Skip to content

AFM

Rocket file · LV-246

Atlas F MSD

Convair · Atlas · RETIRED

Atlas F MSD is an expendable launch vehicle built by Convair. It first flew on 30 April 1976. It has flown 3 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight30 April 1976
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

ON RECORD
Total flights3
Successful3
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantF/MSD

About Atlas F/MSD

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.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Atlas F/MSD is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

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.

Atlas-F MSD launching Parcae satellites
Atlas-F MSD launching Parcae satellitesUSAF · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

Orbitburn is a gravity lander game with 25 ships. It's free on Android, and you can play it in your browser.Get it free on Google Play

Common questions

How many times has Atlas F MSD flown?
3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
What is Atlas F MSD's success rate?
100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
How much can Atlas F MSD lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Atlas F MSD.
Is Atlas F MSD reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Atlas F MSD as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.