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The SM-65B Atlas or Atlas B also designated X-12 was a prototype of the Atlas missile. First flown on 19 July 1958 the Atlas B was the first version of the Atlas rocket to use the stage and a half design.Ten flights were made. Nine of these were sub-orbital test flights of the Atlas as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile with five successful missions and four failures.

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failed launches
4
final flight
1959-02-04
launch site
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 11, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 13
maiden flight
1958-07-19
manufacturer
Convair
rocket function
Intercontinental ballistic missile, Expendable launch system
successful launches
6
total launches
10

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