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
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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Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.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
9
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
88.9%
8 of 9
Current success streak
4
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 F | NOAA 7 — Success
- Atlas F | NOAA B — Success
- Atlas F | NOAA 6 — Success
- Atlas F | Tiros-N — Success
- Atlas F | P72-2 — Failure