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Atlas F MSD
RetiredConvair
The Atlas E/F (or SB-1A) was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket built using parts of decommissioned SM-65 Atlas missiles. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.
Key figures
Total launches
3
Successes
3
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
3
Maiden flight
Apr 30, 1976
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
586d 22h
Planned launches
0
Atlas, Atlas F family total
22 launches · 21 successes · 1 failures (6 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Atlas F MSD” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Atlas, Atlas F family totals 22 launches across 6 variants.
Technology
Stages
2
Launches per year
of which in our database: 3
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia