List of Atlas V rocket launches

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This is the start list for the US Atlas V launcher . It is one of the most reliable missiles.

Explanation

  • Serial No .: States the consecutive number of the start.
  • Date : Indicates the day and, if possible, the time of the start.
  • Type : Designates the type of missile that was used.
  • Ser.-No. : Gives the serial number.
  • Launch site : Indicates the site and launch pad.
  • Payload : Name the payload.
  • Type of payload : Gives a brief overview of what the payload is.
  • Payload Weight: Indicates the weight of the satellite.
  • Orbit : Indicates the orbit in which the payload was launched. It does not necessarily have to be the target orbit .
  • Notes : Provides further information on the status of the mission.

Atlas V versions

List last updated: May 17, 2020

Type Atlas V (401) Atlas V (411) Atlas V (421) Atlas V (431) Atlas V (501) Atlas V (511) Atlas V (521) Atlas V (531) Atlas V (541) Atlas V (551) Atlas V (N22)
First flight August 21, 2002 April 20, 2006 October 11, 2007 March 11, 2005 April 22, 2010 2020 (planned) July 17, 2003 August 14, 2010 November 26, 2011 January 19, 2006 20th December 2019
Number of flights 38 6th 7th 3 7th 0 2 3 6th 11 1
Successful flights 37 6th 7th 3 7th 0 2 3 6th 11 1
False starts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Partial successes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Start list

This is a complete launch list for the Atlas V rocket as of May 17, 2020.

Serial No. Date
time ( UTC )
Type Ser.-No. Launch site payload Type of payload Payload mass 1 Orbit 2 Remarks
2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
2002
1 August 21, 2002 Atlas V (401) AV-001 CCAFS SLC-41 Hot Bird 6 Communications satellite 3905 kg GTO success
2003
2 May 13, 2003 Atlas V (401) AV-002 CCAFS SLC-41 Hellas-Sat 2 Communications satellite 3250 kg GTO success
3 July 17, 2003 Atlas V (521) AV-003 CCAFS SLC-41 Rainbow 1 Communications satellite 4328 kg GTO success
2004
4th December 17, 2004
12:07 pm
Atlas V (521) AV-005 CCAFS SLC-41 AMC 16 Communications satellite 4065 kg GTO success
2005
5 March 11, 2005
9:42 pm
Atlas V (431) AV-004 CCAFS SLC-41 Inmarsat 4-F1 Communications satellite 5959 kg GTO success
6th August 12, 2005
11:43 am
Atlas V (401) AV-007 CCAFS SLC-41 MRO Mars probe 2180 kg Escape route success
2006
7th January 19, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Atlas V (551) AV-010 CCAFS SLC-41 New Horizons Space probe to Pluto and Kuiper Belt 478 kg
without Star-48B upper level
Escape route Success had an additional Star-48B upper stage for further acceleration
8th April 20, 2006
8:27 PM
Atlas V (411) AV-008 CCAFS SLC-41 Astra 1KR Satellite launch was originally a Ariane 5 and then with a proton planned 4332 kg GTO success
2007
9 March 9, 2007
3:10 AM
Atlas V (401) AV-013 CCAFS SLC-41 ASTRO , NEXTSat , STPSat 1 , CFESat , MidSTAR 1 , FalconSat 3 , MEPSI 4A , MEPSI 4B 2 large and 6 small military technology testing satellites > 1150 kg LEO success
10 June 15, 2007
3:12 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-009 CCAFS SLC-41 NRO-L 30
( NOSS-3 4A, 4B )
2 spy satellites from the NGO ~ 6500 kg LEO Partial success due to a failure of the Centaur stage is achieved a lower orbit than intended. However, the payload can reach the planned orbit on its own.
11 October 11, 2007
12:22 am
Atlas V (421) AV-011 CCAFS SLC-41 WGS 1 Communications satellite 5987 kg GTO success
12 December 10, 2007
10:05 p.m.
Atlas V (401) AV-015 CCAFS SLC-41 NRO-L 24 ( SDS-3 6 ) Spy satellite of the NGO GSO success
2008
13 March 13, 2008
10:02 am
Atlas V (411) AV-006 VAFB SLC-3E NRO-L 28 Spy satellite of the NRO with SBIRS-HEO early warning component ~ 3900 kg HEO (Molnija Orbit) success
14th April 14, 2008
8:12 pm
Atlas V (421) AV-014 CCAFS SLC-41 ICO-G1 Communications satellite 6634 kg GTO success
2009
15th April 4, 2009
12:31 AM
Atlas V (421) AV-016 CCAFS SLC-41 WGS 2 Communications satellite 5987 kg GTO success
16 June 18, 2009
9:32 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-020 CCAFS SLC-41 LRO , LCROSS 2 lunar probes ~ 3880 kg Escape route success
17th September 8, 2009
9:35 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-018 CCAFS SLC-41 USA 207 (PAN) US government satellite over 2000 kg GTO success
18th October 18, 2009
4:12 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-017 VAFB SLC-3E DMSP F18 Military weather satellite ~ 1200 kg SSE , then the Centaur level was shot in an escape route success
19th November 23, 2009
6:55 am
Atlas V (431) AV-024 CCAFS SLC-41 Intelsat 14 Communications satellite 5663 kg GTO success
2010
20th February 11, 2010
3:23 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-021 CCAFS SLC-41 SDO Solar observatory 3200 kg GTO success
21st April 22, 2010
11:52 pm
Atlas V (501) AV-012 CCAFS SLC-41 X-37B OTV-1 experimental spaceplane 5400 kg LEO success
22nd August 14, 2010
11:07 am
Atlas V (531) AV-019 CCAFS SLC-41 AEHF 1 Communications satellite 6168 kg GTO success
23 September 21, 2010
4:03 am
Atlas V (501) AV-025 VAFB SLC-3E NGO L-41 Spy satellite of the NGO LEO success
2011
24 March 5, 2011
10:46 PM
Atlas V (501) AV-026 CCAFS SLC-41 X-37B OTV-2 experimental spaceplane 5400 kg LEO , then bullet in the Centaur upper level in an escape route success
25th April 15, 2011
4:24 am
Atlas V (411) AV-027 VAFB SLC-3E NROL-34 Spy satellite of the NGO ~ 6500 kg LEO success
26th May 7, 2011
6:10 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-022 CCAFS SLC-41 SBIRS-GEO 1 Missile early warning ~ 4500 kg GTO success
27 August 5, 2011
4:25 pm
Atlas V (551) AV-029 CCAFS SLC-41 Juno Jupiter orbiter 3625 kg Escape route success
28 November 26, 2011
3:02 pm
Atlas V (541) AV-028 CCAFS SLC-41 Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory) Mars rover 3400 kg Escape route success
2012
29 February 24, 2012
22:15
Atlas V (551) AV-030 CCAFS SLC-41 MUOS-1 US Navy communications satellite 6800 kg GTO success
30th May 4, 2012
6:42 PM
Atlas V (531) AV-031 CCAFS SLC-41 AEHF 2 Communications satellite 6168 kg GTO success
31 June 20, 2012
12:28 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-023 CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-38 Spy satellite of the NGO GEO success
32 August 30, 2012
8:05 am
Atlas V (401) AV-032 CCAFS SLC-41 Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) 2 research satellites 648 kg + 667 kg success
33 September 13, 2012
9:39 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-033 VAFB SLC-3E NROL-36 (NOSS-3 6A, NOSS-3 6B), Aeneas , SMDC-ONE 2.1 , SMDC-ONE 2.2 , STARE A , CINEMA 1 , CSSWE , CXBN , AeroCube 4A, 4B, 4C and CP 5 2 spy satellites from the NGO and 11 small satellites ~ 6500 kg Inclination 63 ° success
34 December 11, 2012
6:03 PM
Atlas V (501) AV-034 CCAFS SLC-41 X-37 OTV-3 experimental spaceplane 5400 kg LEO success
2013
35 January 31, 2013
1:48 am
Atlas V (401) AV-036 CCAFS SLC-41 TDRS-K Communications satellite 3454 kg GTO success
36 February 11, 2013
6:02 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-035 VAFB SLC-3E Landsat 8 Earth observation satellite 3085 kg GTO success
37 March 19, 2013
9:21 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-037 CCAFS SLC-41 SBIRS-GEO 2 Missile early warning ~ 4500 kg GTO success
38 May 15, 2013
9:38 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-039 CCAFS SLC-41 GPS -2F 4 Navigation satellite 1630 kg GPS orbit success
39 July 19, 2013
1:00 p.m.
Atlas V (551) AV-040 CCAFS SLC-41 MUOS-2 US Navy communications satellite 6740 kg GTO success
40 September 18, 2013
8:10 am
Atlas V (531) AV-041 CCAFS SLC-41 AEHF 3 Communications satellite 6168 kg GTO success
41 November 18, 2013
6:28 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-038 CCAFS SLC-41 MAVEN Mars probe 2454 kg Escape route success
42 December 6, 2013
7:13 am
Atlas V (501) AV-043 VAFB SLC-3E NROL-39 , GEMsat with AeroCube 5a , AeroCube 5b , ALICE , SNaP , TacSat-6 , SMDC-ONE (David) , SMDC-ONE (Charlie) , CUNYSAT-1 , IPEX , MCubed-2 , FIREBIRD 1A , FIREBIRD 1B Spy satellite of the NGO and 12 small satellites LEO success
2014
43 January 24, 2014
2:33 am
Atlas V (401) AV-042 CCAFS SLC-41 TDRS-L Communications satellite 3454 kg GTO success
44 April 3, 2014
2:46 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-044 VAFB SLC-3E DMSP F19 US Navy communications satellite ~ 1200 kg GTO success
45 April 10, 2014
5:45 pm
Atlas V (541) AV-045 CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-67 Spy satellite of the NGO 3850 kg GTO success
46 May 22, 2014
1:09 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-046 CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-33 Spy satellite of the NGO GTO success
47 August 2, 2014
3:23 am
Atlas V (401) AV-048 CCAFS SLC-41 GPS -2F 7 Navigation satellite 1630 kg GPS orbit success
48 August 13, 2014
6:30 p.m.
Atlas V (401) AV-047 VAFB SLC-3E WorldView 3 Earth observation satellite 2800 kg SSO success
49 September 17, 2014
00:10
Atlas V (401) AV-049 CCAFS SLC-41 CLIO Military satellite GTO success
50 October 29, 2014
5:21 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-050 CCAFS SLC-41 GPS -2F 8 Navigation satellite 1630 kg GPS orbit success
51 December 13, 2014
3:19 am
Atlas V (541) AV-051 VAFB SLC-3E NROL-35 , SBIRS-HEO 3 Spy satellite of the NGO HEO (Molnija Orbit) success
2015
52 January 21, 2015
1:04 am
Atlas V (551) AV-052 CCAFS SLC-41 MUOS-3 US Navy communications satellite 6740 kg GTO success
53 March 13, 2015
2:44 am
Atlas V (421) AV-053 CCAFS SLC-41 Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS) 4 research satellites 4 × ~ 1250 kg GTO success
54 May 20, 2015
3:05 pm
Atlas V (501) AV-054 CCAFS SLC-41 AFSPC-5: X-37 OTV-4 , ULTRASat : LightSail A , GEARRSAT 2 , OptiCube 1 , OptiCube 2 , OptiCube 3 , USS Langley , AeroCube 8A , AeroCube 8B , BRICSat-P , PSat A experimental space plane and 10 small satellites 5400 kg LEO success
55 July 15, 2015
3:36 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-055 CCAFS SLC-41 GPS -2F 10 Navigation satellite 1630 kg GPS orbit success
56 September 2, 2015
10:18 am
