Atlas IIA Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Atlas IIA, 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 IIA made 23 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1992 and 2002. It is part of the Atlas family. All 23 flights succeeded. The busiest year was 1996, with 4 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2002.
23
Launch attempts
23
Successes
0
Failures
100%
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 IIA launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC | 🇺🇸United States | 23 | 23 | 0 |
Launch chronology
Every Atlas IIA launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2002 | 2002-055 | AC-144 : TDRS J | CC / SLC36A | Success |
| Mar 8, 2002 | 2002-011 | AC-143 : TDRS I | CC / SLC36A | Success |
| Jul 23, 2001 | 2001-031 | AC-142 : GOES M | CC / SLC36A | Success |
| Oct 20, 2000 | 2000-065 | AC-140 MLV-9/IABS-8 : DSCS III B-11 | CC / SLC36A | Success |
| Jun 30, 2000 | 2000-034 | AC-139 : TDRS H | CC / SLC36A | Success |
| May 3, 2000 | 2000-022 | AC-137 : GOES L | CC / SLC36A | Success |
| Jan 21, 2000 | 2000-001 | AC-138 MLV-8/IABS-9 : DSCS III B-8 | CC / SLC36A | Success |
| Nov 23, 1999 | 1999-063 | AC-136 : UFO F10 | CC / SLC36B | Success |
| Oct 20, 1998 | 1998-058 | AC-130 : UFO F9 | CC / SLC36A | Success |
| Oct 9, 1998 | 1998-057 | AC-134 : Eutelsat HB5 | CC / SLC36B | Success |
| Jan 29, 1998 | 1998-005 | AC-109 MLV-7 : QUASAR 11 | CC / SLC36A | Success |
| Oct 25, 1997 | 1997-065 | AC-131 MLV-6/IABS-6 : Falcon Gold, DSCS III B-13 | CC / LC36A | Success |
| Mar 8, 1997 | 1997-011 | AC-128 : Tempo 2 | CC / LC36A | Success |
| Dec 18, 1996 | 1996-070 | AC-129 : INMARSAT III F-3 | CC / LC36A | Success |
| Nov 21, 1996 | 1996-067 | AC-124 : Eutelsat HB2 | CC / LC36B | Success |
| Sep 8, 1996 | 1996-054 | AC-123 : GE 1 | CC / LC36B | Success |
| Apr 3, 1996 | 1996-020 | AC-122 : INMARSAT III F-1 | CC / LC36A | Success |
| Dec 15, 1995 | 1995-069 | AC-120 : Galaxy 3R | CC / LC36A | Success |
| Jul 31, 1995 | 1995-038 | AC-118 MLV-5/IABS-5 : STP S90-3, DSCS III B-7 | CC / LC36A | Success |
| Apr 7, 1995 | 1995-019 | AC-114 : AMSC 1 | CC / LC36A | Success |
| Nov 29, 1994 | 1994-079 | AC-110 : Orion 1 | CC / LC36A | Success |
| Aug 3, 1994 | 1994-047 | AC-107 : DBS 2 | CC / LC36A | Success |
| Jun 10, 1992 | 1992-032 | AC-105 : INTELSAT K | CC / LC36B | Success |