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The SM-65E Atlas, or Atlas-E, was an operational variant of the Atlas missile. It first flew on October 11, 1960, and was deployed as an operational ICBM from September 1961 until April 1966. Following retirement as an ICBM, the Atlas-E, along with the Atlas-F , was refurbished for orbital launches as the Atlas E/F . [ 1 ]
The SM-65D Atlas, or Atlas D, was the first operational version of the Atlas missile and the basis for all Atlas space launchers, debuting in 1959. [26] Atlas D weighed 255,950 lb (116,100 kg) (without payload) and had an empty weight of only 11,894 lb (5,395 kg); the other 95.35% was propellant.
This is a list of launches made by the Atlas rocket family, derived from the SM-65 Atlas ICBM. The currently operational variant, Atlas V, has flown 81 consecutive missions without failure between October 2007 and January 2022. Due to the size of the list, it has been split by decade: List of Atlas launches (1957–1959)
The last Atlas E/F spacecraft launch was conducted on 24 March 1995, using a rocket which had originally been built as an Atlas-E. The last Atlas E/F launch to use a rocket which had originally been built as an Atlas-F was conducted on 23 June 1981. [13] Atlas E/F was used to launch the Block I series of GPS satellites from 1978 to 1985. The ...
Atlas E 40E CCAFS LC-13 ICBM test Suborbital Success Final Atlas E R&D launch 1962-02-16 23:04 Atlas D 137D VAFB 576B2: ICBM test Suborbital Success 1962-02-20 14:47 Atlas-D: 109D CCAFS LC-14 Mercury-Atlas 6: Crewed spacecraft LEO: Success Carried John Glenn into orbit. First American orbital crewed flight. 1962-02-21 22:30 Atlas D 52D VAFB ...
The Atlas E/F (or SB-1A) was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket built using parts of decommissioned SM-65 Atlas missiles. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets. The first stage was built using parts taken from decommissioned Atlas-E and Atlas-F missiles, with various solid propellant upper stages used depending on ...
Date/Time ()Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks 1970-02-08 Atlas E/F-Trident: 96F VAFB LC-576A-3: REV test : Suborbital: Success 1970-03-13 Atlas E/F-Trident
Date/Time ()Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks 1991-04-18 23:30 Atlas I: AC-70 CCAFS SLC-36B: BS-3H: Comsat: GTO (target) : Failure One Centaur engine failed to start due to a plug of frozen nitrogen.