Atlas · D
The SM-65D Atlas, or Atlas D, was the first operational version of the U.S. Atlas missile. Atlas D was first used as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to deliver a nuclear weapon payload on a suborbital trajectory. It was later developed as a launch vehicle to carry a payload to low Earth orbit on its own, and later to geosynchronous orbit, to the Moon, Venus, or Mars with the Agena or Centaur upper stage.
Height
25.15 m
Diameter
3 m
LEO capacity
1,400 kg
Manufacturer
Convair
Total launches
9
Successful
6
Pending
0
Successful landings
0
Flight system
Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953 it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.
Mission record
Jul 27, 1967
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec 11, 1966
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jul 14, 1966
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mar 30, 1966
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct 5, 1965
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 28, 1965
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA