Atlas I Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Atlas I, 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 I made 11 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1990 and 1997. It is part of the Atlas family. Of those, 8 succeeded and 3 failed. The success rate comes to 73 percent. The busiest year was 1992, with 2 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1997.
11
Launch attempts
8
Successes
3
Failures
73%
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 I launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC | 🇺🇸United States | 11 | 8 | 3 |
Launch chronology
Every Atlas I launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1997 | 1997-019 | AC-79 : GOES K | CC / LC36B | Success |
| Apr 30, 1996 | 1996-027 | AC-78 : SAX | CC / LC36B | Success |
| May 23, 1995 | 1995-025 | AC-77 : GOES J | CC / LC36B | Success |
| Jun 24, 1994 | 1994-035 | AC-76 : UFO F3 | CC / LC36B | Success |
| Apr 13, 1994 | 1994-022 | AC-73 : GOES I | CC / LC36B | Success |
| Sep 3, 1993 | 1993-056 | AC-75 : UFO F2 | CC / LC36B | Success |
| Mar 25, 1993 | 1993-015 | AC-74 : UFO F1 | CC / LC36B | Failure |
| Aug 22, 1992 | 1992-F02 | AC-71 : Galaxy IR | CC / LC36B | Failure |
| Mar 14, 1992 | 1992-013 | AC-72 : Galaxy V | CC / LC36B | Success |
| Apr 18, 1991 | 1991-F01 | AC-70 : BS-3H | CC / LC36B | Failure |
| Jul 25, 1990 | 1990-065 | AC-69 : CRRES | CC / LC36B | Success |