The Atlas-Able 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 used to launch several Pioneer spacecraft towards the Moon. Of the five Atlas-Able rockets built, two failed during static firings, and the other three failed to reach orbit.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 1,587 kN
- Height
- 35 m
- Diameter
- 3.05 m
- Launch mass
- 120 t
- Stages
- 3
- Launch cost
- —
- LEO capacity
- —
- GTO capacity
- 250 kg
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- —
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Flights
3
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
0%
0 of 3
Current success streak
0
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
—
Between consecutive booster flights
Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.
Launches
- Atlas-Able | P-31 — Failure
- Atlas-Able | P-30 (Able VA) — Failure
- Atlas-Able | P-3 — Failure