List of Atlas launches (2000–2009) explained

See main article: List of Atlas launches.

Notable missions

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

See main article: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

New Horizons

See main article: New Horizons.

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

See main article: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Launch statistics

Launch outcomes

Launch history

2000
Flight №	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customer	Launch outcome
AC-138	January 21, 2000 01:03	Atlas IIA	CCAFS SLC-36A	DSCS IIIB-8	1,235 kg	GTO	DoD	^[1]
Eleventh DSCS military communications satellite.
AC-158	February 3, 2000 23:30	Atlas IIAS	CCAFS SLC-36B	Hispasat 1C	3,113 kg	GTO	Hispasat	^[2]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-137	May 3, 2000 07:07	Atlas IIA	CCAFS SLC-36A	GOES-L	2,217 kg	GTO	NOAA / NASA	^[3]
Eleventh GOES weather satellite.
AC-201	May 24, 2000 23:10	Atlas IIIA	CCAFS SLC-36B	Eutelsat W4	3,190 kg	GTO	Eutelsat	^[4]
Commercial communications satellite; maiden flight of Atlas III.
AC-139	June 30, 2000 12:56	Atlas IIA	CCAFS SLC-36A	TDRS-H	3,192 kg	GTO	NASA	^[5]
Eighth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.
AC-161	July 14, 2000 05:21	Atlas IIAS	CCAFS SLC-36B	Echostar 6	3,700 kg	GTO	Echostar	^[6]
Commercial communications satellite; most powerful direct broadcast satellite ever launched.
AC-140	October 20, 2000 00:40	Atlas IIA	CCAFS SLC-36A	DSCS III-B11		GTO	DoD	^[7]
Twelfth DSCS military communications satellite.
AC-157	December 6, 2000 02:47	Atlas IIAS	CCAFS SLC-36A	NROL-10		GTO	NROL	^[8]
Second third-generation SDS military communications satellite; also known as QUASAR 13.
2001
Flight №	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customer	Launch outcome
AC-156	June 19, 2001 04:41:02	Atlas IIAS	CCAFS SLC-36B	ICO F2		MEO		^[9]
High-speed mobile communications satellite; never used once launched.
AC-142	July 23, 2001 07:23	Atlas IIA	CCAFS SLC-36A		2,279 kg	GTO	NOAA / NASA	^[10]
Twelfth GOES weather satellite.
AC-160	September 9, 2001 15:25:05	Atlas IIAS	VAFB SLC-3E	NROL-13	6,500 kg	LEO	NRO	^[11]
Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; also known as Intruder 5A and 5B.
AC-162	October 11, 2001 02:32	Atlas IIAS	CCAFS SLC-36B	NROL-12		GTO	NRO	^[12]
Third third-generation SDS military communications satellite; also known as QUASAR 14.
2002
Flight №	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customer	Launch outcome
AC-204	February 21, 2002 12:43:00	Atlas IIIB	CCAFS SLC-36B	Echostar 7		GTO	EchoStar	^[13]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-143	March 8, 2002 22:59	Atlas IIA	CCAFS SLC-36A	TDRS-I	3,180 kg	GTO	NASA	^[14]
Ninth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.
AV-001	August 21, 2002 22:05:00	Atlas V 401	CCAFS SLC-41	Hot Bird 6	3,905 kg	GTO	Eutelsat	^[15]
Commercial communications satellite; first Atlas V launch.
AC-159	September 18, 2002 22:04	Atlas IIAS	CCAFS SLC-36A	Hispasat 1D	3,250 kg	GTO	Hispasat	^[16]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-144	December 5, 2002 02:42	Atlas IIA	CCAFS SLC-36A	TDRS-J	3,180 kg	GTO	NASA	^[17]
Tenth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.
2003
Flight №	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket, Configuration	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customer	Launch outcome
AC-205	April 12, 2003 00:47	Atlas IIIB	CCAFS SLC-36B	Asiasat 4		GTO	AsiaSat	^[18]
Commercial television satellite.
AV-002	May 14, 2003 22:10	Atlas V 401	CCAFS SLC-41	HellasSat-2		GTO	Hellas Sat	^[19]
Commercial communications satellite.
AV-003	July 17, 2003 23:45	Atlas V 521	CCAFS SLC-41	Rainbow 1		GTO	Cablevision	^[20]
Direct broadcast satellite first Atlas V flight with 5-meter fairing.
AC-164	December 2, 2003 10:04	Atlas IIAS	VAFB SLC-3E	NROL-18	6,500 kg	LEO	NRO	^[21]
Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; also known as Intruder 6A and 6B.
AC-203	December 18, 2003 02:30	Atlas IIIB	CCAFS SLC-36B	UFO 11		GTO	USAF	^[22]
Eleventh Ultra High Frequency military communications satellite.
2004
Flight №	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customer	Launch outcome
AC-165	February 5, 2004 23:46	Atlas IIAS	CCAFS SLC-36A	AMC-10	2,315 kg	GTO		^[23]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-202	March 13, 2004 05:40	Atlas IIIA	CCAFS SLC-36B	MBSAT-1		GTO		^[24]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-163	April 16, 2004 00:45	Atlas IIAS	CCAFS SLC-36A	Superbird 6	3,100 kg	GTO		^[25]
Commercial communications satellite; transfer orbit was perturbed by the Moon, resulting in an extremely low perigee, permanently damaging the satellite.
AC-166	May 19, 2004 22:22	Atlas IIAS	CCAFS SLC-36B	AMC-11	2,315 kg	GTO		^[26]
Commercial communications satellite.
AC-167	August 31, 2004 23:17	Atlas IIAS	CCAFS SLC-36A	NROL-1		Molniya		^[27]
Fourth third-generation SDS military communications satellite.
AV-005	December 17, 2004 12:07:00	Atlas V 521	CCAFS SLC-41	AMC-16	4,065 kg	GTO		^[28]
Commercial communications satellite.
2005
Flight №	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customer	Launch outcome
AC-206	February 3, 2005 07:41	Atlas IIIB	CCAFS SLC-36B	NROL-23	6,500 kg	LEO		^[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-004	March 11, 2005 21:42	Atlas V 431	CCAFS SLC-41	Inmarsat-4 F1	5,959 kg	GTO		^[30]
Commercial mobile communications satellite.
AV-007	August 12, 2005 11:43:00	Atlas V 401	CCAFS SLC-41	MRO	2,180 kg	Heliocentric	NASA	^[31]
NASA Mars imaging probe. First interplanetary Atlas V launch.
2006
Flight №	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customer	Launch outcome
AV-010	19 January 2006, 19:00:00		CCAFS SLC-41	New Horizons	478 kg	Galactocentric	NASA	^[32]
NASA Pluto/Kuiper Belt exploration probe; first spacecraft ever directly launched on an interstellar trajectory; first Atlas V 551.
AV-008	20 April 2006, 20:27:00	Atlas V 411	CCAFS SLC-41	Astra 1KR	4332 kg	GTO	SES	^[33]
Commercial communications satellite; final Atlas launch for ILS.
2007
Flight №	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customer	Launch outcome
AV-013	March 9, 2007 03:10	Atlas V 401	CCAFS SLC-41	STP-1		LEO	USAF	^[34]
USAF rideshare mission; included Orbital Express, MidSTAR-1, FalconSAT-3 and CFESat.
AV-009	June 15, 2007 15:11	Atlas V 401	CCAFS SLC-41	NROL-30	6,500 kg	LEO	USAF	^[35]
Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; Centaur upper stage shut down early, leaving the payload in a suboptimal orbit.
AV-011	October 11, 2007 00:22	Atlas V 421	CCAFS SLC-41	WGS-1	5,987 kg	GTO	USAF	^[36]
First Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite; first Atlas V 421.
AV-015	December 10, 2007 22:05	Atlas V 401	CCAFS SLC-41	NROL-24		Molniya	NRO	^[37]
Fifth SDS military communications satellite; also known as QUASAR 16.
2008
Flight №	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customer	Launch outcome
AV-006	March 13, 2008 10:02	Atlas V 411	VAFB SLC-3E		3,900 kg	Molniya	US NRO	^[38]
Fifth Trumpet SIGINT satellite.
AV-014	April 14, 2008 20:12:00	Atlas V 421	CCAFS SLC-41	ICO G1	6,634 kg	GTO	ICO	^[39]
Commercial communications satellite; heaviest commercial satellite ever launched at the time.
2009
Flight №	Date / time (UTC)	Rocket	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customer	Launch outcome
AV-016	April 4, 2009 00:31	Atlas V 421	CCAFS SLC-41	WGS-2	5,987 kg	GTO	USAF	^[40]
Second Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite.
AV-020	June 18, 2009, 17:32	Atlas V 401	CCAFS SLC-41	LRO/LCROSS		TLI		^[41]
NASA Lunar imager and spectroscopy spacecraft; Centaur upper stage was used as a lunar impactor to provide data for LCROSS.
AV-018	September 8, 2009, 21:35	Atlas V 401	CCAFS SLC-41	Palladium At Night		GTO	NRO	^[42]
Classified SIGINT communications interception satellite; also known as Nemesis 1.
AV-017	October 18, 2009, 16:12 ^[43]	Atlas V 401	VAFB SLC-3E	DMSP-5D3 F18	1,200 kg	SSO		^[44]
Eighteenth DMSP military weather satellite.
AV-024	November 23, 2009, 06:55	Atlas V 431	CCAFS SLC-41	Intelsat 14	5,663 kg	GTO		^[45]
Commercial communications satellite; hosts DoD IRIS secondary payload.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Successful Atlas Launch of Defense Communications Satellite . January 20, 2000. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
2. Web site: HISPASAT 1C Launch on Atlas is Complete Success . February 3, 2000. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
3. Web site: U.S. has a new weather satellite circling Earth . May 3, 2000. Spaceflight Now. 2013-02-28.
4. Web site: AC-201 Post Launch Mission Stats . May 25, 2000. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
5. Web site: International Launch Services Provides Mission Success for NASA . June 30, 2000. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
6. Web site: EchoStar Launch Successful . July 14, 2000. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
7. Web site: Mission Success for Air Force Defense Communications Satellite . October 19, 2000. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
8. Web site: Atlas Wraps up 2000 with Successful Launch for USAF and NRO . December 5, 2000. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
9. Web site: ILS Launches ICO Satellite in 1st Atlas Mission of Year . June 19, 2001. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
10. Web site: ILS Celebrates Successful Atlas Launch With GOES-M Weather Satellite . July 23, 2001. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
11. Web site: ILS Successfully Launches Atlas With NRO Payload . September 8, 2001. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
12. Web site: ILS and Atlas Successfully Launch Another Payload for NRO . October 11, 2001. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
13. Web site: Atlas III Launch Successful in 1st ILS Mission of 2002 . February 21, 2002. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
14. Web site: ILS Launches TDRS-I Satellite . March 8, 2002. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
15. Web site: Inaugural Atlas V Scores Success for ILS, Lockheed Martin . August 21, 2002 . International Launch Services . 2013-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130725200307/http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/inaugural-atlas-v-scores-success-ils-lockheed-martin . July 25, 2013 .
16. Web site: Another Flawless Flight for Atlas Rocket . September 18, 2002. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
17. Web site: ILS Successfully Launches NASA Satellite, Final Vehicle in Flawless Atlas IIA Series . December 4, 2002. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
