Vehicle file · LV-183
Atlas LV-3 Agena B
United States Air Force · Atlas · RETIRED
Atlas LV-3 Agena B is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by United States Air Force. It stands 20.3 m tall, first flew on 31 January 1961. It has flown 29 times with 21 successes, a success rate of 72.4%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
PUBLISHED
Height20.3 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEONOT PUBLISHED
Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED
Maiden flight31 January 1961
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch cost$14,210,000M
StatusRetired
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights29
Successful21
Failed8
Success rate72.4%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantLV-3 Agena B
About Atlas Agena B
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
No Atlas Agena B flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.
All upcoming launchesCommon questions
- How many times has Atlas LV-3 Agena B flown?
- Atlas LV-3 Agena B has flown 29 orbital missions, with 21 successes and 8 failures.
- What is Atlas LV-3 Agena B's success rate?
- Atlas LV-3 Agena B has a success rate of 72.4%, from 21 successful flights out of 29 attempts.
- When is the next Atlas LV-3 Agena B launch?
- Atlas LV-3 Agena B has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
- How much can Atlas LV-3 Agena B lift to orbit?
- United States Air Force has not published payload figures for Atlas LV-3 Agena B.
- Is Atlas LV-3 Agena B reusable?
- No. Atlas LV-3 Agena B is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.