Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Atlas-Agena A
Category
Country
Production
1960–1961
Quantity
4
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · EARLY COLD WAR
38
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Vehicle Typeexpendable launch system
- First Flight1960
- ManufacturerConvair/General Dynamics
- Stages2
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance7MOD.7
- Payload to LEO998 kg
- Payload to GTO698 kg
- Liftoff Thrust1,334
- Liftoff Mass154.6 t
- Height35.97 m
- Diameter3.05 m
- Success Rate2
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantRP-1/LOX
- First-Stage Engines3
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedNo
- Total Launches4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1960Production started
- 1961Production ended
66
years in service
1
years in production
4
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
06 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
246MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES38EARLY COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES2690UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS199PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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