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SM-65F Atlas

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Stages
1
First flight
1961-08-08
Total launches
9
Success / Fail
8 / 1

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.

Payloads it launched · 21

NOAA 7
LEO
NOAA B
LEO
NOAA 6
LEO
TIROS N
LEO
MUSKETBALL
LEO
GRIDSPHERE 2
LEO
OV1-21
LEO
RIGIDSPHERE 1
LEO
RIGIDSPHERE 2 (LCS 4)
LEO
GRIDSPHERE 1
LEO
AVL 802 [MYLAR BALLOON]
LEO
OV1-20
LEO
CANNONBALL 2
LEO
OV1-19
MEO
OV1-17
LEO
OV1-17A (ORBISCAL 2)
LEO
OV1-18
LEO
OV1-16 (CANNONBALL 1)
LEO
OV1-15 (SPADES)
LEO
OV1-14
MEO
OV1-13
MEO