Atlas I is an expendable launch vehicle built by General Dynamics. It stands 43.9 m tall, lifts 5,900 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 25 July 1990. It has flown 11 times with 9 successes, a success rate of 81.8%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
OPS-12/SPEC
ON FILE
Height43.9 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO5,900 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight25 July 1990
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 flights11
Successful9
Failed2
Success rate81.8%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantI
About Atlas I
The Atlas I was a US expendable launch system manufactured by General Dynamics in the 1990s to launch a variety of satellites.
