-41 21.01.2017 SBIRS-GEO 3 (USA 273) 70 35 Atlas-5(401) AV-068 4M Va SLC-3E 01.03.2017 Intruder 15 (USA 274) / Intruder 16 (USA 274-2, NROL 79) 71 36 Atlas-5(401) AV-070 4L CC SLC-41 18.04.2017 Cygnus CRS-7 / ALTAIR 1↑ / SHARC↑ / SUSat↑ / UNSW-EC0↑ / i-INSPIRE 2↑ / ZA-AeroSat↑ / nSIGHT 1↑ / Ex-Alta 1↑ / LilacSat 1↑ / NJUST 1↑ / Aoxiang 1↑ / SOMP 2↑ / QBITO↑ / Aalto 2↑ / X-CubeSat↑ / SpaceCube↑ / DUTHSat↑ / UPSat↑ / Hoopoe↑ / LINK↑ / SNUSAT 1, 1b↑ / qbee50-LTU-OC↑ / BeEagleSat↑ / HAVELSAT↑ / Phoenix↑ / PolyITAN-2-SAU↑ / QBUS 1↑ / QBUS 2↑ / QBUS 4↑ / IceCube↑ / CSUNSat 1↑ / CXBN 2↑ / KySat 3↑ / Lemur-2 30, ..., 33↑ 72 37 Atlas-5(401) AV-074 4M CC SLC-41 18.08.2017 TDRS 13 (M) 73 5 Atlas-5(541)¹ AV-072 5S Va SLC-3E 24.09.2017 Trumpet 7 (USA 278, NROL 42, SBIRS HEO-4) 74 7 Atlas-5(421)¹ AV-075 4L CC SLC-41 15.10.2017 Quasar 21 ? (USA 279, NROL 52) 75 5 Atlas-5(411)¹ AV-076 4S CC SLC-41 20.01.2018 SBIRS-GEO 4 (USA 282) 76 6 Atlas-5(541)¹ AV-077 5S CC SLC-41 01.03.2018 GOES 17 (S) 77 8 Atlas-5(551)¹ AV-079 5S CC SLC-41 14.04.2018 CBAS 1 (USA 283, AFSPC 11) / EAGLE (USA 284) / Mycroft (USA 285) / USA 286 / USA 287 78 38 Atlas-5(401) AV-078 4S Va SLC-3E 05.05.2018 InSight (Discovery 12) / MarCO A / MarCO B 79 9 Atlas-5(551)¹ AV-073 5S CC SLC-41 17.10.2018 AEHF 4 (USA 288) 80 10 Atlas-5(551)¹ AV-083 5S CC SLC-41 08.08.2019 AEHF 5 (USA 292) / TDO 1 81 1 Atlas-5(N22)¹ AV-080 - CC SLC-41 20.12.2019 Starliner OFT 82 6 Atlas-5(411)¹ AV-087 4S CC SLC-41 10.02.2020 Solar Orbiter 83 11 Atlas-5(551)¹ AV-086 5S CC SLC-41 26.03.2020 AEHF 6 (USA 298) / TDO 2 84 7 Atlas-5(501) AV-081 5S CC SLC-41 17.05.2020 X-37B OTV-6 (USA 299) / FalconSat 8 (USA 300) 85 7 Atlas-5(541)¹ AV-088 5S CC SLC-41 30.07.2020 Mars 2020 (Perseverance) 86 4 Atlas-5(531)² AV-090 5M CC SLC-41 13.11.2020 USA 310 (NROL 101) 87 8 Atlas-5(421)¹ AV-091 4L CC SLC-41 18.05.2021 SBIRS-GEO 5 (USA 315) / TDO 3 / TDO 4 88 39 Atlas-5(401) AV-092 4L Va SLC-3E 27.09.2021 Landsat 9 / CuPID / CUTE / Cesium Satellite 1, 2 89 40 Atlas-5(401) AV-096 4S CC SLC-41 16.10.2021 Lucy (Discovery 13) 90 12 Atlas-5(551)² AV-093 5S CC SLC-41 07.12.2021 STPSat 6 / LDPE 1 / Ascent 91 1 Atlas-5(511)² AV-084 5S CC SLC-41 21.01.2022 GSSAP 5 (USA 324) / GSSAP 6 (USA 325) 92 8 Atlas-5(541)² AV-095 5S CC SLC-41 01.03.2022 GOES 18 (T) 93 2 Atlas-5(N22)¹ AV-082 - CC SLC-41 19.05.2022 Starliner OFT-2 94 9 Atlas-5(541)² AV-094 5S CC SLC-41 01.07.2022 WFOV-T (USA 332) / USSF-12 Ring (USA 333) / USA 337 95 9 Atlas-5(421)² AV-097 4L CC SLC-41 04.08.2022 SBIRS-GEO 6 (USA 336) 96 5 Atlas-5(531)² AV-099 5S CC SLC-41 04.10.2022 SES 20 / SES 21 97 41 Atlas-5(401) AV-098 4M Va SLC-3E 10.11.2022 JPSS 2 / LOFTID 98 13 Atlas-5(551)² AV-102 5S CC SLC-41 10.09.2023 Silentbarker 1, 2, 3 (USA 346, ..., 348) 99 8 Atlas-5(501) AV-104 5S CC SLC-41 06.10.2023 KuiperSat P1 / KuiperSat P2 100 3 Atlas-5(N22) AV-085 - CC SLC-41 05.06.2024 Starliner CFT 101 14 Atlas-5(551) AV-101 5S CC SLC-41 30.07.2024 USA 396 / USA 397 / USA 398 (USSF 51) Planned: x x Atlas-5(551) x 5M CC SLC-41 xx.xx.202x KuiperSat LAt2 1, ..., 27 x x Atlas-5(551) x 5M CC SLC-41 xx.xx.202x KuiperSat LAt3 1, ..., 27 x x Atlas-5(551) x 5M CC SLC-41 xx.xx.202x KuiperSat LAt4 1, ..., 27 x x Atlas-5(551) x 5M CC SLC-41 xx.xx.202x KuiperSat LAt5 1, ..., 27 x x Atlas-5(551) x 5M CC SLC-41 xx.xx.202x KuiperSat LAt6 1, ..., 27 x x Atlas-5(551) x 5M CC SLC-41 xx.xx.202x KuiperSat LAt7 1, ..., 27 x x Atlas-5(551) x 5M CC SLC-41 xx.xx.202x KuiperSat LAt8 1, ..., 27 x x Atlas-5(551) x 5M CC SLC-41 xx.xx.202x KuiperSat LAt9 1, ..., 27 x 4 Atlas-5(N22) x - CC SLC-41 xx.xx.2026 Starliner 1 x 5 Atlas-5(N22) x - CC SLC-41 xx.xx.202x Starliner 2 x 6 Atlas-5(N22) x - CC SLC-41 xx.xx.20xx Starliner 3 x 7 Atlas-5(N22) x - CC SLC-41 xx.xx.20xx Starliner 4 x 8 Atlas-5(N22) x - CC SLC-41 xx.xx.20xx Starliner 5 x 9 Atlas-5(N22) x - CC SLC-41 xx.xx.20xx Starliner 6 x x Atlas-5(551) AV-100 5 CC SLC-41 xx.xx.2025 ViaSat 3.2 Failure types: F Failure (failed to reach orbit) P Partial Failure (orbit reached, payload not in usable orbit) p Partial Failure (prime payload in usable orbit) i Issues (launch successful, but technical issues) * Suborbital Failures: Flight 10: Centaur shut down 4 sec too early during second burn due to a leaking oxygen valve Flight 62: Stage 1 shut down too early, fully compensated by upper stage. Fairing types: - = none 4S = 4 m diameter, 9.4 m inner height (LPF) 4M = 4 m diameter, 10.3 m inner height (EPF) 4L = 4 m diameter, 11.2 m inner height (XEPF) 5S = 5 m diameter, 10.2 m inner height 5M = 5 m diameter, 12.9 m inner height 5L = 5 m diameter, 15.9 m inner height Launch sites: CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USAVa = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
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