Atlas E/SVS is an expendable launch vehicle built by Convair. It first flew on 19 December 1981. It has flown 1 times with 0 successes, a success rate of 0.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
OPS-12/SPEC
ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight19 December 1981
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
OPS-12/STAT
ON RECORD
Total flights1
Successful0
Failed1
Success rate0.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantE/SVS
About Atlas E/SVS
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.
From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.
Earth Science Sizzle Reel (SVS14660)·NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - eMITS/Emme Watkins, ADNET Systems, Inc./Aaron E. Lepsch, ASRC Research & Technology Solutions/Janice Phipps-Harmon, NASA/GSFC/Dalia B Kirschbaum · public domain·Wikimedia Commons ↗
Interstellar Visitor is Fastest Comet Ever Recorded (SVS14882 ATLAS WIDE PRINT)·NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - eMITS/Paul Morris · public domain·Wikimedia Commons ↗
Interstellar Visitor is Fastest Comet Ever Recorded (SVS14882 ATLAS VERT THUMB)·NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - eMITS/Paul Morris · public domain·Wikimedia Commons ↗
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Common questions
How many times has Atlas E/SVS flown?
1 times, with 0 successes and 1 failures.
What is Atlas E/SVS's success rate?
0.0%. That's 0 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
How much can Atlas E/SVS lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Atlas E/SVS.
Is Atlas E/SVS reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Atlas E/SVS as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.
