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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Atlas E: NOAA 13
Fourth generation NOAA meteorological satellite
Monday, 9 August 1993
SM-65E Atlas
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleSM-65E Atlas
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record15 of 15 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 3W
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#52
Agency Launches This Year#8
Launches From This Pad81
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About SM-65E Atlas
The SM-65E Atlas, or Atlas-E, was an operational variant of the Atlas missile. It first flew on 11 October 1960, and was deployed as an operational ICBM from September 1961 until April 1966. Following retirement as an ICBM, the Atlas-E, along with the Atlas-F, was refurbished for orbital launches as the Atlas E/F.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 3W · 34.6440°N 120.5930°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.