Atlas I
Atlas familyGeneral DynamicsRetired
The Atlas I was a US expendable launch system manufactured by General Dynamics in the 1990s to launch a variety of satellites.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 1,939 kN
- Height
- 43.9 m
- Diameter
- 3.05 m
- Launch mass
- 164 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 5,900 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
11flightswith a definitive outcome
81.8%success rate9 of 11
2failuresincluding partial failures
7success streakcurrent
First flight July 25, 1990 · latest April 25, 1997
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Atlas I flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |