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In the years that followed the cold war, ATLAS found uses on many dual-use aircraft [clarification needed] for the U.S. and NATO, as well as commercial business, regional, and general aviation aircraft. ATLAS test program sets (TPS) allow porting older programs to new hardware, providing some protection against hardware obsolescence.
Atlas, test number 449, Air Force Missile Test Center. The Convair X-11/SM-65A Atlas/Atlas A was the first full-scale prototype of the Atlas missile, first flying on 11 June 1957. [21] It was a test model designed to verify the structure and propulsion system, and had no sustainer engine or separable stages.
Atlas E 35E CCAFS LC-13 ICBM test Suborbital Success 1961-12-07 21:18 Atlas D 82D VAFB 576B3 ICBM test Suborbital Success 1961-12-12 20:16 Atlas F 5F CCAFS LC-11 ICBM test Suborbital Partial failure Intermittently shorted diode in guidance system results in premature propulsion system cutoff. Planned range not achieved. 1961-12-20 03:32 Atlas E 36E
The Convair SM-65B Atlas, or Atlas B, also designated X-12 [1] was a prototype of the Atlas missile. First flown on 19 July 1958, the Atlas B was the first version of the Atlas rocket to use the stage and a half design with an operational sustainer engine and jettisonable booster engine section. Unlike later Atlas models, the Atlas B used ...
Atlas E/F-Agena D: 23F VAFB SLC-3W: Seasat: Remote sensing LEO: Success Final Atlas-Agena flight, using a modified Atlas F missile. 1978-06-29 22:24:59 Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-41 CCAFS LC-36B: Comstar D3: Comsat GTO: Success 1978-08-08 07:33 Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-51 CCAFS LC-36A: Pioneer Venus Multiprobe: Venus probe Heliocentric: Success ...
Atlas C 4C CCAFS LC-12 ICBM test Suborbital Partial failure Guidance system failure T+80 seconds, however the flight control system kept the missile on course. Reentry vehicle not recovered. 1959-02-04 08:01 Atlas B 11B CCAFS LC-11 ICBM test Suborbital Success Final flight of Atlas B 1959-02-20 05:38 Atlas C 5C CCAFS LC-12 ICBM test Suborbital ...
The fully operational D-series Atlas was similar to the R&D model Atlas B and C, but incorporated a number of design changes implemented as a result of lessons learned during test flights. In addition, the D-series had the full-up Rocketdyne MA-2 propulsion system with 360,000 pounds-force (1,600 kN) of thrust versus the 250,000 pounds-force ...
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 ]