List of Atlas launches (2000–2009)
Appearance
Notable missions
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
New Horizons
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
Launch statistics
Rocket configurations
Launch sites
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2000
'01
'02
'03
'04
'05
'06
'07
'08
'09
- Cape Canaveral SLC-36A
- Cape Canaveral SLC-36B
- Cape Canaveral SLC-41
- Vandenberg SLC-3E
Launch outcomes
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
2000
'01
'02
'03
'04
'05
'06
'07
'08
'09
- Success
- Partial failure
Launch history
2000 | ||||||||
Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
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AC-138 | January 21, 2000 01:03 |
Atlas IIA | CCAFS SLC-36A | USA-148 (DSCS IIIB-8) | GTO | DoD | Success [1] | |
Military Comsat | ||||||||
AC-158 | February 3, 2000 23:30 |
Atlas IIAS | CCAFS SLC-36B | Hispasat 1C | 3,113 kg | GTO | Hispasat | Success [2] |
Comsat | ||||||||
AC-137 | May 3, 2000 07:07 |
Atlas IIA | CCAFS SLC-36A | GOES-L (GOES-11) | 2,217 kg | GTO | NOAA / NASA | Success [3] |
Weather satellite | ||||||||
AC-201 | May 24, 2000 23:10 |
Atlas IIIA | CCAFS SLC-36B | Eutelsat W4 | 3,190 kg | GTO | Eutelsat | Success [4] |
Maiden flight of Atlas III, Comsat | ||||||||
AC-139 | June 30, 2000 12:56 |
Atlas IIA | CCAFS SLC-36A | TDRS-H (TDRS-8) | 3,192 kg | GTO | NASA | Success [5] |
Comsat | ||||||||
AC-161 | July 14, 2000 05:21 |
Atlas IIAS | CCAFS SLC-36B | Echostar 6 | 3,700 kg | GTO | Echostar | Success [6] |
Comsat | ||||||||
AC-140 | October 20, 2000 00:40 |
Atlas IIA | CCAFS SLC-36A | USA-153 (DSCS IIIB-11) | GTO | DoD | Success [7] | |
Military Comsat | ||||||||
AC-157 | December 6, 2000 02:47 |
Atlas IIAS | CCAFS SLC-36A | USA-155 (NROL-10/SDS) | GTO | NROL | Success [8] | |
"Great Bear", Military Comsat | ||||||||
2001 | ||||||||
Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
AC-156 | June 19, 2001 04:41:02 |
Atlas IIAS | CCAFS SLC-36B | ICO F2 | MEO | Success [9] | ||
Comsat | ||||||||
AC-142 | July 23, 2001 07:23 |
Atlas IIA | CCAFS SLC-36A | GOES-M (GOES-12) | 2,279 kg | GTO | NOAA / NASA | Success [10] |
Weather satellite | ||||||||
AC-160 | September 9, 2001 15:25:05 |
Atlas IIAS | VAFB SLC-3E | USA-160 (NROL-13/NOSS) | LEO | US NRO / US Navy | Success [11] | |
"Gemini", ELINT | ||||||||
AC-162 | October 11, 2001 02:32 |
Atlas IIAS | CCAFS SLC-36B | USA-162 (NROL-12/SDS) | GTO | US NRO | Success [12] | |
"Aquila", Military Comsat | ||||||||
2002 | ||||||||
Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
AC-204 | February 21, 2002 12:43:00 |
Atlas IIIB | CCAFS SLC-36B | Echostar 7 | GTO | Success [13] | ||
Comsat | ||||||||
AC-143 | March 8, 2002 22:59 |
Atlas IIA | CCAFS SLC-36A | TDRS-I (TDRS-9) | 3,180 kg | GTO | NASA | Success [14] |
Comsat | ||||||||
AV-001 | August 21, 2002 22:05:00 |
Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Hot Bird 6 | 3,905 kg | GTO | Eutelsat | Success [15] |
First Atlas V launch, Commercial comsat | ||||||||
AC-159 | September 18, 2002 22:04 |
Atlas IIAS | CCAFS SLC-36A | Hispasat 1D | GTO | Success [16] | ||
Comsat | ||||||||
AC-144 | December 5, 2002 02:42 |
Atlas IIA | CCAFS SLC-36A | TDRS-J (TDRS-10) | 3,180 kg | GTO | NASA | Success [17] |
Final Atlas IIA Launch, Comsat | ||||||||
2003 | ||||||||
Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
AC-205 | April 12, 2003 00:47 |
Atlas IIIB | CCAFS SLC-36B | Asiasat 4 | GTO | Success [18] | ||
Comsat | ||||||||
AV-002 | May 14, 2003 22:10 |
Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | HellasSat-2 | GTO | Success [19] | ||
Commercial comsat | ||||||||
AV-003 | July 17, 2003 23:45 |
Atlas V 521 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Rainbow 1 | GTO | Success [20] | ||
First Atlas V 500 launch, Commercial comsat | ||||||||
AC-164 | December 2, 2003 10:04 |
Atlas IIAS | VAFB SLC-3E | USA-173 (NROL-18/NOSS) | LEO | Success [21] | ||
"Libra", ELINT | ||||||||
AC-203 | December 18, 2003 02:30 |
Atlas IIIB | CCAFS SLC-36B | USA-174 (UHF F-11) | GTO | Success [22] | ||
Military Comsat | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
AC-165 | February 5, 2004 23:46 |
Atlas IIAS | CCAFS SLC-36A | AMC-10 | GTO | Success [23] | ||
Comsat | ||||||||
AC-202 | March 13, 2004 05:40 |
Atlas IIIA | CCAFS SLC-36B | MBSAT-1 | GTO | Success [24] | ||
Comsat | ||||||||
AC-163 | April 16, 2004 00:45 |
Atlas IIAS | CCAFS SLC-36A | Superbird 6 | GTO | Success [25] | ||
Comsat | ||||||||
AC-166 | May 19, 2004 22:22 |
Atlas IIAS | CCAFS SLC-36B | AMC-11 | GTO | Success [26] | ||
