Atlas V / launch vehicle
sourcingtypical 4/5 · 13 factsmedium-liftUSAactive, retiring
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
key details
faq
Who builds Atlas V?
Atlas V is built by United Launch Alliance. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
How many times has Atlas V flown?
Atlas V has flown 110 times. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
When did Atlas V first fly?
Atlas V first flew on 2002-08-21. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
Is Atlas V reusable?
Atlas V is not reusable. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
facts
providerUnited Launch Alliance
countryUSA
classmedium-lift
payload to LEO (kg)19050
reusableno
first flight2002-08-21
flights total110
flights successful110
last flight2026-07-02
next flightunknown
statusactive, retiring
price per launch (USD)109000000
height (m)60
mass (kg)650000
events
- noise2026-08-17ULA names Mark Peller president and CEO, succeeding interim chief Elbon
- notable2026-08-05Blue Origin traces New Glenn pad explosion to BE-4 engine valve
- notable2026-07-24Lockheed Martin guarantees $500 million loan to ULA amid Vulcan grounding
- notable2026-07-21Northrop Grumman takes $91 million more in charges on Vulcan booster program
- notable2026-07-17Space Force triples NSSL Lane 1 launch contract ceiling to $17 billion
- notable2026-07-13NASA moves SunRISE mission from ULA Vulcan to SpaceX Falcon Heavy
- noise2026-07-02ULA flies final Atlas V mission carrying Amazon Leo satellites
- notable2026-07-02GAO flags cost overruns, schedule risk in Space Force satellites
timeline
- 20262026-07-02ULA flies Atlas V's eighth and last Amazon Leo mission as the constellation shifts to Vulcan (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20242024-06-05Atlas V flies its first crewed mission, launching Starliner astronauts Wilmore and Williams (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20192019-12-20Atlas V launches uncrewed Starliner test flight that fails to reach the ISS (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20152015-12-06Atlas V launches its first Cygnus cargo mission to the ISS, its heaviest payload to date (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20112011-11-22ULA completes design equivalency review toward certifying Atlas V for human spaceflight (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 2011-08-04Boeing selects ULA's Atlas V to launch its CST-100 spacecraft (source, as of 2026-07-12)
- 20062006-12-01Lockheed Martin and Boeing complete United Launch Alliance transaction, combining Atlas and Delta (source, as of 2026-07-12)
sources
[1] ll.thespacedevs.com ↗
provider2026-07-05country2026-07-05first flight2026-07-05flights total2026-07-05flights successful2026-07-05last flight2026-07-05price per launch (USD)2026-07-10height (m)2026-07-10mass (kg)2026-07-10
Includes data from Gunter's Space Page: doc_lau/atlas-5.htm