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SM-65E Atlas
RetiredConvair
The SM-65E Atlas, or Atlas-E, was an operational variant of the Atlas missile. It first flew on 11 October 1960, and was deployed as an operational ICBM from September 1961 until April 1966. Following retirement as an ICBM, the Atlas-E, along with the Atlas-F, was refurbished for orbital launches as the Atlas E/F.
Key figures
Total launches
15
Successes
15
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
15
Maiden flight
Oct 11, 1960
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
84d 4h
Planned launches
0
Atlas, Atlas E family total
23 launches · 21 successes · 2 failures (6 variants)
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Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “SM-65E Atlas” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Atlas, Atlas E family totals 23 launches across 6 variants.
Technology
Stages
1
Launches per year
of which in our database: 15
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia