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Atlas with solid-fuel upper stage
 Atlas-D Antares-2 (FIRE 2) [NASA] |  Atlas-D OV1 (OV1 11, OV1 12 and OV1 86) [USAF]
|  Atlas-F Trident [USAF] |  Altair-F Star-17A (RM 20) [USAF] |
 Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 (P68-1 payloads) [USAF] |  Atlas-F Burner-2 (Radcat and Radsat) [USAF]
|  Atlas-F OV1 (OV1 17, OV1 17A, OV1 18 and OV1 19) [USAF] |  Atlas-E OIS (Geosat) [USAF] |
 Atlas-F SGS-1 (GPS 5) [USAF] |  Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS (DMSP-5D2 F11) |  Atlas-E Altair-3A (Stacksat) [USAF] |  Atlas-H MSD (Parcae 9) [USAF] |
The Atlas-D, -E and F vehicles were refurbishedAtlas ICBMs(After refurbishment, there were no differences between E and F versions left). The onlySLV-3 was a left over vehicle from thePRIME program, only the Atlas-H was built for thispurpose.
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas-D Antares-2 * | Atlas-D / MA-2 | Antares-2 | - |
| Atlas-D OV1 | Atlas-D / MA-2 | OV1 / X-258 (Altair-2) | - |
| Atlas-E/F OV1 | Atlas-E/F / MA-3 | OV1 / FW-4S (Altair-3) | - |
| Atlas-E/F Trident | Atlas-E/F / MA-3 | Trident | - |
| Atlas-E/F Burner-2 | Atlas-E/F / MA-3 | Burner-2 /Star-37B | - |
| Atlas-E/F PTS | Atlas-E/F / MA-3 | PTS /Star-37E | - |
| Atlas-E/F OIS | Atlas-E/F / MA-3 | OIS /Star-27 | - |
| Atlas-E/F Star-17A | Atlas-E/F / MA-3 | Star-17A | - |
| Atlas-E/F MSD | Atlas-E/F / MA-3 | MSD / FW-4D | - |
| Atlas-E/F Star-37S-ISS | Atlas-E/F / MA-3 | Star-37S-ISS | - |
| Atlas-E/F SGS-1 (Atlas-E/F SVS-1) | Atlas-E/F / MA-3 | Star-37E | Star-37E |
| Atlas-E/F SGS-2 (Atlas-E/F SVS-2) | Atlas-E/F / MA-3 | Star-48B | Star-48B |
| Atlas-E/F Altair-3A | Atlas-E/F / MA-3 | Altair-3A (Star-20) | - |
| Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 | Atlas-SLV3 / MA-5 | Burner-2 /Star-37B | - |
| Atlas-H MSD | Atlas-H / MA-5 | MSD / FW-4D | - |
| Atlas-J | Atlas-J / MA-5 | ? | - |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas-D Antares-2 * | - | - | - | - | |||
| Atlas-D OV1 (each OV1-PM) | - | 141 | - | - | - | - | |
| Atlas-E/F OV1 (each OV1-PM) | - | 363 | - | - | - | - | |
| Atlas-E/F Trident | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atlas-E/F Burner-2 | - | 950 | - | - | - | - | |
| Atlas-E/F PTS | - | - | - | 295 | - | ||
| Atlas-E/F OIS | - | 870 | - | - | - | - | |
| Atlas-E/F Star-17A | - | 725 | - | - | - | - | |
| Atlas-E/F MSD | - | 800 | - | - | - | - | |
| Atlas-E/F Star-37S-ISS | - | 1100 | - | - | - | - | |
| Atlas-E/F SGS-1 (Atlas-E/F SVS-1) | - | - | 455 | ||||
| Atlas-E/F SGS-2 (Atlas-E/F SVS-2) | - | - | |||||
| Atlas-E/F Altair-3A | - | 210 | - | - | - | - | |
| Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Atlas-H MSD | - | - | - | - | - |
Nr TNr Vehicle Serial Date LS Payload
208 1 Atlas-D Antares-2 263D 14.04.1964 CC LC-12 *FIRE 1 236 1 Atlas-D OV1 172D 21.01.1965 F Va 576B3OV1 1 / ABRES MTV-1 *249 2 Atlas-D Antares-2 264D 22.05.1965 CC LC-12 *FIRE 2 251 2 Atlas-D OV1 68D 28.05.1965 F Va ABRES-B3OV1 3 / Mk.3 *266 3 Atlas-D OV1 34D 05.10.1965 Va ABRES-B3OV1 2 / OV1-Dummy * / SSP 29 *280 4 Atlas-D OV1 (2×) 72D 30.03.1966 Va ABRES-B3OV1 4 / OV1 5 (BORE) / SSP 28 *298 5 Atlas-D OV1 (2×) 58D 14.07.1966 P% Va ABRES-B3OV1 7 /PASCOMSAT (OV1 8) / NC20.189 *316 6 Atlas-D OV1 (2×) 89D 11.12.1966 Va ABRES-B3OV1 9 / OV1 10333 1 Atlas-F Trident 122F 09.06.1967 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 1337 2 Atlas-F Trident 114F 22.07.1967 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 2338 7 Atlas-D OV1 (3×) 92D 27.07.1967 P$ Va ABRES-B3OV1 11 / OV1 12 (FARO) / OV1 86344 3 Atlas-F Trident 81F 27.10.1967 F Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 3349 4 Atlas-F Trident 117F 21.12.1967 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 4351 5 Atlas-F Trident 94F 31.01.1968 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 5354 6 Atlas-E Trident 74E 06.03.1968 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 6355 1 Atlas-F OV1 (2×) 107F 06.04.1968 Va ABRES-A2OV1 13 / OV1 14357 7 Atlas-E Trident 78E 27.04.1968 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 7360 8 Atlas-F Trident 86F 22.06.1968 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 8362 2 Atlas-F OV1 (2×) 75F 11.07.1968 Va ABRES-A2OV1 15 (SPADES) /LOADS 1 (OV1 16)365 1 Atlas-SLV3 Burner-2 7004 16.08.1968 F! Va SLC-3EOrbiscal 1 /OV5 8 /Gridsphere 1 / Gridsphere 2 /Mylar Balloon /Rigidsphere /LCS 3 /LIDOS /SECOR 11 / SECOR 12 /Radcat /RM 18 & UVR366 9 Atlas-F Trident 99F 25.09.1968 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 9368 10 Atlas-F Trident 56F 16.11.1968 F Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 10371 11 Atlas-F Trident 70F 16.01.1969 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 11373 3 Atlas-F OV1 (3×) 104F 18.03.1969 Va ABRES-A2OV1 17 / OV1 18 / OV1 19 /Orbiscal 2 (OV1 17A)378 12 Atlas-F Trident 100F 16.09.1969 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 12379 13 Atlas-F Trident 98F 10.10.1969 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 13381 14 Atlas-F Trident 93F 12.12.1969 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 14382 15 Atlas-F Trident 96F 08.02.1970 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 15383 16 Atlas-F Trident 28F 13.03.1970 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 16384 17 Atlas-F Trident 91F 30.05.1970 Va ABRES-A3 * RMP-B 17389 18 Atlas-F Trident 105F 22.12.1970 Va ABRES-A3 * ABRES RTVO-2A 1394 19 Atlas-F Trident 103F 29.06.1971 Va ABRES-A3 * ABRES RTVO-2A 3395 4 Atlas-F OV1 (2×) 76F 07.08.1971 Va BMRS-A2OV1 20 /LOADS 2 /OV1 21 /RTDS /Gridsphere 1 / Gridsphere 2 /Mylar Balloon /Rigidsphere /LCS 4403 1 Atlas-F Burner-2 102F 02.10.1972 Va BMRS-A1Radsat (P72-1a) /Radcat 2 (P72-1b)415 1 Atlas-F PTS 69F 14.07.1974 Va SLC-3WNTS 1 (P73-3)420 1 Atlas-F Star-17A 71F 13.04.1975 F Va SLC-3WRM 20 (P72-2)425 1 Atlas-F MSD 59F 30.04.1976 Va SLC-3WParcae 1A / Parcae 1B / Parcae 1C /MSD 1430 1 Atlas-F SGS-1 65F 23.06.1977 Va SLC-3WNTS 2 (P76-4)433 2 Atlas-F MSD 50F 08.12.1977 Va SLC-3WParcae 2A / Parcae 2B / Parcae 2C /MSD 2437 2 Atlas-F SGS-1 64F 22.02.1978 Va SLC-3EGPS 1440 3 Atlas-F SGS-1 49F 13.05.1978 Va SLC-3EGPS 2445 4 Atlas-F SGS-1 47F 07.10.1978 Va SLC-3EGPS 3446 1 Atlas-F Star-37S-ISS 29F 13.10.1978 Va