18. Web site: Atlas III Launch of AsiaSat 4 Successful in 1st ILS Mission of 2003 . April 11, 2003. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
19. Web site: ILS Launches Hellas-Sat on Atlas V . May 13, 2003. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
20. Web site: ILS Launches Rainbow 1 Satellite . July 17, 2003. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
21. Web site: ILS Successfully Launches Atlas IIAS with NRO Payload . December 2, 2003. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
22. Web site: ILS Launches 11th Navy Satellite. December 17, 2003. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
23. Web site: ILS Successfully Orbits AMC-10 Satellite. February 5, 2004. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
24. Web site: ILS Launches Loral-Built MBSat Satellite . March 13, 2004. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
25. Web site: ILS Successfully Launches Superbird-6 Satellite for Japan . April 15, 2004. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
26. Web site: ILS Successfully Launches AMC-11 Satellite, Celebrates 5 Missions in 5 Months . May 19, 2004. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
27. Web site: ILS And Atlas Successfully Launch Payload For NRO. August 31, 2004. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
28. Web site: ILS Launches AMC-16; Wraps Up Year With 10 Mission Successes. December 17, 2004. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
29. Web site: ILS Launches NRO Payload. February 3, 2005. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
30. Web site: ILS Atlas V Vehicle Lifts Massive Satellite For Inmarsat. March 11, 2005. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
31. Web site: International Launch Services And Lockheed Martin Launch Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter For NASA. August 12, 2005. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
32. Web site: Powerful ILS Atlas V Launches High-Speed Mission To Pluto . January 19, 2006. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
33. Web site: ILS Launches ASTRA 1KR Satellite. April 20, 2006. International Launch Services. 2013-02-28.
34. Web site: United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First USAF Atlas V. March 8, 2007. United Launch Alliance. 2013-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207160150/http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/9. December 7, 2013. dead.
35. Web site: Mission Status Center . August 16, 2007. Spaceflight Now . 2013-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221144906/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av009/status.html . February 21, 2014 .
36. Web site: United Launch Alliance Atlas V Successfully Launches AF WGS Satellite. October 10, 2007. United Launch Alliance. 2013-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207160150/http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/24. December 7, 2013. dead.
37. Web site: United Launch Alliance Atlas V Successfully Launches NRO Satellite. December 10, 2007. United Launch Alliance. 2013-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207160150/http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/41. December 7, 2013. dead.
38. Web site: United Launch Alliance Inaugural Atlas V West Coast Launch a Success. March 13, 2008. United Launch Alliance. 2013-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207160150/http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/41. December 7, 2013. dead.
39. Web site: United Launch Alliance Launches Heaviest Commercial Satellite for Atlas V. April 14, 2008. United Launch Alliance. 2013-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207160150/http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/43. December 7, 2013. dead.
40. Web site: United Launch Alliance Atlas V Successfully Launches AF WGS-2 Satellite. April 3, 2009. United Launch Alliance. 2013-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207160150/http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/23. December 7, 2013. dead.
41. Web site: United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Moon Missions for NASA. June 18, 2009. United Launch Alliance. 2013-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207160150/http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/21. December 7, 2013. dead.
42. Web site: United Launch Alliance Atlas V Successfully Launches PAN Satellite. September 8, 2009. United Launch Alliance. 2013-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207160150/http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/15. December 7, 2013. dead.
43. Web site: Mission Set Database . Michael B. . Schaub . NASA GSFC/Honeywell TSI . 2008-09-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090320221234/http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/launches.php . 2009-03-20 .
44. Web site: U.S. military's new weather satellite gets foggy sendoff. October 18, 2009. Spaceflight Now. 2009-10-19.
45. Web site: United Launch Alliance Launches 4th 2009 Commercial Mission: Intelsat-14. November 23, 2009. United Launch Alliance. 2013-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207160150/http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/10. December 7, 2013. dead.