Atlas · IIAS
Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s. It was designed to launch payloads into low earth orbit, geosynchronous transfer orbit or geosynchronous orbit. Sixty-three launches of the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS models were carried out between 1991 and 2004; all sixty-three launches were successes, making the Atlas II the most reliable launch system in history.
Height
47.54 m
Diameter
3.04 m
LEO capacity
6,580 kg
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Total launches
30
Successful
30
Pending
0
Successful landings
0
Flight system
Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.
Mission record
Aug 31, 2004
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 19, 2004
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Apr 16, 2004
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb 5, 2004
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec 2, 2003
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sep 18, 2002
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA