ULA · United States · First flight 2002
One of the most reliable launch vehicles ever built, with a near-perfect flight record over two decades. Used Russian RD-180 engines. No new orders; flying out its remaining launches (primarily Amazon Kuiper) before retirement, succeeded by Vulcan Centaur.
From SpaceNexus's launch tracker (tracked since Apr 28, 2025); outcomes recorded as each flight lands. Career totals above are the vehicle's full history.
| Height | 58.3 m |
| Diameter | 3.81 m |
| Liftoff mass | 590,000 kg |
| Stages | 2 |
| Engines | 1x RD-180 + 1-5x AJ-60A SRBs + 1-2x RL-10A |
| Propellant | RP-1 / LOX (booster) + LH2 / LOX (upper) |
| Fairing diameter | 5.4 m |
| Payload to LEO | 18,850 kg |
| Payload to GTO | 8,900 kg |
| Payload to SSO | — |
| Payload to TLI | — |
| Reusable | No |
| First flight | 2002-08-21 |
| Last flight | Active |
| Variants seen on the manifest | Atlas V 551, Atlas V N22 |
A dedicated Atlas V launch lists at roughly $110 million, about $5,836 per kilogram to low Earth orbit at full payload. Actual contract prices vary with orbit, integration and government requirements.
The next tracked Atlas V launch is Starliner-2 on Dec 31, 2026, 00:00 UTC from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Dates move; Mission Control carries the live countdown.
Atlas V has flown 101 times with 100 successes, 0 failures and 1 partial failures — a 99% success rate, with 101 consecutive successes at last count.
18,850 kg to low Earth orbit, 8,900 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.