Atlas family
Atlas D
The SM-65D Atlas, or Atlas D, was the first operational version of the U.S. Atlas missile. Atlas D was first used as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to deliver a nuclear weapon payload on a suborbital trajectory. It was later developed as a launch vehicle to carry a payload to low Earth orbit on its own, and later to geosynchronous orbit, to the Moon, Venus, or Mars with the Agena or Centaur upper stage.
Flights flown9
Success rate66.7%6/9
Payload to LEO1,400kg
Maiden flight1959-04-14
Peak year19654 flights
Atlas D is built by Convair of the United States. It first flew on 14 April 1964 and last flew on 27 July 1967.
Flight record
66.7% success rate6 of 9 flown · 3 failed
1964peak 1965 · 4 flights1967
First flight1964-04-14
Latest flight1967-07-27
Failures3
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround5d 4h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 1,400kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 1 |
|---|---|
| Length | 25.15m |
| Diameter | 3m |
| Launch mass | 119t |
| Liftoff thrust | 1,880kN |
| Maiden flight | 1959-04-14 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit7Suborbital2
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-07-27 | Atlas D | OV1-11,12,86 | 576B3 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1966-12-11 | Atlas D | OV1-9 & 10 | 576B3 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-07-14 | Atlas D | OV1-7 | 576B3 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-03-30 | Atlas D | OV1-4 & 5 | 576B3 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-10-05 | Atlas D | OV1-2 | 576B3 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-05-28 | Atlas D | OV1-3 | 576B3 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1965-05-22 | Atlas D | FIRE 2 | Launch Complex 12 | Suborbital | Success |
| 1965-01-21 | Atlas D | OV1-1 | 576B3 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1964-04-14 | Atlas D | FIRE 1 | Launch Complex 12 | Suborbital | Success |
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