Atlas-Agena B Launch Vehicle
Atlas-Agena B combined an Atlas D with the enlarged, restartable Agena B upper stage. NASA flew 13 such launch vehicles from 1961 through 1966 for Ranger lunar missions, the Mariner 1 and 2 Venus attempts, and OGO 1 and 3. Agena B's restart capability enabled an Earth parking orbit followed by injection toward the Moon or planets.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas Agena BAtlas/Agena B
- Family Name
- Atlas-Agena B
- Full Name
- Atlas-Agena B Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- atlas-agena-b-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Atlas-Agena B combined an Atlas D with the enlarged, restartable Agena B upper stage. NASA flew 13 such launch vehicles from 1961 through 1966 for Ranger lunar missions, the Mariner 1 and 2 Venus attempts, and OGO 1 and 3. Agena B's restart capability enabled an Earth parking orbit followed by injection toward the Moon or planets.
- Diameter M
- 3
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Rocketdyne MA-5 propulsion system
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Bell XLR81-BA-9
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 1,960
- Height M
- 30.6
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 124,802
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7wqedmpjf0xr2qfxnb8tjmhs8afa82
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 2,627
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:27:57 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:27:57 PM