SLC-3WTIROS N448 5 Atlas-F SGS-1 39F 11.12.1978 Va SLC-3EGPS 4449 1 Atlas-F OIS 27F 24.02.1979 Va SLC-3WSolwind (P78-1)451 2 Atlas-F Star-37S-ISS 25F 27.06.1979 Va SLC-3WNOAA 6454 6 Atlas-F SGS-1 35F 09.02.1980 Va SLC-3EGPS 5455 3 Atlas-F MSD 67F 03.03.1980 Va SLC-3WParcae 3A / Parcae 3B / Parcae 3C /MSD 3456 7 Atlas-F SGS-1 34F 26.04.1980 Va SLC-3EGPS 6457 3 Atlas-F Star-37S-ISS 19F 29.05.1980 P& Va SLC-3WNOAA B460 4 Atlas-E MSD 68E 09.12.1980 F Va SLC-3WParcae 4A / Parcae 4B / Parcae 4C /MSD 4 /LIPS 1463 4 Atlas-F Star-37S-ISS 87F 23.06.1981 Va SLC-3WNOAA 7466 8 Atlas-E SGS-1 76E 19.12.1981 F Va SLC-3EGPS 7469 5 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 60E 21.12.1982 Va SLC-3WDMSP-5D2 06470 1 Atlas-H MSD 6001H 09.02.1983 Va SLC-3EParcae 5A / Parcae 5B / Parcae 5C /MSD 5 /LIPS 2471 6 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 73E 28.03.1983 Va SLC-3WNOAA 8473 2 Atlas-H MSD 6002H 09.06.1983 Va SLC-3EParcae 6A / Parcae 6B / Parcae 6C /MSD 6474 1 Atlas-E SGS-2 75E 14.07.1983 Va SLC-3WGPS 8475 7 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 58E 18.11.1983 Va SLC-3WDMSP-5D2 07476 3 Atlas-H MSD 6003H 05.02.1984 Va SLC-3EParcae 7A / Parcae 7B / Parcae 7C /MSD 7478 2 Atlas-E SGS-2 42E 13.06.1984 Va SLC-3WGPS 9 (USA 1)479 3 Atlas-E SGS-2 14E 08.09.1984 Va SLC-3WGPS 10 (USA 5)480 8 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 39E 12.12.1984 Va SLC-3WNOAA 9481 2 Atlas-E OIS 41E 13.03.1985 Va SLC-3WGeosat485 4 Atlas-E SGS-2 55E 09.10.1985 Va SLC-3WGPS 11 (USA 10)486 4 Atlas-H MSD 6004H 09.02.1986 Va SLC-3EParcae 8A / Parcae 8B / Parcae 8C (USA 16-18) /MSD 8 (USA 15)487 9 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 52E 17.09.1986 Va SLC-3WNOAA 10490 5 Atlas-H MSD 6005H 15.05.1987 Va SLC-3EParcae 9A / Parcae 9B / Parcae 9C (USA 23-25) /MSD 9 (USA 22) /LIPS 3491 10 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 59E 20.06.1987 Va SLC-3WDMSP-5D2 08 (USA 26)492 11 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 54E 03.02.1988 Va SLC-3WDMSP-5D2 09 (USA 29)493 12 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 63E 24.09.1988 Va SLC-3WNOAA 11495 1 Atlas-E Altair-3A 28E 11.04.1990 Va SLC-3WPOGS & SSR / TEX / SCE (Stacksat 1-3, USA 56-58, P87-2) /PDD497 13 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 61E 01.12.1990 Va SLC-3WDMSP-5D2 10 (USA 68)499 14 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 50E 14.05.1991 Va SLC-3WNOAA 12500 15 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 53E 28.11.1991 Va SLC-3WDMSP-5D2 11 (USA 73)509 16 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 34E 09.08.1993 Va SLC-3WNOAA 13516 17 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 20E 29.08.1994 Va SLC-3WDMSP-5D2 12 (USA 106)519 18 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 11E 30.12.1994 Va SLC-3WNOAA 14523 19 Atlas-E Star-37S-ISS 45E 24.03.1995 Va SLC-3WDMSP-5D2 13 (USA 109)each OV1 payload had its own OV1 propulsion modulesome OV1 missions carried also a suborbital payload (marked with *)Launch sites:CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USAVa = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
