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Atlas with solid-fuel upper stage

Atlas-D Antares-2 (FIRE 2) [NASA]

Atlas-D OV1 (OV1 11, OV1 12 and OV1 86) [USAF]

 

Atlas-F Trident [USAF]

Altair-F Star-17A (RM 20) [USAF]

Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 (P68-1 payloads) [USAF]

Atlas-F Burner-2 (Radcat and Radsat) [USAF]

 

Atlas-F OV1 (OV1 17, OV1 17A, OV1 18 and OV1 19) [USAF]

Atlas-E OIS (Geosat) [USAF]

Atlas-F SGS-1 (GPS 5) [USAF]

Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS (DMSP-5D2 F11)

Atlas-E Altair-3A (Stacksat) [USAF]

Atlas-H MSD (Parcae 9) [USAF]

The Atlas-D, -E and F vehicles were refurbished Atlas ICBMs (After refurbishment, there were no differences between E and F versions left). The only SLV-3 was a left over vehicle from the PRIME program, only the Atlas-H was built for this purpose.

Version Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Atlas-D Antares-2 * Atlas-D / MA-2 Antares-2 -
Atlas-D OV1 Atlas-D / MA-2 OV1 / X-258 (Altair-2) -
Atlas-E/F OV1 Atlas-E/F / MA-3 OV1 / FW-4S (Altair-3) -
Atlas-E/F Trident Atlas-E/F / MA-3 Trident -
Atlas-E/F Burner-2 Atlas-E/F / MA-3 Burner-2 / Star-37B -
Atlas-E/F PTS Atlas-E/F / MA-3 PTS / Star-37E -
Atlas-E/F OIS Atlas-E/F / MA-3 OIS / Star-27 -
Atlas-E/F Star-17A Atlas-E/F / MA-3 Star-17A -
Atlas-E/F MSD Atlas-E/F / MA-3 MSD / FW-4D -
Atlas-E/F Star-37S-ISS Atlas-E/F / MA-3 Star-37S-ISS -
Atlas-E/F SGS-1 (Atlas-E/F SVS-1) Atlas-E/F / MA-3 Star-37E Star-37E
Atlas-E/F SGS-2 (Atlas-E/F SVS-2) Atlas-E/F / MA-3 Star-48B Star-48B
Atlas-E/F Altair-3A Atlas-E/F / MA-3 Altair-3A (Star-20) -
Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 Atlas-SLV3 / MA-5 Burner-2 / Star-37B -
Atlas-H MSD Atlas-H / MA-5 MSD / FW-4D -
Atlas-J Atlas-J / MA-5 ? -
Performance (kg) LEO LPEO SSO GTO GEO MolO IP
Atlas-D Antares-2 * - - - -
Atlas-D OV1 (each OV1-PM) - 141 - - - -
Atlas-E/F OV1 (each OV1-PM) - 363 - - - -
Atlas-E/F Trident - - - - - - -
Atlas-E/F Burner-2 - 950 - - - -
Atlas-E/F PTS - - - 295 -
Atlas-E/F OIS - 870 - - - -
Atlas-E/F Star-17A - 725 - - - -
Atlas-E/F MSD - 800 - - - -
Atlas-E/F Star-37S-ISS - 1100 - - - -
Atlas-E/F SGS-1 (Atlas-E/F SVS-1) - - 455
Atlas-E/F SGS-2 (Atlas-E/F SVS-2) - -
Atlas-E/F Altair-3A - 210 - - - -
Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 - - - - -
Atlas-H MSD - - - - -
Nr  TNr    Vehicle                  Serial         Date          LS             Payload

208   1    Atlas-D Antares-2        263D           14.04.1964    CC LC-12     * FIRE 1  
236   1    Atlas-D OV1              172D           21.01.1965 F  Va 576B3       OV1 1 / ABRES MTV-1 *
249   2    Atlas-D Antares-2        264D           22.05.1965    CC LC-12     * FIRE 2 
251   2    Atlas-D OV1              68D            28.05.1965 F  Va ABRES-B3    OV1 3 / Mk.3 *
266   3    Atlas-D OV1              34D            05.10.1965    Va ABRES-B3    OV1 2 / OV1-Dummy * / SSP 29 *
280   4    Atlas-D OV1 (2×)         72D            30.03.1966    Va ABRES-B3    OV1 4 / OV1 5 (BORE) / SSP 28 *
298   5    Atlas-D OV1 (2×)         58D            14.07.1966 P% Va ABRES-B3    OV1 7 / PASCOMSAT (OV1 8) / NC20.189 *
316   6    Atlas-D OV1 (2×)         89D            11.12.1966    Va ABRES-B3    OV1 9 / OV1 10
333   1    Atlas-F Trident          122F           09.06.1967    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 1
337   2    Atlas-F Trident          114F           22.07.1967    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 2
338   7    Atlas-D OV1 (3×)         92D            27.07.1967 P$ Va ABRES-B3    OV1 11 / OV1 12 (FARO) / OV1 86
344   3    Atlas-F Trident          81F            27.10.1967 F  Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 3
349   4    Atlas-F Trident          117F           21.12.1967    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 4
351   5    Atlas-F Trident          94F            31.01.1968    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 5
354   6    Atlas-E Trident          74E            06.03.1968    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 6
355   1    Atlas-F OV1 (2×)         107F           06.04.1968    Va ABRES-A2    OV1 13 / OV1 14
357   7    Atlas-E Trident          78E            27.04.1968    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 7
360   8    Atlas-F Trident          86F            22.06.1968    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 8
362   2    Atlas-F OV1 (2×)         75F            11.07.1968    Va ABRES-A2    OV1 15 (SPADES) / LOADS 1 (OV1 16)
365   1    Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2      7004           16.08.1968 F! Va SLC-3E      Orbiscal 1 / OV5 8 / Gridsphere 1 / Gridsphere 2 / Mylar Balloon / Rigidsphere / LCS 3 / LIDOS /
                                                                                SECOR 11 / SECOR 12 / Radcat / RM 18 & UVR
366   9    Atlas-F Trident          99F            25.09.1968    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 9
368  10    Atlas-F Trident          56F            16.11.1968 F  Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 10
371  11    Atlas-F Trident          70F            16.01.1969    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 11
373   3    Atlas-F OV1 (3×)         104F           18.03.1969    Va ABRES-A2    OV1 17 / OV1 18 / OV1 19 / Orbiscal 2 (OV1 17A)
378  12    Atlas-F Trident          100F           16.09.1969    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 12
379  13    Atlas-F Trident          98F            10.10.1969    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 13
381  14    Atlas-F Trident          93F            12.12.1969    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 14
382  15    Atlas-F Trident          96F            08.02.1970    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 15
383  16    Atlas-F Trident          28F            13.03.1970    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 16
384  17    Atlas-F Trident          91F            30.05.1970    Va ABRES-A3  * RMP-B 17
389  18    Atlas-F Trident          105F           22.12.1970    Va ABRES-A3  * ABRES RTVO-2A 1
394  19    Atlas-F Trident          103F           29.06.1971    Va ABRES-A3  * ABRES RTVO-2A 3
395   4    Atlas-F OV1 (2×)         76F            07.08.1971    Va BMRS-A2     OV1 20 / LOADS 2 / OV1 21 / RTDS / Gridsphere 1 / Gridsphere 2 / Mylar Balloon / Rigidsphere / LCS 4
403   1    Atlas-F Burner-2         102F           02.10.1972    Va BMRS-A1     Radsat (P72-1a) / Radcat 2 (P72-1b)
415   1    Atlas-F PTS              69F            14.07.1974    Va SLC-3W      NTS 1 (P73-3)
420   1    Atlas-F Star-17A         71F            13.04.1975 F  Va SLC-3W      RM 20 (P72-2)
425   1    Atlas-F MSD              59F            30.04.1976    Va SLC-3W      Parcae 1A / Parcae 1B / Parcae 1C / MSD 1
430   1    Atlas-F SGS-1            65F            23.06.1977    Va SLC-3W      NTS 2 (P76-4)
433   2    Atlas-F MSD              50F            08.12.1977    Va SLC-3W      Parcae 2A / Parcae 2B / Parcae 2C / MSD 2
437   2    Atlas-F SGS-1            64F            22.02.1978    Va SLC-3E      GPS 1
440   3    Atlas-F SGS-1            49F            13.05.1978    Va SLC-3E      GPS 2
445   4    Atlas-F SGS-1            47F            07.10.1978    Va SLC-3E      GPS 3
446   1    Atlas-F Star-37S-ISS     29F            13.10.1978    Va SLC-3W      TIROS N
448   5    Atlas-F SGS-1            39F            11.12.1978    Va SLC-3E      GPS 4
449   1    Atlas-F OIS              27F            24.02.1979    Va SLC-3W      Solwind (P78-1)
451   2    Atlas-F Star-37S-ISS     25F            27.06.1979    Va SLC-3W      NOAA 6
454   6    Atlas-F SGS-1            35F            09.02.1980    Va SLC-3E      GPS 5
455   3    Atlas-F MSD              67F            03.03.1980    Va SLC-3W      Parcae 3A / Parcae 3B / Parcae 3C / MSD 3
456   7    Atlas-F SGS-1            34F            26.04.1980    Va SLC-3E      GPS 6
457   3    Atlas-F Star-37S-ISS     19F            29.05.1980 P& Va SLC-3W      NOAA B
460   4    Atlas-E MSD              68E            09.12.1980 F  Va SLC-3W      Parcae 4A / Parcae 4B / Parcae 4C / MSD 4 / LIPS 1
463   4    Atlas-F Star-37S-ISS     87F            23.06.1981    Va SLC-3W      NOAA 7
466   8    Atlas-E SGS-1            76E            19.12.1981 F  Va SLC-3E      GPS 7
469   5    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     60E            21.12.1982    Va SLC-3W      DMSP-5D2 06
470   1    Atlas-H MSD              6001H          09.02.1983    Va SLC-3E      Parcae 5A / Parcae 5B / Parcae 5C / MSD 5 / LIPS 2
471   6    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     73E            28.03.1983    Va SLC-3W      NOAA 8
473   2    Atlas-H MSD              6002H          09.06.1983    Va SLC-3E      Parcae 6A / Parcae 6B / Parcae 6C / MSD 6
474   1    Atlas-E SGS-2            75E            14.07.1983    Va SLC-3W      GPS 8
475   7    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     58E            18.11.1983    Va SLC-3W      DMSP-5D2 07
476   3    Atlas-H MSD              6003H          05.02.1984    Va SLC-3E      Parcae 7A / Parcae 7B / Parcae 7C / MSD 7
478   2    Atlas-E SGS-2            42E            13.06.1984    Va SLC-3W      GPS 9 (USA 1)
479   3    Atlas-E SGS-2            14E            08.09.1984    Va SLC-3W      GPS 10 (USA 5)
480   8    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     39E            12.12.1984    Va SLC-3W      NOAA 9
481   2    Atlas-E OIS              41E            13.03.1985    Va SLC-3W      Geosat
485   4    Atlas-E SGS-2            55E            09.10.1985    Va SLC-3W      GPS 11 (USA 10)
486   4    Atlas-H MSD              6004H          09.02.1986    Va SLC-3E      Parcae 8A / Parcae 8B / Parcae 8C (USA 16-18) / MSD 8 (USA 15)
487   9    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     52E            17.09.1986    Va SLC-3W      NOAA 10
490   5    Atlas-H MSD              6005H          15.05.1987    Va SLC-3E      Parcae 9A / Parcae 9B / Parcae 9C (USA 23-25) / MSD 9 (USA 22) / LIPS 3
491  10    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     59E            20.06.1987    Va SLC-3W      DMSP-5D2 08 (USA 26)
492  11    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     54E            03.02.1988    Va SLC-3W      DMSP-5D2 09 (USA 29)
493  12    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     63E            24.09.1988    Va SLC-3W      NOAA 11
495   1    Atlas-E Altair-3A        28E            11.04.1990    Va SLC-3W      POGS & SSR / TEX / SCE (Stacksat 1-3, USA 56-58, P87-2) / PDD
497  13    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     61E            01.12.1990    Va SLC-3W      DMSP-5D2 10 (USA 68)
499  14    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     50E            14.05.1991    Va SLC-3W      NOAA 12
500  15    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     53E            28.11.1991    Va SLC-3W      DMSP-5D2 11 (USA 73)
509  16    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     34E            09.08.1993    Va SLC-3W      NOAA 13
516  17    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     20E            29.08.1994    Va SLC-3W      DMSP-5D2 12 (USA 106)
519  18    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     11E            30.12.1994    Va SLC-3W      NOAA 14
523  19    Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS     45E            24.03.1995    Va SLC-3W      DMSP-5D2 13 (USA 109)


each OV1 payload had its own OV1 propulsion module
some OV1 missions carried also a suborbital payload (marked with *)


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
*  = suborbital mission


!  = the vehicle was destroyed due to a collapse of the payload fairing
%  = OV1 7 did not reach orbit
$  = OV1 11 did not reach orbit
&  = NOAA-B did not reach correct orbit, because the fuel of the ISS system
     was depleted too early

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