List of Atlas launches (1990–99)

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

1990

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

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	Failed to orbit
1991-05-14 15:52:03	Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS	50E	VAFB SLC-3W	NOAA-12 (NOAA-D)	Weather satellite	LEO	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

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	Failed to orbit

1993

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	First stage underperformed, reached useless orbit
1993-07-19 22:04	Atlas II	AC-104	CCAFS SLC-36A	USA-93 (DSCS IIIB-9)	Military Comsat	GTO	Success
1993-08-09 10:02	Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS	34E	VAFB SLC-3W	NOAA-13 (NOAA-I)	Weather satellite	LEO	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

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-8 (GOES-I)	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
1994-12-30 10:02	Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS	11E	VAFB SLC-3W	NOAA-14 (NOAA-J)	Weather satellite	LEO	Success

1995

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-9 (GOES-J)	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

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]
1996-09-08 21:49	Atlas IIA	AC-123	CCAFS SLC-36B	GE-1	Comsat	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

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-10 (GOES-K)	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]
1997-09-04 12:03	Atlas IIAS	AC-146	CCAFS SLC-36A	GE-3	Comsat	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

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

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

Photo gallery

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  Maiden flight of Atlas I rocket

References

1. http://www.ilslaunch.com/news78
2. "Successful AC-126 Palapa C1 Launch". International Launch Services. January 31, 1996. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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.
6. "AC-123 Successfully Launches GE-1". International Launch Services. September 8, 1996. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
7. "AC-124 Successfully Launches EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 2". International Launch Services. November 21, 1996. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
8. "Atlas IIA Successfully Launches INMARSAT III". International Launch Services. December 17, 1996. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
9. "Atlas Successfully Launches Japanese Comm Satellite". International Launch Services. February 16, 1997. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
10. "Atlas Rocket Successfully Launches TEMPO Satellite". International Launch Services. March 8, 1997. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
11. "Atlas I Successfully Launches GOES-K". International Launch Services. April 25, 1997. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
12. "Atlas Rocket Successfully Launches Superbird-C". International Launch Services. July 27, 1997. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
13. "Atlas Successfully Launches GE-3 Satellite". International Launch Services. September 4, 1997. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
14. "Atlas Successfully Launches EchoStar III Satellite". International Launch Services. October 5, 1997. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
15. "Atlas Successfully Launches Military Satellite". International Launch Services. October 24, 1997. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
16. "Atlas Successfully Launches Galaxy VIII-i Satellite". International Launch Services. December 8, 1997. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
17. "Atlas Successfully Launches Satellite for NRO and USAF". International Launch Services. January 29, 1998. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
18. "Atlas Successfully Launches INTELSAT 806 Satellite". International Launch Services. February 27, 1998. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
19. "Atlas II Successfully Launches U.S. Navy Communications Satellite". International Launch Services. March 16, 1998. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
20. "Atlas Successfully Launches INTELSAT 805 Satellite". International Launch Services. June 18, 1998. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
21. "Atlas Successfully Launches HOT BIRD 5 for Eutelsat". International Launch Services. October 9, 1998. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
22. "Atlas Successfully Launches UHF F/O F9". International Launch Services. October 20, 1998. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
23. "Atlas IIAS Successfully Launches JCSAT-6 Satellite". International Launch Services. February 15, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
24. "Atlas IIAS Successfully Launches EUTELSAT W3". International Launch Services. April 12, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
25. "Atlas Successfully Launches EchoStar V Communications Satellite". International Launch Services. September 23, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
26. "Atlas IIA Successfully Launches Tenth U.S. Navy UHF Follow-on Program Communications Satellite". International Launch Services. November 22, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
27. "First Atlas Centaur Launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base". International Launch Services. December 18, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-09.

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