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Atlas LV-3 Agena A
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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.
Key figures
Total launches
3
Successes
1
Failures
2
Success rate
33.3 %
Success streak
0
Maiden flight
Feb 26, 1960
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
88d
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 A” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Atlas family totals 87 launches across 11 variants.
Technology
Length
36 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch mass
155 t
Liftoff thrust
1,340 kN
Stages
2
LEO (low Earth orbit)
1,000 kg
GEO (geostationary)
700 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 3
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia