Rocket file · LV-234
Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2
Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Convair. It stands 21.0 m tall, lifts 800 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 16 August 1968. It has flown 2 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 50.0%. 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
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Atlas Burner 2 is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesAtlas SLV-3 Burner-2 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 flown?
- 2 times, with 1 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2's success rate?
- 50.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 2 attempts.
- How much can Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 at 800 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.
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