🚀Launchpad

Atlas-Able

Convair

Manufacturer
Convair
Family
Atlas
Maiden flight
1959-11-26
Length
35 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Payload to GTO
250 kg
Launches
3
Successful
0

The Atlas-Able 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 used to launch several Pioneer spacecraft towards the Moon. Of the five Atlas-Able rockets built, two failed during static firings, and the other three failed to reach orbit.