Atlas F - Atlas F - COSPAR 1979-057 21,201 bytes. 149 x 504 pixels.

Final operational version of Atlas ICBM. Differed in guidance systems. Deployed as missiles from 1961 to 1966. After retirement, the ICBM's were refurbished and used over twenty years as space launch vehicles.

Launches: 42. Failures: 9. Success Rate: 78.57% pct. First Launch Date: 08 August 1961. Last Launch Date: 23 June 1981. LEO Payload: 820 kg. to: 185 km Orbit. at: 90.0 degrees. Liftoff Thrust: 174,760 kgf. Total Mass: 121,980 kg. Core Diameter: 3.1 m. Total Length: 24.0 m. Launch Price $: 50.00 million. in 1994 price dollars. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 11.00 million. in 1985 unit dollars.

• Stage Number: 0. 1 x Atlas MA-3 Gross Mass: 3,174 kg. Empty Mass: 3,174 kg. Thrust (vac): 167,740 kgf. Isp: 290 sec. Burn time: 120 sec. Isp(sl): 256 sec. Diameter: 4.9 m. Span: 4.9 m. Length: 0.0 m. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene No Engines: 2. LR-89-5

• Stage Number: 1. 1 x Atlas E/F Gross Mass: 117,826 kg. Empty Mass: 4,926 kg. Thrust (vac): 39,400 kgf. Isp: 316 sec. Burn time: 309 sec. Isp(sl): 214 sec. Diameter: 3.1 m. Span: 4.9 m. Length: 20.1 m. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene No Engines: 1. LR-105-5

• Atlas Development Test

• Atlas Development Test

• Atlas Development Test

• First launch of an Atlas F ICBM from Vandenberg

• Atlas operational test.

• Atlas Development Test

• Atlas Development Test

• Atlas Development Test

• Atlas Development Test

• Atlas operational test.

• Atlas Development Test

  Last Atlas F R&D flight.

• Atlas operational test.

• Atlas operational test.

• Atlas operational test.

• Atlas F propellant loading accident.

  Exploded during propellant loading (Walker AFB 1)

• Atlas operational test.

• Atlas F propellant loading accident.

  Exploded during propellant loading (Walker AFB 5)

• Atlas F propellant loading accident.

  Exploded during propellant loading (Walker AFB 2)

• Atlas operational test.

• Atlas F propellant loading accident.

  Exploded during propellant loading (Altus AFB)

• Atlas operational test.

• Atlas operational test.

• Atlas operational test.

• Atlas operational test.

• BGRV flight test Spacecraft: Boost Glide Re-entry Vehicle.

  The Boost Glide Re-entry Vehicle was launched from Vandenberg AFB, California to the area of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean. It was launched from an Atlas missile booster and served to provide data on hypersonic manoeuvring flight characteristics.

• OV1-14 Spacecraft: OV1. Mass: 101 kg.

  Radiation data. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• OV1-13 Spacecraft: OV1. Mass: 107 kg.

  Radiation, engineering experiments. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• OV1-16 Cannonball 1 Spacecraft: OV1. Payload: Loads. Mass: 600 kg.

  Ionospheric drag tests. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• OV1-15S Spacecraft: OV1. Payload: Spades. Mass: 470 kg.

  Studied relationship between atmospheric density and solar radiation. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• OV1-19S Spacecraft: OV1. Mass: 124 kg.

  Radiation experiments. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• OV1-17S Spacecraft: OV1. Mass: 142 kg.

  Solar radiation experiments. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• OV1-18S Spacecraft: OV1. Mass: 125 kg.

  Ionospheric, radiation, electric field data. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• OV1-17A Orbiscal 2 Spacecraft: OV1. Payload: OV1-17P. Mass: 221 kg.

  Radio beacon mountedon OV17 propulsion module. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• Cannonball 2 Spacecraft: Cannonball. Payload: LOADS 2. Mass: 364 kg.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

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• Musketball 1 Spacecraft: Musketball. Payload: RTDS.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• OV1-20P Spacecraft: OV1. Mass: 70 kg.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• OV1-21P Spacecraft: OV1. Mass: 70 kg.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• Mylar Balloon Spacecraft: Mylar. Payload: AVL-802 Mylar Sphere. Mass: 2 kg.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• Rigidsphere Spacecraft: Rigidsphere. Payload: AVL-802 Rigid Sphere. Mass: 6 kg.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• Gridsphere 2 Spacecraft: Gridsphere. Payload: AVL-802 Grid Sphere 7-2. Mass: 4 kg.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• Gridsphere 1 Spacecraft: Gridsphere. Payload: AVL-802 Grid Sphere 7-1. Mass: 37 kg.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• LCS 4 Spacecraft: LCS. Mass: 1 kg.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• RADCAT Spacecraft: RADCAT. Payload: Radsat / Radcat. Mass: 208 kg.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• Radsat Spacecraft: Radsat. Payload: P 72-1. Mass: 726 kg.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• NTS 1 Spacecraft: NTS. Payload: Timation 3. Mass: 293 kg.

