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Rocket file · LV-258

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

Convair · Atlas · RETIRED

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D 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 14 August 1964. It has flown 48 times with 44 successes, a success rate of 91.7%. 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 flight14 August 1964
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 flights48
Successful44
Failed4
Success rate91.7%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantSLV-3 Agena D

About Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

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 D 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.

Mariner 4 launch 2
Mariner 4 launch 2NASA · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D with KH-7 10 (Aug. 14 1964)
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D with KH-7 10 (Aug. 14 1964)USAF · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
SNAPSHOT 1965-027A
SNAPSHOT 1965-027AU.S. Department of Energy · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flown?
48 times, with 44 successes and 4 failures.
What is Atlas SLV-3 Agena D's success rate?
91.7%. That's 44 successful flights out of 48 attempts.
How much can Atlas SLV-3 Agena D lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Atlas SLV-3 Agena D at 1,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Atlas SLV-3 Agena D reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Atlas SLV-3 Agena D as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.