title: List of Atlas launches (1957–1959)
text: # List of Atlas launches (1957–1959)
  
  ## Launch statistics
  
  ### Rocket configurations
  
  * Atlas-Able
  * Atlas A
  * Atlas B
  * Atlas C
  * Atlas D
  
  ### Launch sites
  
  * Cape Canaveral LC-11
  * Cape Canaveral LC-12
  * Cape Canaveral LC-13
  * Cape Canaveral LC-14
  * Vandenberg LC-576A
  
  ### Launch outcomes
  
  * Success
  * Partial failure
  * Failure
  
  ## 1957
  
  | Date/Time (UTC) | Rocket | S/N | Launch Site | Function | Orbit | Outcome | Remarks |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1957-06-11 19:37 | Atlas A | 4A | CCAFS LC-14 | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Maiden flight of Atlas A. Thrust section overheating and high vibration levels led to propulsion system failure. RSO T+50 seconds. |
  | 1957-09-25 19:57 | Atlas A | 6A | CCAFS LC-14 | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Thrust section overheating and high vibration levels led to propulsion system failure. RSO T+63 seconds. |
  | 1957-12-17 17:39 | Atlas A | 12A | CCAFS LC-14 | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  
  ## 1958
  
  | Date/Time (UTC) | Rocket | S/N | Launch Site | Payload | Function | Orbit | Outcome | Remarks |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1958-01-10 15:48 | Atlas A | 10A | CCAFS LC-12 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1958-02-07 19:37 | Atlas A | 13A | CCAFS LC-14 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Vernier feedback transducer short lead to missile tumbling and engine shutdown. Missile self-destructed T+164 seconds. |
  | 1958-02-20 17:46 | Atlas A | 11A | CCAFS LC-12 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Vernier feedback transducer short lead to missile tumbling and engine shutdown. Missile self-destructed T+126 seconds. |
  | 1958-04-05 17:01 | Atlas A | 15A | CCAFS LC-14 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Turbopump failure T+105 seconds. Missile remained structurally intact until impacting the ocean. |
  | 1958-06-03 21:28 | Atlas A | 16A | CCAFS LC-12 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | Final flight of Atlas A |
  | 1958-07-19 17:36 | Atlas B | 3B | CCAFS LC-11 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Maiden flight of Atlas B. Yaw gyro failure resulted in loss of control. Missile self-destructed T+43 seconds. |
  | 1958-08-02 22:16 | Atlas B | 4B | CCAFS LC-13 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1958-08-29 04:30 | Atlas B | 5B | CCAFS LC-11 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1958-09-14 05:24 | Atlas B | 8B | CCAFS LC-14 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1958-09-18 21:27 | Atlas B | 6B | CCAFS LC-13 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Turbopump failure resulted in booster engine shutdown T+80 seconds. Missile destroyed itself T+82 seconds. |
  | 1958-11-18 04:00 | Atlas B | 9B | CCAFS LC-11 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Partial failure | Excessive fuel consumption due to mismatched turbopumps resulted in premature sustainer cutoff. Planned range not achieved. |
  | 1958-11-29 02:27 | Atlas B | 12B | CCAFS LC-14 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1958-12-18 23:02 | Atlas B | 10B | CCAFS LC-11 | SCORE | Comsat | LEO | Success | First use of an Atlas vehicle for a space launch. |
  | 1958-12-24 04:45 | Atlas C | 3C | CCAFS LC-12 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | Maiden flight of Atlas C |
  
  ## 1959
  
  | Date/Time (UTC) | Rocket | S/N | Launch Site | Payload | Function | Orbit | Outcome | Remarks |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1959-01-16 04:00 | Atlas B | 13B | CCAFS LC-14 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Unexplained control and propulsion system difficulties starting at T+100 seconds, followed by engine shutdown T+121 seconds. No T/M aboard missile. |
  | 1959-01-27 23:34 | Atlas C | 4C | CCAFS LC-12 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Partial failure | Guidance system failure T+80 seconds, however the flight control system kept the missile on course. Reentry vehicle not recovered. |
  | 1959-02-04 08:01 | Atlas B | 11B | CCAFS LC-11 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | Final flight of Atlas B |
  | 1959-02-20 05:38 | Atlas C | 5C | CCAFS LC-12 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Fuel staging disconnect valve failed to close at booster jettison, resulting in loss of tank pressure. Missile destroyed itself T+172 seconds. |
  | 1959-03-19 00:59 | Atlas C | 7C | CCAFS LC-12 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Electrical glitches caused guidance system failure and premature booster engine shutdown, leading to unstable flight trajectory. RVX-2A reentry vehicle not recovered. |
  | 1959-04-14 21:46 | Atlas D | 3D | CCAFS LC-13 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Maiden flight of Atlas D. LOX fill/drain valve failed to close at liftoff, leading to booster section explosion T+26 seconds. RSO T+36 seconds. |
  | 1959-05-19 04:30 | Atlas D | 7D | CCAFS LC-14 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Launcher hold-down arm malfunction damaged missile at liftoff, causing loss of tank pressure during ascent. Missile destroyed itself T+64 seconds. |
  | 1959-06-06 17:39 | Atlas D | 5D | CCAFS LC-13 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Failure | Fuel staging disconnect valve failed to close at booster jettison, resulting in loss of tank pressure. Missile destroyed itself T+157 seconds. |
  | 1959-07-21 05:22 | Atlas C | 8C | CCAFS LC-12 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1959-07-29 04:10 | Atlas D | 11D | CCAFS LC-11 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1959-08-11 18:01 | Atlas D | 14D | CCAFS LC-13 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1959-08-24 15:53 | Atlas C | 11C | CCAFS LC-12 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | Final flight of Atlas C. RVX-1 reentry vehicle equipped with a camera package photographed the Earth and was recovered after a 250-mile suborbital lob. |
  | 1959-09-09 08:19 | Atlas D | 10D | CCAFS LC-14 | Big Joe 1 | Mercury test | Suborbital | Partial failure | Booster jettison failed due to bad electrical contacts. Planned range not achieved. Boilerplate Mercury capsule successfully recovered. |
  | 1959-09-09 17:50:42 | Atlas D | 12D | VAFB LC-576A-2 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | First Atlas launch from Vandenberg |
  | 1959-09-17 02:09 | Atlas D | 17D | CCAFS LC-13 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1959-10-06 05:55 | Atlas D | 18D | CCAFS LC-11 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1959-10-10 03:10 | Atlas D | 22D | CCAFS LC-13 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1959-10-29 07:20 | Atlas D | 26D | CCAFS LC-11 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Partial failure | One vernier shut down at staging due to a ruptured LOX duct. Roll control lost, missile impacted short of its intended range. |
  | 1959-11-04 21:37 | Atlas D | 28D | CCAFS LC-13 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Partial failure | Short in impact predictor system leads to Range Safety Officer issuing erroneous manual cutoff command T+274 seconds. Missile impacted short of its intended range. |
  | 1959-11-24 19:48 | Atlas D | 15D | CCAFS LC-13 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1959-11-26 07:26 | Atlas-Able | 20D | CCAFS LC-14 | Pioneer P-3 | Lunar probe | HEO (target) | Failure | Maiden flight of Atlas-Able. Payload fairing broke up at T+45 seconds, leading to loss of the upper stages and payload. Atlas performed normally. |
  | 1959-12-09 00:10 | Atlas D | 31D | CCAFS LC-13 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | |
  | 1959-12-19 00:48 | Atlas D | 40D | CCAFS LC-13 | | ICBM test | Suborbital | Success | First use of a "dry" engine start on an Atlas (igniter activated prior to propellant injection) |
  