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List of Atlas launches
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Notable missions

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

Main article: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

New Horizons

Main article: New Horizons

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Main article: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2000 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09
  •   Atlas IIA
  •   Atlas IIAS
  •   Atlas IIIA
  •   Atlas IIIB
  •   Atlas V 401
  •   Atlas V 411
  •   Atlas V 421
  •   Atlas V 431
  •   Atlas V 501
  •   Atlas V 521
  •   Atlas V 531
  •   Atlas V 551

Launch sites

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2000 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-36A
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-36B
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-41
  •   Vandenberg SLC-3E

Launch outcomes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2000 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09
  •   Success
  •   Partial failure

Launch history

2000

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AC-138 January 21, 2000
01:03 		Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A DSCS IIIB-8 1,235 kg GTO DoD Success
Eleventh DSCS military communications satellite.
AC-158 February 3, 2000
23:30 		Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B Hispasat 1C 3,113 kg GTO Hispasat Success
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-137 May 3, 2000
07:07 		Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A GOES-L 2,217 kg GTO NOAA / NASA Success
Eleventh GOES weather satellite.
AC-201 May 24, 2000
23:10 		Atlas IIIA CCAFS SLC-36B Eutelsat W4 3,190 kg GTO Eutelsat Success
Commercial communications satellite; maiden flight of Atlas III.
AC-139 June 30, 2000
12:56 		Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A TDRS-H 3,192 kg GTO NASA Success
Eighth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.
AC-161 July 14, 2000
05:21 		Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B Echostar 6 3,700 kg GTO Echostar Success
Commercial communications satellite; most powerful direct broadcast satellite ever launched.
AC-140 October 20, 2000
00:40 		Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A DSCS III-B11 GTO DoD Success
Twelfth DSCS military communications satellite.
AC-157 December 6, 2000
02:47 		Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A NROL-10 GTO NROL Success
Second third-generation SDS military communications satellite; also known as QUASAR 13.

2001

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AC-156 June 19, 2001
04:41:02 		Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B ICO F2 MEO Success
High-speed mobile communications satellite; never used once launched.
AC-142 July 23, 2001
07:23 		Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A GOES-M 2,279 kg GTO NOAA / NASA Success
Twelfth GOES weather satellite.
AC-160 September 9, 2001
15:25:05 		Atlas IIAS VAFB SLC-3E NROL-13 6,500 kg LEO NRO Success
Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; also known as Intruder 5A and 5B.
AC-162 October 11, 2001
02:32 		Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B NROL-12 GTO NRO Success
Third third-generation SDS military communications satellite; also known as QUASAR 14.

2002

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AC-204 February 21, 2002
12:43:00 		Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36B Echostar 7 GTO EchoStar Success
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-143 March 8, 2002
22:59 		Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A TDRS-I 3,180 kg GTO NASA Success
Ninth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.
AV-001 August 21, 2002
22:05:00 		Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 Hot Bird 6 3,905 kg GTO Eutelsat Success
Commercial communications satellite; first Atlas V launch.
AC-159 September 18, 2002
22:04 		Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A Hispasat 1D 3,250 kg GTO Hispasat Success
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-144 December 5, 2002
02:42 		Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A TDRS-J 3,180 kg GTO NASA Success
Tenth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.

2003

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AC-205 April 12, 2003
00:47 		Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36B Asiasat 4 GTO AsiaSat Success
Commercial television satellite.
AV-002 May 14, 2003
22:10 		Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 HellasSat-2 GTO Hellas Sat Success
Commercial communications satellite.
AV-003 July 17, 2003
23:45 		Atlas V 521 CCAFS SLC-41 Rainbow 1 GTO Cablevision Success
Direct broadcast satellite; first Atlas V flight with 5-meter fairing.
AC-164 December 2, 2003
10:04 		Atlas IIAS VAFB SLC-3E NROL-18 6,500 kg LEO NRO Success
Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; also known as Intruder 6A and 6B.
AC-203 December 18, 2003
02:30 		Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36B UFO 11 GTO USAF Success
Eleventh Ultra High Frequency military communications satellite.

