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Atlas SLV-3A Agena D Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Atlas SLV-3A Agena 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 2026-07-21.

Atlas SLV-3A Agena D made 12 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1968 and 1978. It is part of the Atlas family. Of those, 11 succeeded and 1 failed. The success rate comes to 92 percent. The busiest year was 1968, with 2 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1978.

12
Launch attempts
11
Successes
1
Failures
92%
Success rate

Launches per year

1 2 1968: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 1969: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 1970: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 1971: 1 launch (0 successes, 1 failure) 1972: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 1973: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 1974: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 1975: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 1976: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 1977: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 1978: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978
Successes Failures Each bar links to that year's full chronology.

Year by year

Year Attempts Successes Failures Success rate
1978 1 1 0 100%
1977 2 2 0 100%
1975 1 1 0 100%
1973 1 1 0 100%
1972 1 1 0 100%
1971 1 0 1 0%
1970 2 2 0 100%
1969 1 1 0 100%
1968 2 2 0 100%

Launch sites used

Sites the Atlas SLV-3A Agena D launched from, across every launch in the catalog.

Site Country Launches Successes Failures
CC United States 12 11 1

Launch chronology

Every Atlas SLV-3A Agena D launch in the catalog, newest first.

Date Designator Payloads Site / Pad Outcome
Apr 7, 1978 1978-038 5505A/1554 : AQUACADE 4, Fairing, Atlas SLV-3A 5505A
+2 more , Atlas Booster, Agena D
CC / LC13 Success
Dec 11, 1977 1977-114 5504A/1553 : AQUACADE 3, Fairing, Atlas SLV-3A 5504A
+2 more , Atlas Booster, Agena D
CC / LC13 Success
May 23, 1977 1977-038 5507A/2807 : CANYON 7, Agena D, Fairing
+3 more , Atlas SLV-3A 5507A, Atlas Booster, CANYON apogee motor
CC / LC13 Success
Jun 18, 1975 1975-055 5506A/2806 : Agena D, CANYON 6, Fairing
+2 more , Atlas SLV-3A 5506A, Atlas Booster
CC / LC13 Success
Mar 6, 1973 1973-013 5202A/1552 : RHYOLITE 2, Fairing, Atlas SLV-3A 5202A
+2 more , Atlas Booster, Agena D
CC / LC13 Success
Dec 20, 1972 1972-101 5204A/2805 : CANYON 5, Agena D, Fairing
+2 more , Atlas SLV-3A 5204A, Atlas Booster
CC / LC13 Success
Dec 4, 1971 1971-F13 5503A/2804 : Fairing, Atlas SLV-3A 5503A, Atlas Booster
+2 more , Agena D, CANYON 4
CC / LC13 Failure
Sep 1, 1970 1970-069 5203A/2803 : CANYON 3, Agena D, Fairing
+2 more , Atlas SLV-3A 5203A, Atlas Booster
CC / LC13 Success
Jun 19, 1970 1970-046 5201A/1551 : RHYOLITE 1, Fairing, Atlas SLV-3A 5201A
+2 more , Atlas Booster, Agena D
CC / LC13 Success
Apr 13, 1969 1969-036 5502A/2802 : CANYON 2, Agena D, Fairing
+2 more , Atlas SLV-3A 5502A, Atlas Booster
CC / LC13 Success
Aug 6, 1968 1968-063 5501A/2801 : CANYON 1, Agena D, Fairing
+2 more , Atlas SLV-3A 5501A, Atlas Booster
CC / LC13 Success
Mar 4, 1968 1968-014 5602A/6503 (AA26) : Agena D 6503, OGO E, Nimbus Clamshell Shroud
+3 more , Atlas SLV-3A 5602A, Atlas Booster, deb OGO 5
CC / LC13 Success
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