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The SM-65D Atlas or Atlas D was the first operational version of the U.S. Atlas missile. Atlas D was first used as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to deliver a nuclear weapon payload on a suborbital trajectory.

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failed launches
32
final flight
1967-11-07
launch site
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 11, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 13, Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base_Launch_Complex_576
maiden flight
1959-04-14
manufacturer
Convair
rocket function
Intercontinental ballistic missile, Expendable launch system
successful launches
103
total launches
135

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