Объяснение, как Atlas V летает с несимметричным бустером

[pargentum]

Правда, приведенное объяснение, нахрена он так летает, показалось мне неубедительным.

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[averros.livejournal.com]

The explanation is simple: money. One booster is cheaper than two boosters, and it has enough thrust for the mission.

The main engine is Soviet RD-180 with 8 degrees of thrust vectoring, which is sufficient for asymmetry compensation.

[pargentum.livejournal.com]

But what about two smaller boosters? I guess, they would be not much more expensive than one normal booster. And they won't have to lose dV for compensation.