Engineering:List of Atlas launches (1980–1989)

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List of Atlas launches
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Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

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Launch sites

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Launch outcomes

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1980

Date/Time
(UTC) 		Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1980-01-18
01:26:00 		Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-49 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , LC-36A FLTSATCOM-3 Communications satellite GTO Success
1980-02-09
23:08:00 		Atlas E/F-SVS 35F Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3E GPS-5 Navigation satellite MEO Success
1980-03-03
09:27:00 		Atlas E/F-MSD 67F Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3W OPS-7245 (NOSS-3) ELINT LEO Success
1980-04-26
22:00:00 		Atlas E/F-SVS 34F Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3E GPS-6 Navigation satellite MEO Success
1980-05-29
10:53:00 		Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 19F Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3W NOAA-B Weather satellite SSO Failure Loose seal resulted in flooded B-1 turbopump and low thrust; sustainer engine compensated by extending burn time, but the upper stage ignited while still attached to the Atlas and was left in a useless orbit.
1980-10-31
03:54:00 		Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-57 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , LC-36A FLTSATCOM-4 Communications satellite GTO Success
1980-12-06
23:31:00 		Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-54 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , LC-36B Intelsat V F-2 COMSAT GTO Success
1980-12-09
07:18:00 		Atlas E/F-MSD 68E Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3W NOSS-4 ELINT LEO Failure Loss of turbopump lubricant caused B-1 engine shut down just prior to booster jettison; vehicle flipped around 180° and descended back towards Earth, breaking up as it fell.

1981

Date/Time
(UTC) 		Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1981-02-21
23:23:00 		Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-42 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36A Comstar D4 Communications satellite GTO Success
1981-05-23
22:42:00 		Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-56 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , LC-36B Intelsat V F-1 COMSAT GTO Success
1981-06-23
10:52:59 		Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 87F Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3W NOAA-7 (NOAA-C) Weather satellite SSO Success
1981-08-06
08:16:00 		Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-59 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , LC-36A FLTSATCOM-5 Communications satellite GTO Partial failure Fairing collapsed during ascent, damaging spacecraft
1981-12-15
23:35 		Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-55 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , LC-36B Intelsat V F-3 COMSAT GTO Success
1981-12-19
01:10 		Atlas E/F-SVS 76E Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3E GPS-7 Navigation satellite MEO (target) Failure B-2 engine shutdown at T+7 seconds due to sealant plugging up the gas generator; vehicle destroyed by Range Safety Officer just before impacting the ground at T+20 seconds[1]

1982

Date/Time
(UTC) 		Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1982-03-05
00:23 		Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-58 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36A Intelsat V -504 Comsat GTO Success
1982-09-28
23:17 		Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-60 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36B Intelsat V -505 Comsat GTO Success
1982-12-21
02:38 		Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 60E Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3W DMSP 5D-2/F6 Weather satellite LEO Success

1983

Date/Time
(UTC) 		Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1983-02-09
13:47 		Atlas H 6001H Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3E OPS-0252 (NOSS-5) ELINT LEO Success Maiden flight of Atlas H
1983-03-28
15:52:00 		Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 73E Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3W NOAA-8 (NOAA-E) Weather satellite SSO Success
1983-05-19
22:26 		Atlas-Centaur SLV-3D AC-61 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36A Intelsat V -506 Comsat GTO Success
1983-06-09
23:23 		Atlas H 6002H Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3E OPS-6432 (NOSS-6) ELINT LEO Success
1983-07-14
10:21 		Atlas E/F-SGS-2 75E Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3W GPS-8 Navigation satellite MEO Success
1983-11-18
06:32 		Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 58E Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3W DMSP 5D-2/F7 Weather satellite LEO Success

1984

Date/Time
(UTC) 		Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1984-02-05
18:44 		Atlas H 6003H Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3E OPS-8737 (NOSS-7) ELINT LEO Success
1984-06-09
23:03 		Atlas G AC-62 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36B Intelsat V -509 Comsat GTO (target)
LEO (achieved) 		Failure Maiden flight of Atlas G. Centaur LOX tank rupture during coasting phase.
1984-06-13
11:37 		Atlas E/F-SGS-2 42E Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3W USA-1 (GPS-9) Navigation satellite MEO Success
1984-09-08
21:41 		Atlas E/F-SGS-2 14E Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3W USA-5 (GPS-10) Navigation satellite MEO Success
1984-12-12
10:42:00 		Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 39E Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3W NOAA-9 (NOAA-F) Weather satellite SSO Success

1985

Date/Time
(UTC) 		Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1985-03-13
02:00 		Atlas E/F-OIS 41E Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3W Geosat LEO Success
1985-03-22
23:55 		Atlas G AC-63 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36B Intelsat V -510 Comsat GTO Success
1985-06-30
00:44 		Atlas G AC-64 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36B Intelsat V -511 Comsat GTO Success
1985-09-28
23:17 		Atlas G AC-65 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36B Intelsat V -512 Comsat GTO Success
1985-10-09
02:53 		Atlas E/F-SGS-2 55E Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3W USA-10 (GPS-11) Navigation satellite MEO Success

1986

Date/Time
(UTC) 		Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1986-02-09
10:06 		Atlas H 6004H Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3E USA-15/16/17/18 (NOSS-8) ELINT LEO Success
1986-09-17
15:52 		Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 52E Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3W NOAA-10 (NOAA-G) Weather satellite LEO Success
1986-12-05
02:30:01 		Atlas G AC-66 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36B USA-20 (FLTSATCOM-7) Comsat GTO Success

1987

Date/Time
(UTC) 		Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1987-03-26
21:22:00 		Atlas G AC-67 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36B FLTSATCOM-6 Comsat GTO (target) Failure Launched into a thunderstorm. Booster was struck by lightning shortly after liftoff, damaging the guidance computer and sending an erroneous pitch down command that resulted in vehicle breakup.[2]
1987-05-15
15:45 		Atlas H 6005H Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3E USA-22/23/24/25 (NOSS-9) ELINT LEO Success Final flight of Atlas H
1987-06-20
02:34 		Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 59E Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-3W USA-26 (DMSP 5D-2/F8) Weather satellite LEO Success

1988

Date/Time
(UTC) 		Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1988-02-03
05:53 		Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 54E Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3W USA-29 DMSP 5D-2/F9 Weather satellite SSO Success
1988-09-24
10:02:00 		Atlas E/F-Star-37S-ISS 63E Vandenberg Air Force Base , SLC-3W NOAA-11 (NOAA-H) Weather satellite SSO Success

1989

Date/Time
(UTC) 		Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1989-09-25
08:56:02 		Atlas G AC-68 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-36B USA-46 (FLTSATCOM-8) Comsat GTO Success Final flight of Atlas G

References

  1. ↑ Eleazer, Wayne. "Launch failures: the "Oops!" factor". The Space Review. http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1768/1. 
  2. ↑ Clark, Stephen (May 28, 2019). "Soyuz perseveres through lightning strike with Glonass satellite". Spaceflight Now. https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/05/28/soyuz-perseveres-through-lightning-strike-with-glonass-satellite/. Retrieved May 29, 2019. 



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