Atlas Able Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Atlas Able, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Atlas family page.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Atlas Able made 3 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1959 and 1960. It is part of the Atlas family. Of those, 0 succeeded and 3 failed. The success rate comes to 0 percent. The busiest year was 1960, with 2 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1960.
3
Launch attempts
0
Successes
3
Failures
0%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Atlas Able launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC | 🇺🇸United States | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Launch chronology
Every Atlas Able launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 1960 | 1960-F18 | 91D : Altair Fairing, AJ10-101A, Atlas D 91D +3 more, Atlas D Booster, X-248 Altair, Able VB | CC / LC12 | Failure |
| Sep 25, 1960 | 1960-F11 | 80D : Altair Fairing, AJ10-101A, Atlas D 80D +3 more, Atlas D Booster, Altair, Able VA | CC / LC12 | Failure |
| Nov 26, 1959 | 1959-F09 | 20D : Altair Fairing, AJ10-101A, Atlas D 20D +3 more, Atlas D Booster, Altair, Able IVB | CC / LC14 | Failure |