Rocket file · LV-251
Atlas H
Atlas H is an expendable launch vehicle built by Convair. It stands 27.0 m tall, lifts 3,630 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 9 February 1983. It has flown 5 times with 5 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
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
About Atlas H
The Atlas H 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 five clusters of NOSS satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office. Two flights also carried LiPS satellites, as secondary payloads for the United States Naval Research Laboratory.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Atlas H is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesAtlas H in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Atlas H flown?
- 5 times, with 5 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Atlas H's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 5 successful flights out of 5 attempts.
- How much can Atlas H lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Atlas H at 3,630 kg to low Earth orbit and 2,255 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is Atlas H reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Atlas H as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.