  Demonstrated navigation technologies. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• P 72-2 Spacecraft: P 72.

• NOSS 1 (Whitecloud 1) Spacecraft: NOSS. Payload: PARCAE 1.

  Ocean surveillance; aka White Cloud type spacecraft; Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite; PARCAE.

• SSU 3 (NOSS 1) Spacecraft: NOSS-Subsat. Payload: NOSS-Subsat 1-3.

  Deployed from NOSS 1.

• SSU 1 (NOSS 1) Spacecraft: NOSS-Subsat. Payload: NOSS-Subsat 1-1.

  Deployed from NOSS 1.

• SSU 2 (NOSS 1) Spacecraft: NOSS-Subsat. Payload: NOSS-Subsat 1-2.

  Deployed from NOSS 1.

• NTS 2 Spacecraft: NTS. Mass: 431 kg.

  Navigation Technical Satellite; GPS precursor. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• NOSS 2 Spacecraft: NOSS. Payload: PARCAE 2.

  Ocean surveillance; aka White Cloud type spacecraft; Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite; PARCAE.

• SS 1 Spacecraft: NOSS-Subsat. Payload: SSU.

  Deployed from NOSS 2.

• SS 3 Spacecraft: NOSS-Subsat. Payload: SSU.

  Deployed from NOSS 2.

• SS 2 Spacecraft: NOSS-Subsat. Payload: SSU.

  Deployed from NOSS 2.

• Navstar 1 (GPS) Spacecraft: GPS Block 1. Payload: Navstar SVN 1. Mass: 450 kg.

  Also known as Navigational Development Satellite 1. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• Navstar 2 Spacecraft: GPS Block 1. Payload: Navstar SVN 2. Mass: 453 kg.

  Also known as Navigational Development Satellite 2. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• Seasat 1 Spacecraft: Seasat. Payload: Seasat A. Mass: 2,300 kg.

  Oceanographic. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• Navstar 3 Spacecraft: GPS Block 1. Payload: Navstar SVN 3. Mass: 450 kg.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• Tiros N Spacecraft: Tiros N. Mass: 734 kg.

  Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• Navstar 4 (GPS) Spacecraft: GPS Block 1. Payload: Navstar SVN 4. Mass: 450 kg.

  Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• Solwind (P 78-1) Spacecraft: Solwind. Payload: P 78-1. Mass: 1,331 kg.

  Ionosphere and magnetosphere studies; destroyed 9/13/85 (while still functioning) as part of ASAT test. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• NOAA 6 Spacecraft: Tiros N. Payload: NOAA A. Mass: 723 kg.

  Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• Navstar 5 Spacecraft: GPS Block 1. Payload: Navstar SVN 5. Mass: 433 kg.

  Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• NOSS 3 Spacecraft: NOSS. Payload: PARCAE 3.

  Ocean surveillance; aka White Cloud type spacecraft; Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite; PARCAE.

• EP-2 (NOSS 3) Spacecraft: NOSS-Subsat. Payload: Plume shield.

• EP 1 Spacecraft: NOSS-Subsat. Payload: SSU.

  Deployed from NOSS 3.

• EP 2 Spacecraft: NOSS. Payload: SSU.

• EP 3 Spacecraft: NOSS-Subsat. Payload: SSU.

  Deployed from NOSS 3.

• Navstar 6 (GPS) Spacecraft: GPS Block 1. Payload: Navstar SVN 6. Mass: 450 kg.

  USAF. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• NOAA B Spacecraft: Tiros N. Payload: NOAA B. Mass: 1,405 kg.

  Unusable orbit; would have been NOAA 7. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• NOAA 7 Spacecraft: Tiros N. Payload: NOAA C. Mass: 1,405 kg.

  Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

• USAF

• 42 - Isakowitz, Steven J,, International Reference to Space Launch Systems Second Edition, AIAA, Washington DC, 1991.
• 61 - Wilson, Andrew, editor,, Jane's/Interavia Space Directory, Jane's Information Group, Coulsdon, Surrey, 1992 et al.