Atlas-Agena A Launch Vehicle
Atlas-Agena A paired an Atlas D first stage with the short-tank Agena A. Developed from the proposed Atlas-Hustler concept, it flew Air Force payloads beginning in 1960 but was never used by NASA; the larger restartable Agena B superseded it in 1961.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas Agena AAtlas/Agena A
- Family Name
- Atlas-Agena A
- Full Name
- Atlas-Agena A Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- atlas-agena-a-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Atlas-Agena A paired an Atlas D first stage with the short-tank Agena A. Developed from the proposed Atlas-Hustler concept, it flew Air Force payloads beginning in 1960 but was never used by NASA; the larger restartable Agena B superseded it in 1961.
- Diameter M
- 3
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Rocketdyne MA-5 propulsion system
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Bell XLR81
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 1,960
- Height M
- 29
- Last Flight Year
- 1,961
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 121,631
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7wqedmpjf0xr2qfxnb8tjmhs8afa82
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 2,265
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:27:52 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:27:52 PM