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SM-65E Atlas

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Stages
1
First flight
1960-10-11
Total launches
15
Success / Fail
15 / 0

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.

Payloads it launched · 15

DMSP 5D-2 F13 (USA 109)
LEO
NOAA 14
LEO
DMSP 5D-2 F12 (USA 106)
LEO
NOAA 13
LEO
DMSP 5D-2 F11 (USA 73)
LEO
NOAA 12
LEO
DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68)
LEO
NOAA 11
LEO
DMSP 5D-2 F9 (USA 29)
LEO
DMSP 5D-2 F8 (USA 26)
LEO
NOAA 10
LEO
NOAA 9
LEO
OPS 1294 (DMSP 5D-2 F7)
LEO
NOAA 8
LEO
OPS 9845 (DMSP 5D-2 F6)
LEO