Comsat | ||||||||
AC-167 | August 31, 2004 23:17 |
Atlas IIAS | CCAFS SLC-36A | USA-179 (NROL-1/SDS) | Molniya | Success [27] | ||
"Nemesis", final flight of Atlas II, Military Comsat | ||||||||
AV-005 | December 17, 2004 12:07:00 |
Atlas V 521 | CCAFS SLC-41 | AMC-16 | GTO | Success [28] | ||
Commercial comsat | ||||||||
2005 | ||||||||
Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
AC-206 | February 3, 2005 07:41 |
Atlas IIIB | CCAFS SLC-36B | USA-181 (NROL-23/NOSS) | LEO | Success [29] | ||
"Canis Minor", final flight of Atlas III, ELINT | ||||||||
AV-004 | March 11, 2005 21:42 |
Atlas V 431 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Inmarsat-4 F1 | GTO | Success [30] | ||
First Atlas V 431, Commercial comsat | ||||||||
AV-007 | August 12, 2005 11:43:00 |
Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) | Heliocentric | NASA | Success [31] | |
First Atlas V launch for NASA, Mars orbiter | ||||||||
2006 | ||||||||
Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
AV-010 | January 19, 2006 19:00:00 |
Atlas V 551/Star-48B | CCAFS SLC-41 | New Horizons | Solar Escape | NASA | Success [32] | |
First 551 & Atlas V with third stage; Flew by Pluto on July 14, 2015, First probe ever launched directly into an interstellar trajectory, Pluto and Kuiper Belt probe | ||||||||
AV-008 | April 20, 2006 20:27:00 |
Atlas V 411 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Astra 1KR | GTO | Success [33] | ||
First 411, final Atlas launch for ILS, Commercial comsat | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||
Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
AV-013 | March 9, 2007 03:10 |
Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | STP-1, FalconSAT-3, etc. | LEO | USAF | Success [34] | |
First Atlas launch for United Launch Alliance, 6 military research satellites | ||||||||
AV-009 | June 15, 2007 15:11 |
Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-194 (NROL-30/NOSS-3) | LEO | Partial failure [35] | ||
First Atlas V flight for the NRO. Premature cutoff of Centaur upper stage. Both satellites placed in intended orbits under their own power, at cost of operational lifespan. 2 NRO Reconnaissance satellites | ||||||||
AV-011 | October 11, 2007 00:22 |
Atlas V 421 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-195 (WGS-1) | GTO | USAF | Success [36] | |
First Atlas V 421, Military comsat | ||||||||
AV-015 | December 10, 2007 22:05 |
Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-198 (NROL-24/SDS) | Molniya[verification needed] | Success [37] | ||
Communications satellite | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
AV-006 | March 13, 2008 10:02 |
Atlas V 411 | VAFB SLC-3E | USA-200 (NROL-28) | Molniya | US NRO | Success [38] | |
First Atlas V launch from Vandenberg, Reconnaissance satellite | ||||||||
AV-014 | April 14, 2008 20:12:00 |
Atlas V 421 | CCAFS SLC-41 | ICO G1 | GTO | Success [39] | ||
Heaviest payload (6,634 kg (14,625 lb)) launched by Atlas until MUOS-1 in 2012; Largest comsat in the world at time of launch until the launch of TerreStar-1 in 2009 (6,910 kg (15,230 lb))[citation needed], Commercial comsat | ||||||||
2009 | ||||||||
Flight № | Date / time (UTC) | Rocket, Configuration |
Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customer | Launch outcome |
AV-016 | April 4, 2009 00:31 |
Atlas V 421 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-204 (WGS-2) | GTO | Success [40] | ||
Military comsat | ||||||||
AV-020 | June 18, 2009, 17:32 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | LRO/LCROSS | HEO | Success [41] | ||
Centaur impacted the Moon in support of LCROSS observations, Lunar exploration | ||||||||
AV-018 | September 8, 2009, 21:35 | Atlas V 401 | CCAFS SLC-41 | USA-207 (PAN) | GTO | Success [42] | ||
Military comsat[43] | ||||||||
AV-017 | October 18, 2009, 16:12 [44] | Atlas V 401 | VAFB SLC-3E | USA-210 (DMSP-5D3 F18) | LEO/S | Success[45] | ||
600th Atlas launch[46], Military weather satellite | ||||||||
AV-024 | November 23, 2009, 06:55 | Atlas V 431 | CCAFS SLC-41 | Intelsat 14 | GTO | Success [47] | ||
Commercial comsat |
Photo gallery
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First launch of the Atlas IIIA, carrying Eutelsat 36A
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launches on an Atlas V 401
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launches on an Atlas V 401
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New Horizons launches on an Atlas V 551
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