SM-65 Atlas - Launch History

Launch History

SM-65A Atlas

Date Time (GMT) Pad Serial Apogee Outcome
1957-06-11 19:37 LC-14 4A 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) Failure
1957-09-25 19:57 LC-14 6A 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) Failure
1957-12-17 17:39 LC-14 12A 120 kilometres (75 mi) Success
1958-01-10 15:48 LC-12 10A 120 kilometres (75 mi) Success
1958-02-07 19:37 LC-14 13A 120 kilometres (75 mi) Failure
1958-02-20 17:46 LC-12 11A 90 kilometres (56 mi) Failure
1958-04-05 17:01 LC-14 15A 100 kilometres (62 mi) Success
1958-06-03 21:28 LC-12 16A 120 kilometres (75 mi) Success

SM-65C Atlas

Date Time (GMT) Serial Apogee Outcome
1958-12-24 04:45 3C 900 kilometres (560 mi) Success
1959-01-27 23:34 4C 900 kilometres (560 mi) Failure
1959-02-20 05:38 5C 100 kilometres (62 mi) Failure
1959-03-19 00:59 7C 200 kilometres (120 mi) Failure
1959-07-21 05:22 8C 900 kilometres (560 mi) Success
1959-08-24 15:53 11C 900 kilometres (560 mi) Success

SM-65B Atlas

Date Time (GMT) Pad Serial Apogee Outcome Remarks
1958-07-19 17:36 LC-11 3B 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) Failure
1958-08-02 22:16 LC-13 4B 900 kilometres (560 mi) Success
1958-08-29 04:30 LC-11 5B 900 kilometres (560 mi) Success
1958-09-14 05:24 LC-14 8B 900 kilometres (560 mi) Success
1958-09-18 21:27 LC-13 6B 100 kilometres (62 mi) Failure
1958-11-18 04:00 LC-11 9B 800 kilometres (500 mi) Failure
1958-11-29 02:27 LC-14 12B 900 kilometres (560 mi) Success First full-range test flight
1958-12-18 22:02 LC-11 10B N/A Success Placed SCORE satellite into 185 km x 1,484 km x 32.3° orbit
1959-01-16 04:00 LC-14 13B 100 kilometres (62 mi) Failure
1959-02-04 08:01 LC-11 11B 900 kilometres (560 mi) Success

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