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List of Atlas launches (1990–1999)

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This is a list of Atlas rocket launches which took place during the period 1990-1999.

List of Atlas launches
1957–1959 · 1960–1969 · 1970–1979 · 1980–1989 · 1990–1999 · 2000–2009 · 2010–2019 · 2020–2029

Launch statistics

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Rocket configurations

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2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
  •   Atlas E/F
  •   Atlas I
  •   Atlas II
  •   Atlas IIA
  •   Atlas IIAS

Launch sites

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2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
1990
'91
'92
'93
'94
'95
'96
'97
'98
'99
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-36A
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-36B
  •   Vandenberg SLC-3E
  •   Vandenberg SLC-3W

Launch outcomes

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2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
1990
'91
'92
'93
'94
'95
'96
'97
'98
'99
  •   Success
  •   Partial failure
  •   Failure

1990

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Date/Time
(UTC)
Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1990-04-11
15:00
Atlas E/F-Altair 28E VAFB SLC-3W USA-56/57/58 (Stacksat/P87-2) Technology LEO Success
1990-07-25
19:21
Atlas I AC-69 CCAFS LC-36B CRRES Scientific GTO Success Maiden flight of Atlas I
1990-12-01
15:57
Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 61E VAFB SLC-3W USA-68 (DMSP F-10) Weather satellite LEO Success

1991

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Date/Time
(UTC)
Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1991-04-18
23:30
Atlas I AC-70 CCAFS SLC-36B BS-3H Comsat GTO (target) Failure One Centaur engine failed to start due to a plug of frozen nitrogen. RSO T+441 seconds.
14 May 1991
15:52:03
Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 50E VAFB, SLC-3W NOAA-12 (NOAA-D) Weather satellite SSO Success
1991-11-28
13:23
Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 53E VAFB SLC-3W USA-73 (DMSP F-11) Weather satellite LEO Success 500th Atlas launch[1]
1991-12-07
22:47
Atlas II AC-102 CCAFS SLC-36B Eutelsat 2F3 Comsat GTO Success Maiden flight of Atlas II

1992

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Date/Time
(UTC)
Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1992-02-11
00:41:02
Atlas II AC-101 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-78 (DSCS IIIB-14) Military Comsat GTO Success
1992-03-14
00:00
Atlas I AC-72 CCAFS SLC-36B Galaxy 5 Comsat GTO Success
1992-06-10
00:00
Atlas IIA AC-105 CCAFS SLC-36B Intelsat K Comsat GTO Success Maiden flight of Atlas IIA
1992-07-02
21:54:01
Atlas II AC-103 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-82 (DSCS IIIB-12) Military Comsat GTO Success
1992-08-22
22:40
Atlas I AC-71 CCAFS SLC-36B Galaxy 1R Comsat GTO (target) Failure One Centaur engine failed to start due to a plug of frozen nitrogen. RSO T+470 seconds.

1993

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Date/Time
(UTC)
Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1993-03-25
21:38
Atlas I AC-74 CCAFS SLC-36B UHF F1 Military Comsat GTO (target)
MEO (achieved)
Failure Sustainer engine lost thrust due to improperly torqued set screw. Satellite placed in unusable orbit.
1993-07-19
22:04
Atlas II AC-104 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-93 (DSCS IIIB-9) Military Comsat GTO Success
9 August 1993
10:02
Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 34E VAFB, SLC-3W NOAA-13 (NOAA-I) Weather satellite SSO Success
1993-09-03
11:17
Atlas I AC-75 CCAFS SLC-36B USA-95 (UHF F2) Military Comsat GTO Success
1993-11-28
23:40
Atlas II AC-106 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-97 (DSCS IIIB-10) Military Comsat GTO Success
1993-12-16
00:38
Atlas IIAS AC-108 CCAFS SLC-36B Telstar 401 Comsat GTO Success Maiden flight of Atlas IIAS

1994

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Date/Time
(UTC)
Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1994-04-13
06:04
Atlas I AC-73 CCAFS SLC-36B GOES-I (GOES-8) Weather satellite GTO Success
1994-06-24
13:50:02
Atlas I AC-76 CCAFS SLC-36B USA-104 (UHF F3) Military Comsat GTO Success
1994-08-03
23:57
Atlas IIA AC-107 CCAFS SLC-36A DBS-2 Comsat GTO Success
1994-08-29
17:38
Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 20E VAFB SLC-3W USA-106 (DMSP F-12) Weather satellite LEO Success
1994-10-06
06:35:02
Atlas IIAS AC-111 CCAFS SLC-36B Intelsat 703 Comsat GTO Success
1994-11-29
10:21
Atlas IIA AC-110 CCAFS SLC-36A Orion 1 Comsat GTO Success
30 December 1994
10:02
Atlas E-Star-37S-ISS 11E VAFB, SLC-3W NOAA-14 (NOAA-J) Weather satellite SSO Success

1995

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Date/Time
(UTC)
Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1995-01-10
06:18
Atlas IIAS AC-113 CCAFS SLC-36B Intelsat 704 Comsat GTO Success First Atlas launch conducted by ILS
1995-01-29
01:25
Atlas II AC-112 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-108 (UHF F4) Military Comsat GTO Success
1995-03-22
06:18
Atlas IIAS AC-115 CCAFS SLC-36B Intelsat 705 Comsat GTO Success
1995-03-24
14:05
Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 45E VAFB SLC-3W USA-109 (DMSP F-13) Weather satellite LEO Success Final flight of Atlas E/F
1995-04-07
23:47
Atlas IIA AC-114 CCAFS SLC-36A AMSC-1 Comsat GTO Success
1995-05-23
05:52:02
Atlas I AC-77 CCAFS SLC-36B GOES-J (GOES-9) Weather satellite GTO Success
1995-05-31
15:27:01
Atlas II AC-116 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-111 (UHF F5) Military Comsat GTO Success
1995-07-31
23:30:00
Atlas IIA AC-118 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-113 (DSCS IIIB-7) Military Comsat GTO Success
1995-08-29
00:53:01
Atlas IIAS AC-117 CCAFS SLC-36B JCSAT-3 Comsat GTO Success
1995-10-22
08:00:02
Atlas II AC-119 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-114 (UHF F6) Military Comsat GTO Success
1995-12-02
08:08:01
Atlas IIAS AC-121 CCAFS SLC-36B SOHO Solar Halo Success
1995-12-15
00:23
Atlas IIA AC-120 CCAFS SLC-36A Galaxy 3R Comsat GTO Success

1996

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Date/Time
(UTC)
Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1996-02-01
01:15:01
Atlas IIAS AC-126 CCAFS SLC-36B Palapa C1 Comsat GTO Success[2]
1996-04-03
23:01:01
Atlas IIA AC-122 CCAFS SLC-36A Inmarsat 3-F1 Comsat GTO Success[3]
1996-04-30
04:31:01
Atlas I AC-78 CCAFS SLC-36B BeppoSAX Astronomy LEO Success[4] 100th Atlas-Centaur launch
1996-07-25
12:42
Atlas II AC-125 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-127 (UHF F7) Military Comsat GTO Success[5]
8 September 1996
21:49:01
Atlas IIA AC-123 CCAFS, LC-36B GE-1 Communications GTO Success [6]
1996-11-21
20:47
Atlas IIA AC-124 CCAFS SLC-36A Hot Bird 2 Comsat GTO Success[7]
1996-12-18
01:57
Atlas IIA AC-129 CCAFS SLC-36B Inmarsat 3-F3 Comsat GTO Success[8]

1997

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Date/Time
(UTC)
Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1997-02-17
01:42:02
Atlas IIAS AC-127 CCAFS SLC-36B JCSAT-4 Comsat GTO Success[9]
1997-03-08
06:01
Atlas IIA AC-128 CCAFS SLC-36A Tempo 2 Comsat GTO Success[10]
1997-04-25
05:49
Atlas I AC-79 CCAFS SLC-36B GOES-K (GOES-10) Weather satellite GTO Success[11] Final flight of Atlas I
1997-07-28
01:15
Atlas IIAS AC-133 CCAFS SLC-36B Superbird-C Comsat GTO Success[12]
4 September 1997
12:03:00
Atlas IIAS AC-146 CCAFS, LC-36A AMC-3 Communications GTO Success [13]
1997-10-05
21:01
Atlas IIAS AC-135 CCAFS SLC-36B Echostar 3 Comsat GTO Success[14]
1997-10-25
00:46
Atlas IIA AC-131 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-135 (DSCS IIIB-13) Military Comsat GTO Success[15]
1997-12-08
23:52
Atlas IIAS AC-149 CCAFS SLC-36B Galaxy 8i Comsat GTO Success[16]

1998

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Date/Time
(UTC)
Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1998-01-29
18:37
Atlas IIA AC-109 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-137 (NROL-5/SDS) Military Comsat GTO Success[17] "Capricorn"
1998-02-28
00:21
Atlas IIAS AC-151 CCAFS SLC-36B Intelsat 806 Comsat GTO Success[18]
1998-03-16
21:32
Atlas II AC-132 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-138 (UHF F8) Military Comsat GTO Success[19] Final flight of baseline Atlas II
1998-06-18
22:48
Atlas IIAS AC-153 CCAFS SLC-36A Intelsat 805 Comsat GTO Success[20] 550th Atlas launch
1998-10-09
22:50
Atlas IIA AC-134 CCAFS SLC-36B Hot Bird 5 Comsat GTO Success[21]
1998-10-20
07:19
Atlas IIA AC-130 CCAFS SLC-36A USA-140 (UHF F9) Military Comsat GTO Success[22]

1999

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Date/Time
(UTC)
Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1999-02-16
01:45:26
Atlas IIAS AC-152 CCAFS SLC-36A JCSAT-6 Comsat GTO Success[23]
1999-04-12
22:50
Atlas IIAS AC-154 CCAFS SLC-36A Eutelsat W3 Comsat GTO Success[24]
1999-09-23
06:02
Atlas IIAS AC-155 CCAFS SLC-36A Echostar 5 Comsat GTO Success[25]
1999-11-23
04:06
Atlas IIA AC-136 CCAFS SLC-36B USA-146 (UHF F10) Military Comsat GTO Success[26]
1999-12-18
18:57:39
Atlas IIAS AC-141 VAFB SLC-3E Terra Remote sensing LEO Success[27] First Atlas Centaur from VAFB


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References

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  3. ^ "AC-122 Successful Launch". International Launch Services. April 3, 1996. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  4. ^ "AC-78 SAX Mission Successful Launch". International Launch Services. April 30, 1996. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  5. ^ "AC-125 Successfully Launches UHF F/O F7". International Launch Services. July 25, 1996. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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  20. ^ "Atlas Successfully Launches INTELSAT 805 Satellite". International Launch Services. June 18, 1998. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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  23. ^ "Atlas IIAS Successfully Launches JCSAT-6 Satellite". International Launch Services. February 15, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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