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Atlas family

Atlas V 531

RetiredUnited StatesUnited Launch AllianceSpec: 531

Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 3 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.

Flights flown5
Success rate100%5/5
Payload to LEO15,530kg
Cost per kg to LEO$9,015$140M per launch
Maiden flight2010-08-14
Peak year20101 flight

Atlas V 531 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 14 August 2010 and last flew on 4 October 2022.

Flight record

5 records
100% success rate5 of 5 flown
2010peak 2010 · 1 flight2022
First flight2010-08-14
Latest flight2022-10-04
Failures0
Consecutive successes5
Fastest turnaround501d 13h

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit15,530kg
Geostationary transfer orbit7,450kg
Geostationary orbit3,080kg
Launch cost$140M
Cost per kg to LEO$9,015

Vehicle

531 spec
Stages2
Length60m
Diameter3.8m
Launch mass479t
Maiden flight2010-08-14
ReusableNo

Pads used

1 pad
Space Launch Complex 415

Orbits delivered

3 orbits
Geostationary Transfer Orbit2Geostationary Orbit1Medium Earth Orbit1

Launch history

5 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
2022-10-04Atlas V 531 | SES-20 & SES-21Space Launch Complex 41Geostationary OrbitSuccess
2020-11-13Atlas V 531 | NROL-101Space Launch Complex 41Medium Earth OrbitSuccess
2013-09-18Atlas V 531 | AEHF-3 (USA-246)Space Launch Complex 41Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2012-05-04Atlas V 531 | AEHF-2 (USA-235)Space Launch Complex 41Geostationary Transfer OrbitSuccess
2010-08-14Atlas V 531 | AEHF-1 (USA-214)Space Launch Complex 41Success

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