Atlas IIA
Atlas family
· built by Lockheed Martin
· maiden flight 1992-06-10
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
Atlas II was a member of the Atlas family of launch vehicles, which evolved from the successful Atlas missile program of the 1950s. It was designed to launch payloads into low earth orbit, geosynchronous transfer orbit or geosynchronous orbit. Sixty-three launches of the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS models were carried out between 1991 and 2004; all sixty-three launches were successes, making the Atlas II the most reliable launch system in history.
Specifications
47.54 mLength
3.04 mDiameter
204 tLaunch mass
3Stages
2479 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
6580 kgTo LEO
2810 kgTo GTO
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
23Total launches
23Successful
0Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
23In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Jun 10, 1992 00:00 UTCEarliest tracked
Dec 05, 2002 02:42 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas IIA | TDRS 10 | Dec 05, 2002 02:42 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | TDRS 9 | Mar 08, 2002 22:59 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | GOES 12 | Jul 23, 2001 07:23 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | DSCS-3 B11 | Oct 20, 2000 00:40 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | TDRS 8 | Jun 30, 2000 12:56 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | GOES 11 | May 03, 2000 07:07 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | DSCS-3 B8 | Jan 21, 2000 01:03 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | UHF F/O F10 | Nov 23, 1999 04:06 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | UHF F/O F9 | Oct 20, 1998 07:19 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | Hot Bird 5 | Oct 09, 1998 22:50 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | NROL-5 | Jan 29, 1998 18:37 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | DSCS-3 B13 | Oct 25, 1997 00:46 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | Tempo 2 | Mar 08, 1997 06:01 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | INMARSAT III F-3 | Dec 18, 1996 01:57 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIA | Hot Bird 2 | Nov 21, 1996 20:47 UTC | Success |