Atlas II
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Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s. It was designed to launch payloads into low earth orbit, geosynchronous transfer orbit or geosynchronous orbit. Sixty-three launches of the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS models were carried out between 1991 and 2004; all sixty-three launches were successes, making the Atlas II the most reliable launch system in history.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 2,479 kN
- Height
- 47.54 m
- Diameter
- 3.04 m
- Launch mass
- 204 t
- Stages
- 3
- LEO capacity
- 6,580 kg
- GTO capacity
- 2,810 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
10flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate10 of 10
0failuresincluding partial failures
10success streakcurrent
First flight December 7, 1991 · latest March 16, 1998
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Atlas II flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |