Atlas-E / F is a one-time American launch vehicle based on the retired SM-65 missiles. The first stage was used without changes, and various solid fuel stages [1] were used as the upper stage, except for the only flight when the stage was used on liquid fuel [2] .
| Atlas-E / F | |
|---|---|
 Atlas-E / F | |
| General information | |
| A country |  USA |
| Family | Atlas |
| Developer | General_Dynamics , Convair |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed corporation |
| Main characteristics | |
| Launch history | |
| condition | decommissioned |
| Launch locations | Vandenberg : , SLC-3 |
| Number of starts | 65 |
| • successful | 56 |
| • unsuccessful | 9 |
| • partially unsuccessful | 0 |
| First start | August 4, 1965 |
| Last run | March 24, 2001 |
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Atlas E / F
Atlas E / F-Agena
Agen was used in the Atlas-F single launch, which was produced on June 27, 1978 . The Seasat-1 satellite was launched that day. This was the last launch of the Atlas Agena launch vehicle.
Atlas E / F-Altair
The Altair-3A overclocking unit was used to launch a cluster of three Stacksat satellites on April 11, 1990 . This version could output 210 kilograms per DOE.
Atlas E / F-Burner
Atlas E / F-MSD
Atlas E / F-OIS
Atlas E / F-OV1
Atlas E / F-PTS
Atlas E / F-SGS
Atlas E / F-Star
Atlas E / F-Trident
In the period from 1967 to 1971, suborbital launches were conducted to test the thermal protection of the returned spacecraft. A total of 19 launches were made, two ended in failure.
Notes
- ↑ Atlas Encyclopedia Astronautica
- ↑ Atlas Agena Gunter's Space Page