Atlas V 501
Atlas familyUnited Launch AllianceRetired
Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.

Specifications
- Thrust
- 3,827 kN
- Height
- 58.3 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Launch mass
- 334 t
- Stages
- 2
- Launch cost
- $120M
- LEO capacity
- 8,210 kg
- GTO capacity
- 3,780 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
8flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate8 of 8
0failuresincluding partial failures
8success streakcurrent
First flight April 22, 2010 · latest October 6, 2023 · 18:06 UTC
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Atlas V 501 flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Flights
5 of 8- Atlas V 501 | Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) Protoflight MissionSuccessOct 06 · 18:06 UTC
- Atlas V 501 | OTV-6 (X-37B) (USSF-7)SuccessMay 17
- Atlas V 501 | OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) (AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployerSuccessMay 20
- Atlas V 501 | NROL-39 (USA-247)SuccessDec 06
- Atlas V 501 | OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)SuccessDec 11