Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
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The Atlas-Agena 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 launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 1,340 kN
- Height
- 36 m
- Diameter
- 3 m
- Launch mass
- 155 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 1,000 kg
- GEO capacity
- 700 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
12flightswith a definitive outcome
91.7%success rate11 of 12
1failureincluding partial failures
6success streakcurrent
First flight March 4, 1968 · latest April 7, 1978
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Atlas SLV-3A Agena D flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | 1 |