Atlas F

Built & Operated By
Convair
Commercial · founded 1943
Family
Atlas
variant F
Maiden Flight
8 AUG 1961
About
The SM-65F Atlas, or Atlas-F, was the final operational variant of the Atlas missile, only differing from the Atlas E in the launch facility and guidance package used. It first flew on 8 August 1961, and was deployed as an operational ICBM between 1961 and 1966. Following retirement as an ICBM, the Atlas-F, along with the Atlas-E, was refurbished for orbital launches as the Atlas E/F.
Vehicle Specifications
Stages
1
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
9
Successful
8
Failed
1
Consecutive
4