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Atlas F

Atlas F was built by General Dynamics Astronautics and flew 9 launch attempts between Apr 6, 1968 and Jun 23, 1981; 8 succeeded and 1 failed.

9 launchessuccess rate 88.9%United States

Launches per year

1968197019801981
SuccessfulFailed

Spaceports

Launch agencies

All 9 launches

9 launches
DateMissionSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
Jun 23, 1981NOAA C1981-059VandenbergUnited States1Success
May 29, 1980NOAA B1980-043VandenbergUnited States1Success
Jun 27, 1979NOAA A1979-057VandenbergUnited States1Success
Oct 13, 1978Tiros-N1978-096VandenbergUnited States1Success
Apr 13, 1975P72-21975-F03VandenbergUnited States1Failure
Aug 7, 1971OAR-9011971-067VandenbergUnited States9Success
Mar 18, 1969OV1-17S1969-025VandenbergUnited States4Success
Jul 11, 1968OV1-15S1968-059VandenbergUnited States2Success
Apr 6, 1968OV1-131968-026VandenbergUnited States2Success

Source: GCAT launch list and launch vehicle tables, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Image: Wikidata/Commons for the rocket that most of its payloads list as their launcher.