Atlas LV-3 Agena B
Atlas family
· built by United States Air Force
· maiden flight 1961-01-31
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.
Specifications
20.27 mLength
3.05 mDiameter
130 tLaunch mass
363 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
No payload capacity figures published for this configuration.
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
29Total launches
21Successful
8Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
29In our archive
72.4%Success rate
Jan 31, 1961 20:21 UTCEarliest tracked
Mar 21, 1965 21:37 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas Agena B | Ranger 9 | Mar 21, 1965 21:37 UTC | Success |
| Atlas Agena B | Ranger 8 | Feb 17, 1965 17:05 UTC | Success |
| Atlas Agena B | OGO 1 | Sep 05, 1964 01:23 UTC | Success |
| Atlas Agena B | Ranger 7 | Jul 28, 1964 16:50 UTC | Success |
| Atlas Agena B | Ranger 6 | Jan 30, 1964 15:49 UTC | Success |
| Atlas Agena B | Midas 9 | Jul 19, 1963 03:51 UTC | Success |
| Atlas Agena B | Midas 8 | Jun 12, 1963 00:00 UTC | Failure |
| Atlas Agena B | Midas 7 | May 09, 1963 20:06 UTC | Success |
| Atlas Agena B | Midas 6 | Dec 17, 1962 20:36 UTC | Failure |
| Atlas Agena B | Samos-E6 5 | Nov 11, 1962 20:17 UTC | Success |
| Atlas Agena B | Ranger 5 | Oct 18, 1962 16:59 UTC | Success |
| Atlas Agena B | Mariner 2 | Aug 27, 1962 06:53 UTC | Success |
| Atlas Agena B | Samos-E6 4 | Aug 05, 1962 17:58 UTC | Success |
| Atlas Agena B | Mariner 1 | Jul 22, 1962 09:21 UTC | Failure |
| Atlas Agena B | Samos-E6 3 | Jul 18, 1962 20:51 UTC | Success |