Atlas family

Atlas V 501

RetiredUnited States United Launch AllianceSpec: 501

Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.

Flights flown8

Success rate100%8/8

Payload to LEO8,210kg

Cost per kg to LEO$14,616$120M per launch

Maiden flight2010-04-22

Peak year20102 flights

Atlas V 501 is built by United Launch Alliance of the United States. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 22 April 2010 and last flew on 6 October 2023.

Flight record

8 records

100% success rate8 of 8 flown

2010peak 2010 · 2 flights2023

First flight2010-04-22

Latest flight2023-10-06

Failures0

Consecutive successes8

Fastest turnaround151d 4h

Payload

Per mission profile

Low Earth orbit	8,210kg
Geostationary transfer orbit	3,780kg
Launch cost	$120M
Cost per kg to LEO	$14,616

Vehicle

501 spec

Stages	2
Length	58.3m
Diameter	3.8m
Launch mass	334t
Liftoff thrust	3,827kN
Maiden flight	2010-04-22
Reusable	No

Pads used

2 pads

Space Launch Complex 416 Space Launch Complex 3E2

Orbits delivered

2 orbits

Low Earth Orbit6Sun-Synchronous Orbit2

Launch history

8 launches

Date	Mission	Pad	Orbit	Outcome
2023-10-06	Atlas V 501 \| Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) Protoflight Mission	Space Launch Complex 41	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2020-05-17	Atlas V 501 \| OTV-6 (X-37B) (USSF-7)	Space Launch Complex 41	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2015-05-20	Atlas V 501 \| OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) (AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer	Space Launch Complex 41	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2013-12-06	Atlas V 501 \| NROL-39 (USA-247)	Space Launch Complex 3E	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Success
2012-12-11	Atlas V 501 \| OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)	Space Launch Complex 41	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2011-03-05	Atlas V 501 \| OTV-2 (X-37B) (USA-226)	Space Launch Complex 41	Low Earth Orbit	Success
2010-09-21	Atlas V 501 \| NROL-41 (USA-215)	Space Launch Complex 3E	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Success
2010-04-22	Atlas V 501 \| OTV-1 (X-37B) (USA 212)	Space Launch Complex 41	Low Earth 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.