Atlas IIAS
Atlas family
· built by Lockheed Martin
· maiden flight 1993-12-16
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
4391 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.
30Total launches
30Successful
0Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
30In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Dec 16, 1993 00:40 UTCEarliest tracked
Aug 31, 2004 23:17 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas IIAS | NROL-1 | Aug 31, 2004 23:17 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | AMC 11 | May 19, 2004 22:22 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | Superbird A2 | Apr 16, 2004 00:45 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | AMC 10 | Feb 05, 2004 23:46 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | NROL-18 | Dec 02, 2003 10:04 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | Hispasat 1D | Sep 18, 2002 22:04 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | NROL-12 | Oct 11, 2001 02:32 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | NROL-13 | Sep 08, 2001 15:25 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | ICO F2 | Jun 19, 2001 04:41 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | NROL-10 | Dec 06, 2000 02:47 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | Echostar VI | Jul 14, 2000 05:21 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | Hispasat 1C | Feb 03, 2000 23:30 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | Terra | Dec 18, 1999 18:57 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | Echostar V | Sep 23, 1999 06:02 UTC | Success |
| Atlas IIAS | Eutelsat W3 | Apr 12, 1999 22:50 UTC | Success |