Atlas V (551) AV-056 CCAFS SLC-41 MUOS-4 US Navy communications satellite 6740 kg GTO success
57 October 2, 2015
10:28 am
Atlas V (421) AV-059 CCAFS SLC-41 Morelos 3 (Mexsat-2) Mexican communications satellite 5325 kg GTO success
58 October 8, 2015
12:49 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-058 VAFB SLC-3E NROL-55 , LMRSTSat , SNaP-3 ALICE , SNaP-3 EDDIE , SNaP-3 JIMI , AeroCube 5C , OCSD-A (AeroCube 7A) , Fox-1A , BisonSat , ARC 1 , SINOD-D 1 , SINOD-D 3 , PropCube 1 , PropCube 3 Reconnaissance satellite, 13 cube sats ~ 6500 kg LEO success
59 October 31, 2015
4:13 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-060 CCAFS SLC-41 GPS -2F 11 Navigation satellite 1630 kg GPS orbit success
60 December 5, 2015
9:44 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-061 CCAFS SLC-41 Cygnus OA-4 Supply flight to the ISS 7492 kg LEO success
2016
61 February 5, 2016
1:38 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-057 CCAFS SLC-41 GPS -2F 12 (USA-266) Navigation satellite 1630 kg GPS orbit success
62 March 23, 2016
3:05 am
Atlas V (401) AV-064 CCAFS SLC-41 Cygnus OA-6 Supply flight to the ISS ~ 7400 kg LEO success
63 June 24, 2016
2:30 p.m.
Atlas V (551) AV-063 CCAFS SLC-41 MUOS-5 US Navy communications satellite 6740 kg GTO success
64 28 July 2016
12:37
Atlas V (421) AV-065 CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-61 (USA-269) Reconnaissance satellite GEO success
65 September 8, 2016
11:05 pm
Atlas V (411) AV-067 CCAFS SLC-41 OSIRIS-REx Asteroid probe 1528 kg Escape route success
66 November 11, 2016
6:30 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-062 VAFB SLC-3E WorldView-4 , Prometheus A (2.1) , Prometheus B (2.2) , Aerocube 8C , Aerocube 8D , U2U , CELTEE 1 , RAVEN Earth observation satellite, 7 cubesats 2600 kg LEO success
67 November 19, 2016
11:42 PM
Atlas V (541) AV-069 CCAFS SLC-41 GOES-R (GOES-16) Weather satellite 5192 kg GTO success
68 December 18, 2016
7:13 pm
Atlas V (431) AV-071 CCAFS SLC-41 EchoStar 19 Communications satellite 6637 kg GTO success
2017
69 January 21, 2017
12:42 am
Atlas V (401) AV-066 CCAFS SLC-41 SBIRS-GEO 3 Missile early warning ~ 4500 kg GTO success
70 March 1, 2017
5:49 pm
Atlas V (401) AV-068 VAFB SLC-3E NROL-79 Reconnaissance satellite ~ 6500 kg LEO success
71 April 18, 2017
3:11 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-070 CCAFS SLC-41 Cygnus OA-7
QB50
Lemur-2 30-33
Supply flight to the ISS
36 Cubesats
Cubesats ( meteorology , AIS )
7225 kg LEO success
72 August 18, 2017
12:29 PM
Atlas V (401) AV-074 CCAFS SLC-41 TDRS-M Communications satellite 3454 kg GTO success
73 September 24, 2017
5:49 am
Atlas V (541) AV-072 VAFB SLC-3E NROL-42 , SBIRS-HEO 4 Reconnaissance satellite HEO (Molnija Orbit) success
74 October 15, 2017
7:28 am
Atlas V (421) AV-075 CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-52 Reconnaissance satellite GEO success
2018
75 January 20, 2018
12:48 am
Atlas V (411) AV-076 CCAFS SLC-41 SBIRS-GEO 4 Missile early warning ~ 4500 kg GTO success
76 March 1, 2018
10:02 PM
Atlas V (541) AV-077 CCAFS SLC-41 GOES-S Weather satellite 5211 kg GTO success
77 April 14, 2018
11:13 PM
Atlas V (551) AV-079 CCAFS  SLC-41 AFSPC-11 Military mission GEO success
78 May 5, 2018
11:05 am
Atlas V (401) AV-078 VAFB SLC-3E InSight , Mars Cube One Mars lander, 2 Cubesat space probes 694 kg + 2x 13.5 kg Escape route success
79 October 17, 2018
4:15 am
Atlas V (551) AV-073 CCAFS SLC-41 AEHF 4 Military communications satellite 6170 kg GTO success
2019
80 August 8, 2019
10:13 AM
Atlas V (551) AV-083 CCAFS SLC-41 AEHF 5
TDO
Military communication satellite
military satellite
GTO
HEO
success
81 December 20, 2019
11:36 AM
Atlas V (N22) AV-080 CCAFS SLC-41 CST-100 Starliner unmanned test flight Boe-OFT suborbital Successful
rocket launch; a software error in the spaceship then prevented a flight to the ISS .
2020
82 February 10, 2020
4:03 am
Atlas V (411) AV-087 CCAFS SLC-41 Solar orbiter Solar probe ~ 1800 kg Escape route success
83 March 26, 2020
8:18 PM
Atlas V (551) AV-086 CCAFS SLC-41 AEHF 6
TDO-2
military communications satellite
calibration satellite
GTO
HEO
success
84 May 17, 2020
1:14 PM
Atlas V (501) AV-081 CCAFS SLC-41 X-37B OTV-6
FalconSat-8
Space glider
experimental satellite
LEO success
85 July 30, 2020