2004

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AC-165 February 5, 2004
23:46 		Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A AMC-10 2,315 kg GTO Success
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-202 March 13, 2004
05:40 		Atlas IIIA CCAFS SLC-36B MBSAT-1 GTO Success
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-163 April 16, 2004
00:45 		Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A Superbird 6 3,100 kg GTO Success
Commercial communications satellite; transfer orbit was perturbed by the Moon, resulting in an extremely low perigee, permanently damaging the satellite.
AC-166 May 19, 2004
22:22 		Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B AMC-11 2,315 kg GTO Success
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-167 August 31, 2004
23:17 		Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A NROL-1 Molniya Success
Fourth third-generation SDS military communications satellite.
AV-005 December 17, 2004
12:07:00 		Atlas V 521 CCAFS SLC-41 AMC-16 4,065 kg GTO Success
Commercial communications satellite.

2005

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AC-206 February 3, 2005
07:41 		Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36B NROL-23 6,500 kg LEO Success
Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; also known as Intruder 7A and 7B. Final Atlas III launch, final launch of a direct evolution of the Atlas missile, and final launch from LC-36 before Blue Origin leasing the pad.
AV-004 March 11, 2005
21:42 		Atlas V 431 CCAFS SLC-41 Inmarsat-4 F1 5,959 kg GTO Success
Commercial mobile communications satellite.
AV-007 August 12, 2005
11:43:00 		Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 MRO 2,180 kg Heliocentric NASA Success
NASA Mars imaging probe. First interplanetary Atlas V launch.

2006

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AV-010 19 January 2006,
19:00:00 		Atlas V 551/Star-48B CCAFS SLC-41 New Horizons 478 kg Galactocentric NASA Success
NASA Pluto/Kuiper Belt exploration probe; first spacecraft ever directly launched on an interstellar trajectory; first Atlas V 551.
AV-008 20 April 2006,
20:27:00 		Atlas V 411 CCAFS SLC-41 Astra 1KR 4332 kg GTO SES Success
Commercial communications satellite; final Atlas launch for ILS.

2007

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AV-013 March 9, 2007
03:10 		Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 STP-1 LEO USAF Success
USAF rideshare mission; included Orbital Express, MidSTAR-1, FalconSAT-3 and CFESat.
AV-009 June 15, 2007
15:11 		Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-30 6,500 kg LEO USAF Partial failure
Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; Centaur upper stage shut down early, leaving the payload in a suboptimal orbit.
AV-011 October 11, 2007
00:22 		Atlas V 421 CCAFS SLC-41 WGS-1 5,987 kg GTO USAF Success
First Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite; first Atlas V 421.
AV-015 December 10, 2007
22:05 		Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-24 Molniya NRO Success
Fifth SDS military communications satellite; also known as QUASAR 16.

2008

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AV-006 March 13, 2008
10:02 		Atlas V 411 VAFB SLC-3E NROL-28 3,900 kg Molniya US NRO Success
Fifth Trumpet SIGINT satellite.
AV-014 April 14, 2008
20:12:00 		Atlas V 421 CCAFS SLC-41 ICO G1 6,634 kg GTO ICO Success
Commercial communications satellite; heaviest commercial satellite ever launched at the time.

2009

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
AV-016 April 4, 2009
00:31 		Atlas V 421 CCAFS SLC-41 WGS-2 5,987 kg GTO USAF Success
Second Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite.
AV-020 June 18, 2009, 17:32 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 LRO/LCROSS TLI Success
NASA Lunar imager and spectroscopy spacecraft; Centaur upper stage was used as a lunar impactor to provide data for LCROSS.
AV-018 September 8, 2009, 21:35 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 Palladium At Night GTO NRO Success
Classified SIGINT communications interception satellite; also known as Nemesis 1.
AV-017 October 18, 2009, 16:12 Atlas V 401 VAFB SLC-3E DMSP-5D3 F18 1,200 kg SSO Success
Eighteenth DMSP military weather satellite.
AV-024 November 23, 2009, 06:55 Atlas V 431 CCAFS SLC-41 Intelsat 14 5,663 kg GTO Success
Commercial communications satellite; hosts DoD IRIS secondary payload.

Photo gallery

  • First launch of the Atlas IIIA, carrying Eutelsat 36A First launch of the Atlas IIIA, carrying Eutelsat 36A
  • Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launches on an Atlas V 401 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launches on an Atlas V 401
  • Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launches on an Atlas V 401 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launches on an Atlas V 401
  • New Horizons launches on an Atlas V 551 New Horizons launches on an Atlas V 551

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