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Atlas SLV-3
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The Atlas SLV-3, or SLV-3 Atlas was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas / SM-65D Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.
Key figures
Total launches
4
Successes
4
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
4
Maiden flight
Jun 1, 1966
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
45d 2h
Planned launches
0
Atlas, Atlas D family total
133 launches · 118 successes · 15 failures (8 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Atlas SLV-3” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Atlas, Atlas D family totals 133 launches across 8 variants.
Technology
Length
21 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch mass
120 t
Liftoff thrust
3,824 kN
Stages
1
LEO (low Earth orbit)
800 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 4
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia