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Rocket file · LV-257

Atlas SLV-3 Agena B

Convair · Atlas · RETIRED

Atlas SLV-3 Agena B is an expendable launch vehicle built by Convair. It stands 36.0 m tall, lifts 1,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 7 June 1966. It has flown 1 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height36.0 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO1,000 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight7 June 1966
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 flights1
Successful1
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantSLV-3 Agena B

About Atlas SLV-3 Agena B

The Atlas-Agena 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 launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Atlas SLV-3 Agena B is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

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Common questions

How many times has Atlas SLV-3 Agena B flown?
1 times, with 1 successes and 0 failures.
What is Atlas SLV-3 Agena B's success rate?
100.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
How much can Atlas SLV-3 Agena B lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Atlas SLV-3 Agena B at 1,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Atlas SLV-3 Agena B reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Atlas SLV-3 Agena B as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.