Atlas family

Atlas I

RetiredUnited States General DynamicsSpec: I

The Atlas I was a US expendable launch system manufactured by General Dynamics in the 1990s to launch a variety of satellites.

Flights flown11

Success rate81.8%9/11

Payload to LEO5,900kg

Maiden flight1990-07-25

Peak year19922 flights

Atlas I is built by General Dynamics of the United States. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 25 July 1990 and last flew on 25 April 1997.

Flight record

11 records

81.8% success rate9 of 11 flown · 2 failed

1990peak 1992 · 2 flights1997

First flight1990-07-25

Latest flight1997-04-25

Failures2

Consecutive successes7

Fastest turnaround72d 7h

Payload

Per mission profile

Low Earth orbit	5,900kg

Vehicle

I spec

Stages	2
Length	43.9m
Diameter	3.05m
Launch mass	164t
Liftoff thrust	1,939kN
Maiden flight	1990-07-25
Reusable	No

Pads used

1 pad

Launch Complex 36B11

Orbits delivered

3 orbits

Geostationary Orbit9Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit1Low Earth Orbit1

Launch history

11 launches

Date	Mission	Pad	Orbit	Outcome
1997-04-25	Atlas I \| GOES 10	Launch Complex 36B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1996-04-30	Atlas I \| BeppoSAX	Launch Complex 36B	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1995-05-23	Atlas I \| GOES 9	Launch Complex 36B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1994-06-24	Atlas I \| UHF F/O F3	Launch Complex 36B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1994-04-13	Atlas I \| GOES 8	Launch Complex 36B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1993-09-03	Atlas I \| UHF F/O F2	Launch Complex 36B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1993-03-25	Atlas I \| UHF F/O F1	Launch Complex 36B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1992-08-22	Atlas I \| Galaxy 1R	Launch Complex 36B	Geostationary Orbit	Failure
1992-03-14	Atlas I \| Galaxy 5	Launch Complex 36B	Geostationary Orbit	Success
1991-04-18	Atlas I \| BS-3H	Launch Complex 36B	Geostationary Orbit	Failure
1990-07-25	Atlas I \| CRRES	Launch Complex 36B	Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit	Success

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