Atlas Agena A Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Atlas Agena A, 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 2026-07-21.
Atlas Agena A made 4 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1960 and 1961. It is part of the Atlas family. Of those, 2 succeeded and 2 failed. The success rate comes to 50 percent. The busiest year was 1960, with 3 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1961.
4
Launch attempts
2
Successes
2
Failures
50%
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 Agena A launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| CC | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Launch chronology
Every Atlas Agena A launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 1961 | 1961 ALP | 70D/2102 : Samos Fairing, Atlas D 70D, Atlas D Booster +3 more, Agena A 2102, SAMOS E-1 No. 2, SAMOS F-1 No. 2 | PA / LC1-1 | Success |
| Oct 11, 1960 | 1960-F13 | 57D/2101 : Atlas D 57D, Atlas D Booster, Agena A 2101 +2 more, SAMOS F-1 No. 1, SAMOS E-1 No. 1 | PA / LC1-1 | Failure |
| May 24, 1960 | 1960 ZET | 45D/1007 : Atlas D 45D, Atlas D Booster, Agena A +2 more, Midas 2 Fairing, Midas ETS-I F2 | CC / LC14 | Success |
| Feb 26, 1960 | 1960-F03 | 29D/1008 : Atlas D 29D, Atlas D Booster, Midas 1 Fairing +2 more, Agena A, Midas ETS-I F1 | CC / LC14 | Failure |