Atlas · Convair

Atlas-Able

retired

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Specifications

Status: retired
Height: 35 m
Diameter: 3.05 m
Mass: 120,000 kg
Stages: 3
Payload to GTO: 250 kg
First flight: 1959-11-26
Total launches: 3
Success / Fail: 0 / 3

The Atlas-Able was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was used to launch several Pioneer spacecraft towards the Moon. Of the five Atlas-Able rockets built, two failed during static firings, and the other three failed to reach orbit.