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Atlas · Agena A

Atlas LV-3 Agena A

The Atlas-Agena 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 launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

Height

36 m

Diameter

3 m

LEO capacity

1,000 kg

Manufacturer

Convair

Total launches

3

Successful

1

Pending

0

Successful landings

0

Flight system

Built to move mass beyond the atmosphere.

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.