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Atlas Agena

Atlas-LV3 Agena-A (MIDAS 2) [USAF]

 

Atlas-LV3 Agena-B (Ranger 4) [NASA]

Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D (KH-7) [USAF]

Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D (Rhyolite 3) [USAF]

Atlas-SLV3B Agena-D (OAO 1) [NASA]

Atlas-F Agena-D (SEASAT) [NASA]

 

Version Stage 1 Stage 2
Atlas-LV3 Agena-A Atlas-LV3 / MA-2 Agena-A / 8048
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B Atlas-LV3 / MA-2 Agena-B / 8081
Atlas-LV3 Agena-D Atlas-LV3 / MA-2 Agena-D / 8096
Atlas-SLV3 Agena-B Atlas-SLV3 / MA-5 Agena-B / 8081
Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D Atlas-SLV3 / MA-5 Agena-D / 8096
Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D Atlas-SLV3A / MA-5 Agena-D / 8096
Atlas-SLV3B Agena-D Atlas-SLV3B / MA-5 Agena-D / 8096
Atlas-F Agena-D Atlas-F / MA-3 Agena-D / 8096
Performance (kg) LEO LPEO SSO GTO GEO MolO IP
Atlas-LV3 Agena-A 1250 - - - -
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B 1725 -
Atlas-LV3 Agena-D -
Atlas-SLV3 Agena-B -
Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D 1825 -
Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D -
Atlas-SLV3B Agena-D -
Atlas-F Agena-D - 2300 - -
Nr  TNr    Vehicle                           Serial         Date          LS             Payload

 45   1    Atlas-LV3 Agena-A                 29D            26.02.1960 F  CC LC-14       MIDAS 1
 52   2    Atlas-LV3 Agena-A                 45D            24.05.1960    CC LC-14       MIDAS 2
 67   3    Atlas-LV3 Agena-A                 57D            11.10.1960 F  Va LC-1-1      Samos-E1 1 (Samos 1) / Samos-F1 1
 77   4    Atlas-LV3 Agena-A                 70D            31.01.1961    Va LC-1-1      Samos-E1 2 (Samos 2) / Samos-F1 2
 89   1    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 97D            12.07.1961    Va LC-1-2      MIDAS 3
 93   2    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 111D           23.08.1961 P  CC LC-12       Ranger 1
 95   3    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 106D           09.09.1961 F  Va LC-1-1      Samos-E2 1 (Samos 3)
 99   4    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 105D           21.10.1961    Va LC-1-2      MIDAS 4 / West Ford 1
101   5    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 117D           18.11.1961 P  CC LC-12       Ranger 2
102   6    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 108D           22.11.1961 F  Va LC-1-1      Samos-E5 1 (Samos 4)
111   7    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 114D           22.12.1961    Va LC-1-2      Samos-E5 2 (Samos 5)
114   8    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 121D           26.01.1962    CC LC-12       Ranger 3
120   9    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 112D           07.03.1962    Va LC-1-2      Samos-E5 3 (Samos 6)
122  10    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 110D           09.04.1962    Va LC-1-2      MIDAS 5 / West Ford Drag
125  11    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 133D           23.04.1962    CC LC-12       Ranger 4
126  12    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 118D           26.04.1962    Va LC-1-1      Samos-E6 1 (Samos 7)
131  13    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 115D           17.06.1962    Va LC-1-1      Samos-E6 2 (Samos 8)
135  14    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 120D           18.07.1962    Va LC-1-1      Samos-E6 3 (Samos 9)
137  15    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 145D           22.07.1962 F  CC LC-12       Mariner 1
139  16    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 124D           05.08.1962    Va LC-1-1      Samos-E6 4 (Samos 10)
144  17    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 179D           27.08.1962    CC LC-12       Mariner 2
148  18    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 215D           18.10.1962    CC LC-12       Ranger 5
152  19    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 128D           11.11.1962    Va LC-1-1      Samos-E6 5 (Samos 11) / TRS 1
156  20    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 131D           17.12.1962 F  Va LC-1-2      MIDAS 6 / TRS 3 / TRS 4
173  21    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 119D           09.05.1963    Va LC-1-2      MIDAS 7 / DASH 1 / TRS 5 / TRS 6 / West Ford 2
177  22    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 139D           12.06.1963 F  Va LC-1-2      MIDAS 8 / TRS 7 / TRS 8
179   1    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 201D           12.07.1963    Va LC-2-3      KH-7 1
180  23    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 75D            19.07.1963    Va LC-1-2      MIDAS 9 / DASH 2 / TRS 9 / TRS 10
186   2    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 212D           06.09.1963    Va LC-2-3      KH-7 2
192   3    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 197D           17.10.1963    CC LC-13       Vela 1 / Vela 2 / ERS 12
193   4    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 224D           25.10.1963    Va LC-2-3      KH-7 3
199   5    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 227D           18.12.1963    Va LC-2-3      KH-7 4
201  24    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 199D           30.01.1964    CC LC-12       Ranger 6
203   6    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 285D           25.02.1964    Va LC-2-3      KH-7 5
205   7    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 296D           11.03.1964    Va LC-2-3      KH-7 6
209   8    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 351D           23.04.1964    Va LC-2-3      KH-7 7
210   9    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 350D           19.05.1964    Va LC-2-3      KH-7 8
213  10    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 352D           06.07.1964    Va LC-2-3      KH-7 9 / Noah's Ark
214  11    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 216D           17.07.1964    CC LC-13       Vela 3 / Vela 4 / ERS 13
215  25    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 250D           28.07.1964    CC LC-12       Ranger 7 
218   1    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7101           14.08.1964    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 10 / Hitchhiker 2
221  26    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 195D           05.09.1964    CC LC-12       OGO 1
224   2    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7102           23.09.1964    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 11
225   3    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7103           07.10.1964 F  Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 12 / Pundit 3
226  12    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 353D           23.10.1964    Va PALC-2-3    KH-7 13 / Step Thirteen/Plymouth Rock 3
227  13    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 289D           05.11.1964    CC LC-13       Mariner 3
228  14    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 288D           28.11.1964    CC LC-12       Mariner 4
231   4    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7105           04.12.1964    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 14
237   5    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7106           23.01.1965    Va PALC-2-3    KH-7 15
238  27    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 196D           17.02.1965    CC LC-12       Ranger 8
242   6    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7104           12.03.1965    Va PALC-2-3    KH-7 16
244  28    Atlas-LV3 Agena-B                 204D           21.03.1965    CC LC-12       Ranger 9
246   7    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7401           03.04.1965    Va PALC-2-4    Snapshot / SECOR 4 (EGRS 4)
248   8    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7107           28.04.1965    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 17 / Pundit 4
250   9    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7108           27.05.1965    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 18
255  10    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7109           25.06.1965    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 19 / Fanion 1/Tripos 1
257  11    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7112           12.07.1965 F  Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 20
258  15    Atlas-LV3 Agena-D                 225D           20.07.1965    CC LC-13       Vela 5 / Vela 6 / ORS 3
259  12    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7111           03.08.1965    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 21 / Magnum
265  13    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7110           30.09.1965    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 22
267  14    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5301           25.10.1965 F  CC LC-14       GATV 6
268  15    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7113           08.11.1965    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 23 / Auroral (OPS 8293)
271  16    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7114           19.01.1966    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 24 / OPS 3179
274  17    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7115           15.02.1966    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 25 / Bluebell 2C / Bluebell 2S
277  18    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5302           16.03.1966    CC LC-14       GATV 8
278  19    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7116           18.03.1966    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 26 / NRL-PL 137
282   1    Atlas-SLV3B Agena-D               5001           08.04.1966    CC LC-12       OAO 1
283  20    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7117           19.04.1966    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 27
286  21    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7118           14.05.1966    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 28 / Leige/Plicat
287  22    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5303           17.05.1966 F  CC LC-14       GATV 9
291  23    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7119           03.06.1966    Va PALC-2-4    KH-7 29 / OPS 1856
292   1    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-B                5601           07.06.1966    CC LC-12       OGO 3
293  24    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7201           09.06.1966 F  Va PALC-1-2    RTS-1 1 / SECOR 6 (EGRS 6) / ORS 2
297  25    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7120           12.07.1966    Va SLC-4E      KH-7 30
299  26    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5305           18.07.1966    CC LC-14       GATV 10
301  27    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5801           10.08.1966    CC LC-13       Lunar Orbiter 1
302  28    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7121           16.08.1966    Va SLC-4E      KH-7 31 / Sampan 1/Sousea 1
303  29    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7202           19.08.1966    Va SLC-3E      RTS-1 2 / SECOR 7 (EGRS 7) / ORS 1
304  30    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5306           12.09.1966    CC LC-14       GATV 11
305  31    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7123           16.09.1966    Va SLC-4E      KH-7 32 / Fanion 2/Tripos 2
307  32    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7203           05.10.1966    Va SLC-3E      RTS-1 3 / SECOR 8 (EGRS 8)
309  33    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7122           12.10.1966    Va SLC-4E      KH-7 33 / SGLS 1
311  34    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7124           02.11.1966    Va SLC-4E      KH-7 34 / OPS 5424
312  35    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5802           06.11.1966    CC LC-13       Lunar Orbiter 2
313  36    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5307           11.11.1966    CC LC-14       GATV 12
314  37    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7125           05.12.1966    Va SLC-4E      KH-7 35
315  38    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5101           07.12.1966    CC LC-12       ATS 1
320  39    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7126           02.02.1967    Va SLC-4E      KH-7 36
321  40    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5803           05.02.1967    CC LC-13       Lunar Orbiter 3
325  41    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5102           06.04.1967 P  CC LC-12       ATS 2 / Research Payload Module 481
329  42    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5804           04.05.1967    CC LC-13       Lunar Orbiter 4
331  43    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7127           22.05.1967    Va SLC-4E      KH-7 37 / LOGACS
332  44    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                7128           04.06.1967    Va SLC-4E      KH-7 38
334  45    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5401           14.06.1967    CC LC-12       Mariner 5
340  46    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5805           01.08.1967    CC LC-13       Lunar Orbiter 5
345  47    Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D                5103           05.11.1967    CC LC-12       ATS 3
353   1    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5602A          04.03.1968    CC LC-13       OGO 5
363   2    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5501A          06.08.1968    CC LC-13       Canyon 1
375   3    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5502A          13.04.1969    CC LC-13       Canyon 2
386   4    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5201A          19.06.1970    CC LC-13       Rhyolite 1
387   5    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5203A          01.09.1970    CC LC-13       Canyon 3
397   6    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5503A          04.12.1971 F  CC LC-13       Canyon 4
404   7    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5204A          20.12.1972    CC LC-13       Canyon 5
405   8    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5202A          06.03.1973    CC LC-13       Rhyolite 2
422   9    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5506A          18.06.1975    CC LC-13       Canyon 6
428  10    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5507A          23.05.1977    CC LC-13       Canyon 7
434  11    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5504A          11.12.1977    CC LC-13       Aquacade 3
439  12    Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D               5505A          07.04.1978    CC LC-13       Aquacade 4
442   1    Atlas-F Agena-D                   23F            27.06.1978    Va SLC-3W      Seasat 1

 
Launch sites:

CC  = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA USA
Va  = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA USA

F       Failure
P       Partial Failure

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