Atlas-Burner II Launch Vehicle
Atlas-Burner II paired an Atlas SLV-3 booster with a Burner II solid-propellant upper stage. The configuration flew once from Vandenberg on 16 August 1968 with the P68-1 multi-payload mission; it failed to reach orbit after the payload fairing did not separate.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas Burner 2Atlas/Burner IIAtlas SLV-3/Burner II
- Family Name
- Atlas-Burner II
- Full Name
- Atlas-Burner II Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- atlas-burner-ii-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Atlas-Burner II paired an Atlas SLV-3 booster with a Burner II solid-propellant upper stage. The configuration flew once from Vandenberg on 16 August 1968 with the P68-1 multi-payload mission; it failed to reach orbit after the payload fairing did not separate.
- First Flight Year
- 1,968
- Last Flight Year
- 1,968
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 23:18:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 23:54:00 UTC