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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Atlas SLV-3C Centaur, 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-3C Centaur made 17 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1967 and 1972. It is part of the Atlas family. Of those, 14 succeeded and 3 failed. The success rate comes to 82 percent. The busiest year was 1971, with 4 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1972.

17
Launch attempts
14
Successes
3
Failures
82%
Success rate

Launches per year

1 2 3 4 1967: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 1968: 3 launches (2 successes, 1 failure) 1969: 3 launches (3 successes, 0 failures) 1970: 1 launch (0 successes, 1 failure) 1971: 4 launches (3 successes, 1 failure) 1972: 4 launches (4 successes, 0 failures) 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Successes Failures Each bar links to that year's full chronology.

Year by year

Year Attempts Successes Failures Success rate
1972 4 4 0 100%
1971 4 3 1 75%
1970 1 0 1 0%
1969 3 3 0 100%
1968 3 2 1 67%
1967 2 2 0 100%

Launch sites used

Sites the Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launched from, across every launch in the catalog.

Site Country Launches Successes Failures
CC United States 17 14 3

Launch chronology

Every Atlas SLV-3C Centaur launch in the catalog, newest first.

Date Designator Payloads Site / Pad Outcome
Aug 21, 1972 1972-065 AC-22 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5004C, Atlas Booster
+3 more , Sun Baffle Cover, Centaur 19D, OAO-C
CC / LC36B Success
Jun 13, 1972 1972-041 AC-29 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5009C, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur 26D, INTELSAT IV F5
CC / LC36B Success
Mar 3, 1972 1972-012 AC-27 : Star 37 yo weight, Star 37E S/N 40016, Pioneer F
+4 more , Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5007C, Atlas Booster, Centaur 24D
CC / LC36A Success
Jan 23, 1972 1972-003 AC-28 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5008C, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur 20D, INTELSAT IV F4
CC / LC36B Success
Dec 20, 1971 1971-116 AC-26 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5006C, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur 23D, INTELSAT IV F3
CC / LC36A Success
May 30, 1971 1971-051 AC-23 : Centaur 21D, Mariner 71J, Centaur D PLF
+3 more , Atlas SLV-3C 5404C, Atlas Booster, Mariner 71I
CC / LC36B Success
May 9, 1971 1971-F04 AC-24 : Centaur D PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5405C, Atlas Booster
+2 more , Centaur 22D, Mariner 71H
CC / LC36A Failure
Jan 26, 1971 1971-006 AC-25 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5005C, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur 20D, INTELSAT IV F2
CC / LC36A Success
Nov 30, 1970 1970-U03 AC-21 : Atlas SLV-3C 5003C, Atlas Booster, Centaur 18D
+2 more , OAO B fairing half, OAO B
CC / LC36B Failure
Aug 12, 1969 1969-069 AC-18 : Centaur D PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5402C, Atlas Booster
+5 more , ATS 5 yo-yo weight, Lost, former 69-69C, JPL SR-28-3, Centaur 15D, ATS E
CC / LC36A Success
Mar 27, 1969 1969-030 AC-19 : Mariner 69-2, Centaur 16D, Centaur D PLF
+2 more , Atlas SLV-3C 5105C, Atlas Booster
CC / LC36A Success
Feb 25, 1969 1969-014 AC-20 : Mariner 69-3, Centaur 17D, Centaur D PLF
+2 more , Atlas SLV-3C 5403C, Atlas Booster
CC / LC36B Success
Dec 7, 1968 1968-110 AC-16 : Centaur D PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5002C, Atlas Booster
+2 more , Centaur 13D, OAO A2
CC / LC36B Success
Aug 10, 1968 1968-068 AC-17 : Centaur insulation panel, Centaur D PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5104C
+5 more , Atlas Booster, ATS 4 yo-yo weight, JPL SR-28-3, Centaur 14D, ATS D
CC / LC36A Failure
Jan 7, 1968 1968-001 AC-15 : TE-364-5 A22-14, Surveyor SC-7 Radar, Surveyor SC-7
+4 more , Centaur 12D, Centaur D PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5903C, Atlas Booster
CC / LC36A Success
Nov 7, 1967 1967-112 AC-14 : Surveyor SC-6 Radar, TE-364-1 A21-29, Surveyor SC-6
+4 more , Centaur D AC-14, Centaur D PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5902C, Atlas Booster
CC / LC36B Success
Sep 8, 1967 1967-084 AC-13 : Surveyor 5, Centaur D AC-13, TE-364-1 A21-28
+5 more , Surveyor 5 Radar, Centaur D PLF, Atlas SLV-3C 5901C, Atlas Booster, Surveyor SC-5
CC / LC36B Success
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