Launch of an Atlas-E missile |
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| Function | ICBM Expendable launch system |
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| Manufacturer | Convair |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Retired |
| Launch sites | LC-11 & 13 CCAFS OSTF-1, LC-576 & SLC-3, VAFB |
| Total launches | 48 |
| Successes | 33 |
| Failures | 15 |
| Maiden flight | 11 October 1960 |
| Last flight | 24 March 1995 |
The SM-65E Atlas, or Atlas-E, was an operational variant of the Atlas missile. It first flew on 11 October 1960, and was deployed as an operational ICBM from September 1961 until April 1966. Following retirement as an ICBM, the Atlas-E, along with the Atlas-F, was refurbished for orbital launches as the Atlas E/F.[1] The last Atlas E/F launch was conducted on 24 March 1995, using a rocket which had originally been built as an Atlas-E.
Atlas-E launches were conducted from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, at Launch Complexes 11 and 13, and Vandenberg Air Force Base at OSTF-1, LC-576 and SLC-3.[1]
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