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Atlas LV-3 Agena B
RetiredUnited States Air Force
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.
Key figures
Total launches
29
Successes
21
Failures
8
Success rate
72.4 %
Success streak
6
Maiden flight
Jan 31, 1961
Launch cost
$14 Mio.
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
2d 22h
Planned launches
0
Atlas family total
87 launches · 68 successes · 19 failures (11 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Atlas LV-3 Agena B” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Atlas family totals 87 launches across 11 variants.
Technology
Length
20.27 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch mass
130 t
Liftoff thrust
363 kN
Launches per year
of which in our database: 29
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- https://www.astronautix.com/a/atlasagenalv-3a.html