The SM-65E Atlas, or Atlas-E, was an operational variant of the Atlas missile. It first flew on 11 October 1960, and was deployed as an operational ICBM from September 1961 until April 1966. Following retirement as an ICBM, the Atlas-E, along with the Atlas-F, was refurbished for orbital launches as the Atlas E/F.
Specifications
- Thrust
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- Height
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- Diameter
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- Launch mass
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- Stages
- 1
- Launch cost
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- LEO capacity
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- GTO capacity
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- GEO capacity
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- SSO capacity
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Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Flights
15
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
100%
15 of 15
Current success streak
15
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
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Between consecutive booster flights
Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.
Launches
- Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F13 — Success
- Atlas E | NOAA 14 — Success
- Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F12 — Success
- Atlas E | NOAA 13 — Success
- Atlas E | DMSP-5D2 F11 — Success