Atlas Centaur D Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Atlas Centaur D, 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 Centaur D made 7 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1965 and 1967. It is part of the Atlas family. Of those, 6 succeeded and 1 failed. The success rate comes to 86 percent. The busiest year was 1966, with 4 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1967.

7
Launch attempts
6
Successes
1
Failures
86%
Success rate

Launches per year

Successes Failures Each bar links to that year's full chronology.

Year by year

Year Attempts Successes Failures Success rate
1967 2 2 0 100%
1966 4 3 1 75%
1965 1 1 0 100%

Launch sites used

Sites the Atlas Centaur D launched from, across every launch in the catalog.

Site Country Launches Successes Failures
CC 🇺🇸United States 7 6 1

Launch chronology

Every Atlas Centaur D launch in the catalog, newest first.

Date Designator Payloads Site / Pad Outcome
Jul 14, 1967 1967-068 AC-11 : Surveyor SC-4 Radar, TE-364-5 A22-9, Surveyor SC-4
+4 more , Centaur D AC-11, Centaur D PLF, Atlas D 291D, Atlas D Booster
CC / LC36A Success
Apr 17, 1967 1967-035 AC-12 : Soil Mech. Surface Sampler, TE-364-5 A22-8, Surveyor SC-3 Radar
+5 more , Surveyor SC-3, Centaur D AC-12, Centaur D PLF, Atlas D 292D, Atlas D Booster
CC / LC36B Success
Oct 26, 1966 1966-095 AC-9 : Surveyor SM-3, Centaur 8D, Centaur D PLF
+2 more , Atlas D 174D, Atlas D Booster
CC / LC36B Success
Sep 20, 1966 1966-084 AC-7 : Surveyor SC-2 Radar, TE-364-1 A21-27, Surveyor SC-2
+4 more , Centaur 3D, Centaur D PLF, Atlas D 194D, Atlas D Booster
CC / LC36A Success
May 30, 1966 1966-045 AC-10 : TE-M-364-1 A21-26, Surveyor SC-1 radar, Surveyor SC-1
+5 more , Centaur 1D, Centaur insulation panel, Centaur D PLF, Atlas D 290D, Atlas D Booster
CC / LC36A Success
Apr 8, 1966 1966-030 AC-8 : Centaur D PLF, Atlas D 184D, Atlas D Booster
+2 more , Centaur 3D, Surveyor SM-2
CC / LC36B Failure
Aug 11, 1965 1965-064 AC-6 : Centaur AC-6, Surveyor SD-2, Centaur insulation panel
+4 more , Centaur D PLF, Atlas D 151D, Atlas D Booster, Centaur D AC-6
CC / LC36B Success