Atlas Agena B Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Atlas Agena B, 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 B made 28 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1961 and 1965. It is part of the Atlas family. Of those, 21 succeeded and 7 failed. The success rate comes to 75 percent. The busiest year was 1962, with 13 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1965.
28
Launch attempts
21
Successes
7
Failures
75%
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 B launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | United States | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| CC | United States | 12 | 9 | 3 |
Launch chronology
Every Atlas Agena B launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1965 | 1965-023 | 204D/6007 (AA14) : RA-9, Agena B 6007, Ranger Fairing +2 more, Atlas D 204D, Atlas D Booster | CC / LC12 | Success |
| Feb 17, 1965 | 1965-010 | 196D/6006 (AA13) : RA-8, Agena B 6006, Ranger Fairing +2 more, Atlas D 196D, Atlas D Booster | CC / LC12 | Success |
| Sep 5, 1964 | 1964-054 | 195D/6501 (AA10) : Agena B 6501, OGO A, Nimbus Clamshell Shroud +2 more, Atlas D 195D, Atlas D Booster | CC / LC12 | Success |
| Jul 28, 1964 | 1964-041 | 250D/6009 (AA9) : Ranger 7, Agena B 6009, Ranger Fairing +3 more, Atlas D 250D, Atlas D Booster, RA-7 | CC / LC12 | Success |
| Jan 30, 1964 | 1964-007 | 199D/6008 (AA8) : Agena B 6008, RA-6, Ranger Fairing +2 more, Atlas D 199D, Atlas D Booster | CC / LC12 | Success |
| Jul 19, 1963 | 1963-030 | 75D/1207 : Midas Fairing, Atlas D 75D, Atlas D Booster +11 more, West Ford Telem Test, Agena B, deb DASH, [UNID136] RCS 0.07, deb Midas, Strongback, ERS 10, West Ford Telemetry Package, ERS 9, DASH 2, Midas ETS-III F4 | PA / LC1-2 | Success |
| Jun 12, 1963 | 1963-F09 | 139D/1204 : Midas Fairing, Atlas D 139D, Atlas D Booster +4 more, Agena B, ERS 8, ERS 7, Midas ETS-III F3 | PA / LC1-2 | Failure |
| May 9, 1963 | 1963-014 | 119D/1206 : [Or Iridium 33], Midas Fairing, Atlas D 119D +51 more, Atlas D Booster, RCS 0.05, RCS 0.09, RCS 0.28, RCS 0.06, RCS 0.08, RCS 0.12, RCS 0.25, West Ford dipoles, RCS 0.22, RCS 0.24, RCS 0.03, RCS 0.10, RCS 0.04, RCS 0.14, RCS 0.21, RCS 0.11, Mistag 1963-014DA, deb West Ford, West Ford Needles deployer, Agena B, deb ERS 5, RCS 0.07, RCS 0.02, RCS 0.19, RCS 0.23, RCS 0.31, RCS 0.16, RCS 0.13, RCS 0.20, RCS 0.18, RCS 0.27, RCS 0.17, RCS 2.5, High A/m- maybe Pageos deb, [UNID004 1966-000D] RCS 0.20, [UNID003 1966-000C], [UNID002 1966-000B], RCS 0.15, RCS 0.26, RCS 0.60, RCS 0.64, West Ford Package part, Strongback [RCS 1.0], Strongback [RCS 0.4], Research Module, West Ford Telemetry Package, ERS 6, DASH 1, ERS 5, Midas ETS-III F2 | PA / LC1-2 | Success |
| Dec 17, 1962 | 1962-F09 | 131D/1205 : Midas Fairing, Atlas D 131D, Atlas D Booster +5 more, Agena B, Research Module, ERS 4, ERS 3, Midas ETS-III F1 | PA / LC1-2 | Failure |
| Nov 11, 1962 | 1962 B PI | 128D/2405 : Atlas D 128D, Atlas D Booster, STOPPER/E-6 +4 more, Agena B 2405, E-6 RV, ERS 1, SAMOS E-6 No. 5 | PA / LC1-1 | Success |
| Oct 18, 1962 | 1962 B ETA | 215D/6005 (AA7) : Ranger Capsule 18, Alcyone BE-3, Ranger 5 +5 more, Agena B 6005, Ranger Fairing, Atlas D 215D, Atlas D Booster, RA-5 | CC / LC12 | Success |
| Aug 27, 1962 | 1962 A RHO | 179D/6902 (AA6) : Mariner R-2, Agena B 6902, Ranger Fairing +2 more, Atlas D 179D, Atlas D Booster | CC / LC12 | Success |
| Aug 5, 1962 | 1962 A LAM | 124D/2404 : Atlas D 124D, Atlas D Booster, STOPPER/E-6 +3 more, Agena B 2404, E-6 RV, SAMOS E-6 No. 4 | PA / LC1-1 | Success |
| Jul 22, 1962 | 1962-F07 | 145D/6901 (AA5) : Ranger Fairing, Atlas D 145D, Atlas D Booster +2 more, Agena B 6901, Mariner R-1 | CC / LC12 | Failure |
| Jul 18, 1962 | 1962 A ZET | 120D/2403 : Atlas D 120D, Atlas D Booster, Agena B 2403 +2 more, E-6 RV, SAMOS E-6 No. 3 | PA / LC1-1 | Success |
| Jun 17, 1962 | 1962 PSI | 115D/2402 : Atlas D 115D, Atlas D Booster, Agena B 2402 +2 more, E-6 RV, SAMOS E-6 No. 2 | PA / LC1-1 | Success |
| Apr 26, 1962 | 1962 PI | 118D/2401 : Atlas D 118D, Atlas D Booster, Agena B 2401 +2 more, E-6 RV, SAMOS E-6 No. 1 | PA / LC1-1 | Success |
| Apr 23, 1962 | 1962 MU | 133D/6004 (AA4) : Ranger Capsule 13, Alcyone BE-3 S/N 203, Ranger 4 +5 more, Agena B 6004, Ranger Fairing, Atlas D 133D, Atlas D Booster, RA-4 | CC / LC12 | Success |
| Apr 9, 1962 | 1962 KAP | 110D/1203 : Midas Fairing, Atlas D 110D, Atlas D Booster +11 more, West Ford Drag, West Ford Drag dipole, Agena B, [UNID133] RCS 0.15, [Reassigned to S18603], West Ford Drag Experiment, Strongback, Midas 5 Fairing, Lockheed Package, West Ford Drag dispenser, Midas ETS-II F3 | PA / LC1-2 | Success |
| Mar 7, 1962 | 1962 ETA | 112D/2204 : Atlas D 112D, Atlas D Booster, Samos E-5 +4 more, Agena B, Samos 6 Reflector, AFTRACK 21 (S.T. LOW), SAMOS E-5 No. 3 | PA / LC1-2 | Success |
| Jan 26, 1962 | 1962 ALP | 121D/6003 (AA3) : Ranger Capsule 12, Alcyone BE-3 S/N 204, Agena B 6003 +4 more, NASA P-34, Ranger Fairing, Atlas D 121D, Atlas D Booster | CC / LC12 | Success |
| Dec 22, 1961 | 1961 A LAM | 114D/2203 : Atlas D 114D, Atlas D Booster, Samos E-5 +4 more, Agena B 2203, Samos 5 Reflector, SAMOS E-5 No. 2, AFTRACK 18 (S.T. LOW) | PA / LC1-2 | Success |
| Nov 22, 1961 | 1961-F13 | 108D/2202 : Atlas D 108D, Atlas D Booster, Samos 4 Reflector +3 more, Samos 4 (E-5) adapter, Agena B, SAMOS E-5 No. 1 | PA / LC1-1 | Failure |
| Nov 18, 1961 | 1961 A THE | 117D/6002 (AA2) : Ranger Fairing, Atlas D 117D, Atlas D Booster +2 more, Agena B 6002, NASA P-33 | CC / LC12 | Failure |
| Oct 21, 1961 | 1961 A DEL | 105D/1202 : Atlas D 105D, Atlas D Booster, Westford Needles deployer +9 more, (40000 objects), Agena B, West Ford 1 package part, [dup of A DEL 7], Strongback, Midas Fairing, Lockheed Package, West Ford, Midas ETS-II F2 | PA / LC1-2 | Success |
| Sep 9, 1961 | 1961-F09 | 106D/2120 : Samos Fairing, Atlas D 106D, Atlas D Booster +2 more, Agena B, SAMOS E-2 No. 1 | PA / LC1-1 | Failure |
| Aug 23, 1961 | 1961 PHI | 111D/6001 (AA1) : Ranger Fairing, Atlas D 111D, Atlas D Booster +2 more, Agena B 6001, NASA P-32 | CC / LC12 | Failure |
| Jul 12, 1961 | 1961 SIG | 97D/1201 : Atlas D 97D, Atlas D Booster, Midas 3 debris +5 more, Agena B 1201, Strongback, Agena Fairing, Lockheed Package, Midas ETS-II F1 | PA / LC1-2 | Success |