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Atlas Agena D

RetiredUnited StatesConvairSpec: Agena D

The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

Flights flown15
Success rate100%15/15
Payload to LEO1,000kg
Maiden flight1963-07-12
Peak year19649 flights

Atlas Agena D is built by Convair of the United States. It first flew on 12 July 1963 and last flew on 20 July 1965.

Flight record

15 records
100% success rate15 of 15 flown
1963peak 1964 · 9 flights1965
First flight1963-07-12
Latest flight1965-07-20
Failures0
Consecutive successes15
Fastest turnaround8d 16h

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit1,000kg
Geostationary orbit700kg

Vehicle

Agena D spec
Stages2
Length36m
Diameter3m
Launch mass155t
Liftoff thrust1,340kN
Maiden flight1963-07-12
ReusableNo

Pads used

3 pads
Space Launch Complex 4W10Space Launch Complex 134Launch Complex 121

Orbits delivered

3 orbits
Sun-Synchronous Orbit10Elliptical Orbit3Mars flyby2

Launch history

15 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
1965-07-20Atlas Agena D | Vela 3A & 3BSpace Launch Complex 13Elliptical OrbitSuccess
1964-11-28Atlas Agena D | Mariner 4Launch Complex 12Mars flybySuccess
1964-11-05Atlas Agena D | Mariner 3Space Launch Complex 13Mars flybySuccess
1964-10-23Atlas Agena D | KH-7 13Space Launch Complex 4WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1964-07-17Atlas Agena D | Vela 2A & 2BSpace Launch Complex 13Elliptical OrbitSuccess
1964-07-06Atlas Agena D | KH-7 9Space Launch Complex 4WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1964-05-19Atlas Agena D | KH-7 8Space Launch Complex 4WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1964-04-23Atlas Agena D | KH-7 7Space Launch Complex 4WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1964-03-11Atlas Agena D | KH-7 6Space Launch Complex 4WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1964-02-25Atlas Agena D | KH-7 5Space Launch Complex 4WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1963-12-18Atlas Agena D | KH-7 4Space Launch Complex 4WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1963-10-25Atlas Agena D | KH-7 3Space Launch Complex 4WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1963-10-17Atlas Agena D | Vela 1A & 1BSpace Launch Complex 13Elliptical OrbitSuccess
1963-09-06Atlas Agena D | KH-7 2Space Launch Complex 4WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1963-07-12Atlas Agena D | KH-7 1Space Launch Complex 4WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.

Further reading: Wikipedia