How many times has Atlas V 531 flown?

5 times, with 5 successes and 0 failures.

What is Atlas V 531's success rate?

100.0%. That's 5 successful flights out of 5 attempts.

How much can Atlas V 531 lift to orbit?

Launch Library 2 lists Atlas V 531 at 15,530 kg to low Earth orbit and 7,450 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.

Is Atlas V 531 reusable?

No. Launch Library 2 lists Atlas V 531 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.

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Rocket file · LV-8

Atlas V 531

United Launch Alliance · Atlas · RETIRED

Atlas V 531 is an expendable launch vehicle built by United Launch Alliance. It stands 60.0 m tall, lifts 15,530 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 14 August 2010. 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

ON FILE

Height60.0 m

Diameter3.8 m

Payload to LEO15,530 kg

Payload to GTO7,450 kg

Maiden flight14 August 2010

ReusableNo, expendable

Launch cost$140M

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 flights5

Successful5

Failed0

Success rate100.0%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

Variant531

About Atlas V 531

Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 3 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Atlas V 531 is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

Atlas V 531 in the archive

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.

Launch of Atlas V carrying AEHF-3 (130918-F-CD009-001)U.S. Air Force · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

Atlas V 531 AEHF-2 (7146013287)James McCloskey from Pad 39 A, Land of the free Home of the Brave · CC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

Atlas V 531 AEHF-2 (6999937604)James McCloskey from Pad 39 A, Land of the free Home of the Brave · CC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Atlas V 531 flown?: 5 times, with 5 successes and 0 failures.
What is Atlas V 531's success rate?: 100.0%. That's 5 successful flights out of 5 attempts.
How much can Atlas V 531 lift to orbit?: Launch Library 2 lists Atlas V 531 at 15,530 kg to low Earth orbit and 7,450 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Atlas V 531 reusable?: No. Launch Library 2 lists Atlas V 531 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.