Space · launch vehicle
Atlas LV-3 Agena B
USAF
RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
29
Success rate
72.4%
21 ok · 8 failed
Payload to LEO
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Payload to GTO
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Manufacturer
United States Air ForceStatus
RetiredFirst flight
31 Jan 1961Reusable
NoHeight
20.27 mDiameter
3.05 mLaunch mass
130 tLiftoff thrust
363 kNStages
—Launch cost
$14,210,000Booster landings
—Links
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The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026