SM-65F Atlas
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The SM-65F Atlas, or Atlas-F, was the final operational variant of the Atlas missile, only differing from the Atlas E in the launch facility and guidance package used. It first flew on 8 August 1961, and was deployed as an operational ICBM between 1961 and 1966. Following retirement as an ICBM, the Atlas-F, along with the Atlas-E, was refurbished for orbital launches as the Atlas E/F.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 1,714 kN
- Height
- 24 m
- Diameter
- 3.05 m
- Launch mass
- 122 t
- Stages
- 1
- LEO capacity
- 820 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
9flightswith a definitive outcome
88.9%success rate8 of 9
4success streakcurrent
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.