SM-65B Atlas
Description
The Convair SM-65B Atlas, or Atlas B, was a prototype of the Atlas missile. It was the first version of the Atlas rocket to use the stage and a half design with an operational sustainer engine and jettisonable rocket booster section. Unlike later Atlas models, the SM-65B Atlas used explosive bolts to jettison the booster section.
Missions
1
Success Rate
100.0%
Successes
1
Failures
0
Success Streak
1
Partial Failures
0
Previous
December 18, 1958
SCORE
SM-65B Atlas | US Air Force
Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Configurations
Retired
SM-65B Atlas
Active in 1958
Rocket
Height: 26m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 70 kg
Liftoff Thrust
1,600 Kilonewtons
Stages
2
Launch Sites
LC-11
Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA