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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Atlas SLV-3D 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-3D Centaur made 32 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1973 and 1983. It is part of the Atlas family. Of those, 29 succeeded and 3 failed. The success rate comes to 91 percent. The busiest year was 1978, with 7 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1983.

32
Launch attempts
29
Successes
3
Failures
91%
Success rate

Launches per year

2 4 6 8 1973: 3 launches (3 successes, 0 failures) 1974: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 1975: 3 launches (2 successes, 1 failure) 1976: 3 launches (3 successes, 0 failures) 1977: 3 launches (2 successes, 1 failure) 1978: 7 launches (7 successes, 0 failures) 1979: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 1980: 3 launches (3 successes, 0 failures) 1981: 4 launches (3 successes, 1 failure) 1982: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 1983: 1 launch (1 success, 0 failures) 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983
Successes Failures Each bar links to that year's full chronology.

Year by year

Year Attempts Successes Failures Success rate
1983 1 1 0 100%
1982 2 2 0 100%
1981 4 3 1 75%
1980 3 3 0 100%
1979 2 2 0 100%
1978 7 7 0 100%
1977 3 2 1 67%
1976 3 3 0 100%
1975 3 2 1 67%
1974 1 1 0 100%
1973 3 3 0 100%

Launch sites used

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

Site Country Launches Successes Failures
CC United States 32 29 3

Launch chronology

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

Date Designator Payloads Site / Pad Outcome
May 19, 1983 1983-047 AC-61 : INTELSAT V F6 (MCS-B) CC / LC36A Success
Sep 28, 1982 1982-097 AC-60 : INTELSAT V F5 (MCS-A) CC / LC36B Success
Mar 5, 1982 1982-017 AC-58 : INTELSAT V F4 CC / LC36B Success
Dec 15, 1981 1981-119 AC-55 : INTELSAT V F3 CC / LC36A Success
Aug 6, 1981 1981-073 AC-59 : FLTSATCOM F5 CC / LC36A Failure
May 23, 1981 1981-050 AC-56 : INTELSAT V F1 CC / LC36B Success
Feb 21, 1981 1981-018 AC-42 : Comstar D-4 CC / LC36A Success
Dec 6, 1980 1980-098 AC-54 : INTELSAT V F2 CC / LC36B Success
Oct 31, 1980 1980-087 AC-57 : FLTSATCOM F4 CC / LC36A Success
Jan 18, 1980 1980-004 AC-49 : FLTSATCOM F3 CC / LC36A Success
Sep 20, 1979 1979-082 AC-53 : HEAO C CC / LC36B Success
May 4, 1979 1979-038 AC-47 : FLTSATCOM F2 CC / LC36A Success
Nov 13, 1978 1978-103 AC-52 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5032D, Atlas Booster
+4 more , HEAO B star tracker cover, HEAO B telescope cover, Centaur D-1AR AC-52, HEAO B
CC / LC36B Success
Aug 8, 1978 1978-078 AC-51 : Despin weight, LNMS cap, Deceleration Module
+13 more , Aft Cover, BNMS cap, Small Probe 3, Small Probe 2, Small Probe 1, Large Probe, Centaur D-1AR AC-51, Pioneer Venus Multiprobe, Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5031D, Atlas Booster, [duplicate for AC-51], Pioneer Venus 2
CC / LC36A Success
Jun 29, 1978 1978-068 AC-41 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5021D, Atlas Booster
+4 more , SVM-4A, deb Centaur AC-41, Centaur D-1AR AC-41, Comstar D-3
CC / LC36B Success
May 20, 1978 1978-051 AC-50 : ONMS cap, Star 24, Centaur D-1AR AC-50
+5 more , Pioneer Venus Orbiter, Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5030D, Atlas Booster, Pioneer Venus 1
CC / LC36A Success
Mar 31, 1978 1978-035 AC-48 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5028D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1AR AC-48, INTELSAT IVA F6
CC / LC36B Success
Feb 9, 1978 1978-016 AC-44 : FLTSATCOM F1, Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5024D
+4 more , Atlas Booster, Star 37F, deb Centaur AC-44, Centaur D-1AR AC-44
CC / LC36A Success
Jan 7, 1978 1978-002 AC-46 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5026D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1AR AC-46, INTELSAT IVA F3
CC / LC36B Success
Sep 30, 1977 1977-F05 AC-43 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5701D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1AR AC-43, INTELSAT IVA F5
CC / LC36A Failure
Aug 12, 1977 1977-075 AC-45 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5025D, Atlas Booster
+2 more , Centaur D-1AR AC-45, HEAO A
CC / LC36B Success
May 26, 1977 1977-041 AC-39 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5019D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1AR AC-39, INTELSAT IVA F4
CC / LC36A Success
Jul 22, 1976 1976-073 AC-40 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5022D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1AR AC-40, Comstar D-2
CC / LC36B Success
May 13, 1976 1976-042 AC-38 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5020D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1AR AC-38, Comstar D-1
CC / LC36A Success
Jan 29, 1976 1976-010 AC-37 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5017D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1AR AC-37, INTELSAT IVA F2
CC / LC36B Success
Sep 26, 1975 1975-091 AC-36 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5016D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1AR AC-36, INTELSAT IVA F1
CC / LC36B Success
May 22, 1975 1975-042 AC-35 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5018D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1A AC-35, INTELSAT IV F1
CC / LC36A Success
Feb 20, 1975 1975-F01 AC-33 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5015D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1A AC-33, INTELSAT IV F6
CC / LC36A Failure
Nov 21, 1974 1974-093 AC-32 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5012D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1A AC-32, INTELSAT IV F8
CC / LC36B Success
Nov 3, 1973 1973-085 AC-34 : Centaur D-1A AC-34, Mariner 73J, Centaur PLF
+3 more , Atlas SLV-3D 5014D, Atlas Booster, Mariner 73-2
CC / LC36B Success
Aug 23, 1973 1973-058 AC-31 : Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5010D, Atlas Booster
+3 more , SVM-4A, Centaur D-1A AC-31, INTELSAT IV F7
CC / LC36A Success
Apr 6, 1973 1973-019 AC-30 : Star 37 yo weight, Star 37E, Pioneer G
+4 more , Centaur PLF, Atlas SLV-3D 5011D, Atlas Booster, Centaur D-1A AC-30 (01A01)
CC / LC36B Success
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