12:50

Atlas V (541) AV-088 CCAFS SLC-41 Mars 2020 Rover Mission Mars rover and helicopter Escape route success
1Take-off mass of the payload including carried fuel ( wet mass ).
2Track height at which the payload was suspended; not necessarily the target orbit of the payload.

Planned launches

Last updated: August 29, 2020

This list does not include payloads such as the Dream Chaser spacecraft , which should preferably start with the successor rocket Vulcan , but would be transferred to Atlas V if the Vulcan is not ready for use from 2021.

Date ( UTC ) Type Ser.-No. Launch site payload Type of payload Payload mass 1 Orbit 2 Remarks
October 2020 Atlas V (531) AV-090 CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-101
4th quarter 2020 Atlas V (511) AV-085 CCAFS SLC-41 GSSAP 5 and 6 Reconnaissance satellites
December 2020 Atlas V (N22) AV-082 CCAFS SLC-41 Boe OFT repeat OFT-2 CST-100 Starliner
(unmanned spaceship)
2021
Early 2021 Atlas V (551) CCAFS SLC-41 STP-3 :
STPSat 6,
other payloads

Experimental satellite
 
GTO or GEO
March 2021 Atlas V (421) CCAFS SLC-41 SBIRS-GEO 5 military early warning satellite GTO
April 2021 Atlas V (401) VAFB SLC-3E Landsat 9
Elana 34
Earth observation satellite
three cubesats
LEO
June 2021 Atlas V (N22) CCAFS SLC-41 Boe-CFT ( CST-100 ) manned spaceship Test flight to the ISS
2021 Atlas V WFOV ,
second payload
military early warning satellite,
experimental satellite
total
~ 3000 kg
October -
November 2021
Atlas V (401) CCAFS SLC-41 Lucy Space probe 1550 kg Escape route
December 2021 Atlas V (541) CCAFS SLC-41 GOES-T Weather satellite GTO
2021-2022 Atlas V (551) CCAFS SLC-41 Viasat -3 Communications satellite GTO
End of December 2021 Atlas V (N22) CCAFS SLC-41 Starliner-1 ( CST-100 ) manned spaceship
2022
2022 Atlas V (551) CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-107 ("Silent Barker")
2022 Atlas V (401) VAFB SLC-3E JPSS-2
LOFTID
Weather satellite
Experimental satellite
2930 kg SSO
approx. 2022 Atlas V (421) CCAFS SLC-41 SBIRS-GEO 6 military early warning satellite GTO
approx. 2022 Atlas V (N22) CCAFS SLC-41 USCV ( CST-100 ) manned spaceship suborbital

Web links

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