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Atlas Agena A

In-active

Convair ()

Feb. 26, 1960

Description

The Atlas-Agena 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 launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
36.0 m
Diameter
3.0 m
Fairing Diameter
3.0 m
Launch Mass
155.0 T
Thrust
1340.0 kN

Family

Name
Atlas Agena A
Family
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Variant
Agena A
Alias
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Full Name
Atlas LV-3 Agena A

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
1000.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
700.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

Convair

Commercial

None

1943

Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953 it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.

Previous Flights

flew on three previous launch(es).

Atlas Agena A | Samos 1

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
October 11, 1960 - 20:33 UTC

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

A Satellite and Missile Observation satallite which failed to enter orbit due to a failure in the launch vehicle guidance system

Low Earth Orbit

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Atlas Agena A | Midas 2

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 24, 1960 - 17:36 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The MIDAS Series 1 (Military Defense Alarm System) satellites, MIDAS 1 and 2, were the first development models for the MIDAS early warning system.

Low Earth Orbit

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Atlas Agena A | Midas 1

Convair | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
February 26, 1960 - 17:25 UTC

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

The MIDAS Series 1 (Military Defense Alarm System) satellites, MIDAS 1 and 2, were the first development models for the MIDAS early warning system.

Low Earth Orbit

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Recent Launches

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Kuaizhou 11

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SpaceTY-51 & 52

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Falcon 9

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USSF-259

Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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