List of Atlas launches (2000–2009)

Notable missions Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

New Horizons

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

Launch sites

Launch outcomes

Launch history

2000 Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcomeAC-138 January 21, 200001:03 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36ADSCS IIIB-81,235 kg GTO DoD Eleventh DSCS military communications satellite.AC-158 February 3, 200023:30 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B Hispasat 1C 3,113 kg GTO Hispasat Commercial communications satellite.AC-137 May 3, 200007:07 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A GOES-L 2,217 kg GTO NOAA / NASA Eleventh GOES weather satellite.AC-201 May 24, 200023:10 Atlas IIIA CCAFS SLC-36B Eutelsat W4 3,190 kg GTO Eutelsat Commercial communications satellite; maiden flight of Atlas III.AC-139 June 30, 200012:56 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A TDRS-H 3,192 kg GTO NASA Eighth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.AC-161 July 14, 200005:21 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B Echostar 6 3,700 kg GTO Echostar Commercial communications satellite; most powerful direct broadcast satellite ever launched.AC-140 October 20, 200000:40 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36ADSCS III-B11 GTO DoD Twelfth DSCS military communications satellite.AC-157 December 6, 200002:47 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36ANROL-10 GTO NROL 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 outcomeAC-156 June 19, 200104:41:02 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B ICO F2 MEO High-speed mobile communications satellite; never used once launched.AC-142 July 23, 200107:23 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A GOES-M 2,279 kg GTO NOAA / NASA Twelfth GOES weather satellite.AC-160 September 9, 200115:25:05 Atlas IIAS VAFB SLC-3ENROL-136,500 kg LEO NRO Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; also known as Intruder 5A and 5B.AC-162 October 11, 200102:32 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36BNROL-12 GTO NRO 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 outcomeAC-204 February 21, 200212:43:00 Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36B Echostar 7 GTOEchoStar Commercial communications satellite.AC-143 March 8, 200222:59 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A TDRS-I 3,180 kg GTO NASA Ninth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.AV-001 August 21, 200222:05:00 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 Hot Bird 6 3,905 kg GTO Eutelsat Commercial communications satellite; first Atlas V launch.AC-159 September 18, 200222:04 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A Hispasat 1D3,250 kg GTOHispasat Commercial communications satellite.AC-144 December 5, 200202:42 Atlas IIA CCAFS SLC-36A TDRS-J 3,180 kg GTO NASA Tenth NASA Tracking Data Relay Satellite.2003 Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket, Configuration Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcomeAC-205 April 12, 200300:47 Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36B Asiasat 4 GTOAsiaSat Commercial television satellite.AV-002 May 14, 200322:10 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 HellasSat-2 GTOHellas Sat Commercial communications satellite.AV-003 July 17, 200323:45 Atlas V 521 CCAFS SLC-41 Rainbow 1 GTOCablevision Direct broadcast satellite; first Atlas V flight with 5-meter fairing.AC-164 December 2, 200310:04 Atlas IIAS VAFB SLC-3ENROL-186,500 kg LEONRO Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; also known as Intruder 6A and 6B.AC-203 December 18, 200302:30 Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36BUFO 11 GTOUSAF Eleventh Ultra High Frequency military communications satellite.2004 Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcomeAC-165 February 5, 200423:46 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A AMC-102,315 kg GTO Commercial communications satellite.AC-202 March 13, 200405:40 Atlas IIIA CCAFS SLC-36B MBSAT-1 GTO Commercial communications satellite.AC-163 April 16, 200400:45 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36A Superbird 63,100 kg GTO Commercial communications satellite; transfer orbit was perturbed by the Moon, resulting in an extremely low perigee, permanently damaging the satellite.AC-166 May 19, 200422:22 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36B AMC-112,315 kg GTO Commercial communications satellite.AC-167 August 31, 200423:17 Atlas IIAS CCAFS SLC-36ANROL-1 Molniya Fourth third-generation SDS military communications satellite.AV-005 December 17, 200412:07:00 Atlas V 521 CCAFS SLC-41 AMC-164,065 kg GTO Commercial communications satellite. 2005 Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcomeAC-206 February 3, 200507:41 Atlas IIIB CCAFS SLC-36BNROL-236,500 kg LEO 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, 200521:42 Atlas V 431 CCAFS SLC-41Inmarsat-4 F15,959 kg GTO Commercial mobile communications satellite.AV-007 August 12, 200511:43:00 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 MRO2,180 kg Heliocentric NASA NASA Mars imaging probe. First interplanetary Atlas V launch. 2006 Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcomeAV-010 19 January 2006,19:00:00 CCAFS SLC-41 New Horizons 478 kg Galactocentric NASA 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 Commercial communications satellite; final Atlas launch for ILS.2007 Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcomeAV-013 March 9, 200703:10 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41STP-1 LEOUSAF USAF rideshare mission; included Orbital Express, MidSTAR-1, FalconSAT-3 and CFESat.AV-009 June 15, 200715:11 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41NROL-306,500 kg LEOUSAF Two Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites; Centaur upper stage shut down early, leaving the payload in a suboptimal orbit.AV-011 October 11, 200700:22 Atlas V 421 CCAFS SLC-41 WGS-15,987 kg GTO USAF First Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite; first Atlas V 421.AV-015 December 10, 200722:05 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41NROL-24 MolniyaNRO Fifth SDS military communications satellite; also known as QUASAR 16.2008 Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch outcomeAV-006 March 13, 200810:02 Atlas V 411 VAFB SLC-3E NROL-28 3,900 kg Molniya US NRO Fifth Trumpet SIGINT satellite.AV-014 April 14, 200820:12:00 Atlas V 421 CCAFS SLC-41 ICO G16,634 kg GTOICO 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 outcomeAV-016 April 4, 200900:31 Atlas V 421 CCAFS SLC-41 WGS-25,987 kg GTOUSAF Second Wideband Global SATCOM military communications satellite.AV-020 June 18, 2009, 17:32 Atlas V 401 CCAFS SLC-41 LRO/LCROSS TLI 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-41Palladium At Night GTONRO Classified SIGINT communications interception satellite; also known as Nemesis 1.AV-017 October 18, 2009, 16:12 Atlas V 401 VAFB SLC-3EDMSP-5D3 F181,200 kgSSO Eighteenth DMSP military weather satellite.AV-024 November 23, 2009, 06:55 Atlas V 431 CCAFS SLC-41 Intelsat 145,663 kg GTO Commercial communications satellite; hosts DoD IRIS secondary payload.

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