List of Atlas launches (2000–2009)

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

Notable missions

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

New Horizons

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

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  •   Atlas IIA
  •   Atlas IIAS
  •   Atlas IIIA
  •   Atlas IIIB
  •   Atlas V 401
  •   Atlas V 411
  •   Atlas V 421
  •   Atlas V 431
  •   Atlas V 501
  •   Atlas V 521
  •   Atlas V 531
  •   Atlas V 551

Launch sites

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  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-36A
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-36B
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC-41
  •   Vandenberg SLC-3E

Launch outcomes

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  •   Success
  •   Partial failure

Launch history

2000

Flight №Date / time (UTC)RocketLaunch sitePayloadPayload massOrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AC-138January 21, 2000
01:03		 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A DSCS IIIB-8 1,235 kg GTO DoD Success [1]
Eleventh DSCS military commucations satellite.
AC-158February 3, 2000
23:30		 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B Hispasat 1C 3,113 kg GTO Hispasat Success [2]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-137May 3, 2000
07:07		 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A GOES-L 2,217 kg GTO NOAA / NASA Success [3]
Eleventh GOES weather satellite.
AC-201May 24, 2000
23:10		 Atlas IIIA CCAFS SLC-36B Eutelsat W4 3,190 kg GTO Eutelsat Success [4]
Commercial communications satellite; maiden flight of Atlas III.
AC-139June 30, 2000
12:56		 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A TDRS-H 3,192 kg GTO NASA Success [5]
Eighth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.
AC-161July 14, 2000
05:21		 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B Echostar 6 3,700 kg GTO Echostar Success [6]
Commercial communications satellite; most powerful direct broadcast satellite ever launched.
AC-140October 20, 2000
00:40		 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A DSCS III-B11 GTO DoD Success [7]
Twelfth DSCS military commucations satellite.
AC-157December 6, 2000
02:47		 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A NROL-10 GTO NROL Success [8]
Second third-generation SDS military communications satellite; also known as QUASAR 13.

2001

Flight №Date / time (UTC)RocketLaunch sitePayloadPayload massOrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AC-156June 19, 2001
04:41:02		 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B ICO F2 MEO Success [9]
High-speed mobile communications satellite; never used once launched.
AC-142July 23, 2001
07:23		 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A GOES-M 2,279 kg GTO NOAA / NASA Success [10]
Twelfth GOES weather satellite.
AC-160September 9, 2001
15:25:05		 Atlas IIAS VAFB SLC-3E NROL-13 6,500 kg LEO NRO Success [11]
Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; also known as Intruder 5A and 5B.
AC-162October 11, 2001
02:32		 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B NROL-12 GTO NRO Success [12]
Third third-generation SDS military communications satellite; also known as QUASAR 14.

2002

Flight №Date / time (UTC)RocketLaunch sitePayloadPayload massOrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AC-204February 21, 2002
12:43:00		 Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36B Echostar 7 GTO EchoStar Success [13]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-143March 8, 2002
22:59		 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A TDRS-I 3,180 kg GTO NASA Success [14]
Ninth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.
AV-001August 21, 2002
22:05:00		 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 Hot Bird 6 3,905 kg GTO Eutelsat Success [15]
Commercial communications satellite; first Atlas V launch.
AC-159September 18, 2002
22:04		 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A Hispasat 1D 3,250 kg GTO Hispasat Success [16]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-144December 5, 2002
02:42		 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A TDRS-J 3,180 kg GTO NASA Success [17]
Tenth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.

2003

Flight №Date / time (UTC)Rocket,
Configuration		Launch sitePayloadPayload massOrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AC-205April 12, 2003
00:47		 Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36B Asiasat 4 GTO AsiaSat Success [18]
Commercial television satellite.
AV-002May 14, 2003
22:10		 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 HellasSat-2 GTO Hellas Sat Success [19]
Commercial communications satellite.
AV-003July 17, 2003
23:45		 Atlas V 521 CCAFS SLC-41 Rainbow 1 GTO Cablevision Success [20]
Direct broadcast satellite; first Atlas V flight with 5-meter fairing.
AC-164December 2, 2003
10:04		 Atlas IIAS VAFB SLC-3E NROL-18 6,500 kg LEO NRO Success [21]
Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; also known as Intruder 6A and 6B.
AC-203December 18, 2003
02:30		 Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36B UFO 11 GTO USAF Success [22]
Eleventh Ultra High Frequency military communications satellite.

2004

Flight №Date / time (UTC)RocketLaunch sitePayloadPayload massOrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AC-165February 5, 2004
23:46		 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A AMC-10 2,315 kg GTO Success [23]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-202March 13, 2004
05:40		 Atlas IIIA CCAFS SLC-36B MBSAT-1 GTO Success [24]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-163April 16, 2004
00:45		 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A Superbird 6 3,100 kg GTO Success [25]
Commercial communications satellite; transfer orbit was perturbed by the Moon, resulting in an extremely low perigee, permanently damaging the satellite.
AC-166May 19, 2004
22:22		 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B AMC-11 2,315 kg GTO Success [26]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-167August 31, 2004
23:17		 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A NROL-1 Molniya Success [27]
Fourth third-generation SDS military communications satellite.
AV-005December 17, 2004
12:07:00		 Atlas V 521 CCAFS SLC-41 AMC-16 4,065 kg GTO Success [28]
Commercial communications satellite.

2005

Flight №Date / time (UTC)RocketLaunch sitePayloadPayload massOrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AC-206February 3, 2005
07:41		 Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36B NROL-23 6,500 kg LEO Success [29]
Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; also known as Intruder 7A and 7B. Final Atlas III launch, final launch of a direct evolution of the Atlas missile, and final launch from LC-36 before Blue Origin leasing the pad.
AV-004March 11, 2005
21:42		 Atlas V 431 CCAFS SLC-41 Inmarsat-4 F1 5,959 kg GTO Success [30]
Commercial mobile communications satellite.
AV-007August 12, 2005
11:43:00		 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 MRO 2,180 kg Heliocentric NASASuccess [31]
NASA Mars imaging probe. First interplanetary Atlas V launch.

2006

Flight №Date / time (UTC)RocketLaunch sitePayloadPayload massOrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AV-01019 January 2006,
19:00:00		 Atlas V 551/Star-48B CCAFS SLC-41 New Horizons 478 kg Galactocentric NASA Success [32]
NASA Pluto/Kuiper Belt exploration probe; first spacecraft ever directly launched on an interstellar trajectory; first Atlas V 551.
AV-00820 April 2006,
20:27:00		 Atlas V 411 CCAFS SLC-41 Astra 1KR 4332 kg GTO SES Success [33]
Commercial communications satellite; final Atlas launch for ILS.

2007

Flight №Date / time (UTC)RocketLaunch sitePayloadPayload massOrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AV-013March 9, 2007
03:10		 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 STP-1 LEO USAF Success [34]
USAF rideshare mission; included Orbital Express, MidSTAR-1, FalconSAT-3 and CFESat.
AV-009June 15, 2007
15:11		 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-30 6,500 kg LEO USAF Partial failure [35]
Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; Centaur upper stage shut down early, leaving the payload in a suboptimal orbit.
AV-011October 11, 2007
00:22		 Atlas V 421 CCAFS SLC-41 WGS-1 5,987 kg GTO USAFSuccess [36]
First Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite; first Atlas V 421.
AV-015December 10, 2007
22:05		 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 NROL-24 Molniya NRO Success [37]
Fifth SDS military communications satellite; also known as QUASAR 16.

2008

Flight №Date / time (UTC)RocketLaunch sitePayloadPayload massOrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AV-006March 13, 2008
10:02		 Atlas V 411 VAFB SLC-3E NROL-28 3,900 kg Molniya US NROSuccess [38]
Fifth Trumpet SIGINT satellite.
AV-014April 14, 2008
20:12:00		 Atlas V 421 CCAFS SLC-41 ICO G1 6,634 kg GTO ICO Success [39]
Commercial communications satellite; heaviest commercial satellite ever launched at the time.

2009

Flight №Date / time (UTC)RocketLaunch sitePayloadPayload massOrbitCustomerLaunch
outcome
AV-016April 4, 2009
00:31		 Atlas V 421 CCAFS SLC-41 WGS-2 5,987 kg GTO USAF Success [40]
Second Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite.
AV-020June 18, 2009, 17:32 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 LRO/LCROSS TLI Success [41]
NASA Lunar imager and spectroscopy spacecraft; Centaur upper stage was used as a lunar impactor to provide data for LCROSS.
AV-018September 8, 2009, 21:35 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 Palladium At Night GTO NRO Success [42]
Classified SIGINT communications interception satellite; also known as Nemesis 1.
AV-017October 18, 2009, 16:12 [43] Atlas V 401 VAFB SLC-3E DMSP-5D3 F18 1,200 kg SSO Success [44]
Eighteenth DMSP military weather satellite.
AV-024November 23, 2009, 06:55 Atlas V 431 CCAFS SLC-41 Intelsat 14 5,663 kg GTO Success [45]
Commercial communications satellite; hosts DoD IRIS secondary payload.

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