Atlas-Agena D Launch Vehicle
Atlas-Agena D combined Atlas D, SLV-3, or stretched SLV-3C first stages with Lockheed's standardized, restartable Agena D upper stage. NASA used it for Mariner 3 through 5, Gemini Agena target vehicles, Lunar Orbiter 1 through 5, ATS 1 through 3, OAO 1, and OGO 5; later operational missions extended the family through 1978.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas Agena DAtlas/Agena D
- Family Name
- Atlas-Agena D
- Full Name
- Atlas-Agena D Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- atlas-agena-d-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Agena D
Details
- Description
- Atlas-Agena D combined Atlas D, SLV-3, or stretched SLV-3C first stages with Lockheed's standardized, restartable Agena D upper stage. NASA used it for Mariner 3 through 5, Gemini Agena target vehicles, Lunar Orbiter 1 through 5, ATS 1 through 3, OAO 1, and OGO 5; later operational missions extended the family through 1978.
- 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
- 1,963
- Height M
- 30.6
- Last Flight Year
- 1,978
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 125,028
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7wqedmpjf0xr2qfxnb8tjmhs8afa82
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 2,718
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas-Agena
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 7:21:27 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:28:02 PM