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Atlas F/PTS
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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
1
Successes
1
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
1
Maiden flight
Jul 14, 1974
Reusable
No
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/PTS” 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: 1
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia