Atlas·Convair
Atlas-Able
retired
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Specifications
- Status
- retired
- Height
- 35 m
- Diameter
- 3.05 m
- Mass
- 120,000 kg
- Stages
- 3
- Thrust
- 1,587 kN
- Payload to GTO
- 250 kg
- First flight
- 1959-11-26
- Total launches
- 3
- Success / Fail
- 0 / 3
The Atlas-Able 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 used to launch several Pioneer spacecraft towards the Moon. Of the five Atlas-Able rockets built, two failed during static firings, and the other three failed to reach orbit.