Atlas-Able launch vehicle
Atlas-Able was a three-stage American lunar launch vehicle combining an Atlas D booster with Able upper stages. NASA and the U.S. Air Force Ballistic Missile Division used three flight vehicles for the Pioneer P-3, P-30, and P-31 lunar-orbiter attempts in 1959 and 1960; all three attempts failed before completing their planned missions.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas AbleAtlas-Able lunar launch vehicle
- Family Name
- Atlas-Able
- Full Name
- Atlas-Able launch vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- atlas-able
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Atlas-Able
Details
- Description
- Atlas-Able was a three-stage American lunar launch vehicle combining an Atlas D booster with Able upper stages. NASA and the U.S. Air Force Ballistic Missile Division used three flight vehicles for the Pioneer P-3, P-30, and P-31 lunar-orbiter attempts in 1959 and 1960; all three attempts failed before completing their planned missions.
- Diameter M
- 3.05
- First Flight Year
- 1,959
- Last Flight Year
- 1,960
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:22:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 20:22:00 UTC