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SM-65B Atlas

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
31.4 m
Diameter
3.66 m
Mass
3,000 kg
Stages
1
Payload to LEO
68 kg
First flight
1958-07-19
Total launches
1
Success / Fail
1 / 0

The Convair SM-65B Atlas, or Atlas B, also designated X-12 was a prototype of the Atlas missile. First flown on 19 July 1958, the Atlas B was the first version of the Atlas rocket to use the stage and a half design with an operational sustainer engine and jettisonable rocket booster section. Unlike later Atlas models, the Atlas B used explosive bolts to jettison the booster section.

Payloads it launched · 1

SCORE
LEO