SM-65 Atlas

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intercontinental ballistic missile space launch vehicle

The SM-65 Atlas was the United States’ first operational intercontinental ballistic missile, later adapted as a pioneering space launch vehicle in the early space program.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
SM-65 Atlas canonical	4
Atlas rocket	2
SM-65 Atlas ICBM	2
Atlas missile program	1
Mercury-Atlas rocket	1
SM-65 Atlas ballistic missile	1
SM-65 Atlas program	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ space launch vehicle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Atlas ICBM ⓘ
configuration	stage-and-a-half ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
deploymentMode	above-ground launchers ⓘ coffin-type shelters ⓘ silo-lift launchers ⓘ
developedBy	United States Air Force ⓘ
developedUnderProgram	Weapon System 107A-1 ⓘ
engineManufacturer	Aerojet Rocketdyne ⓘ surface form: Rocketdyne
engineType	liquid-fuel rocket engine ⓘ
enteredService	1959 ⓘ
firstFlightDate	1957-06-11 ⓘ
firstSuccessfulICBMFlightDate	1958-12-17 ⓘ
fuel	RP-1 kerosene ⓘ
guidanceSystem	inertial guidance ⓘ radio-inertial guidance ⓘ
launchedAstronaut	John Glenn ⓘ
launchedMission	Mercury-Atlas 6 ⓘ
launchSitesUsed	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ surface form: Vandenberg Air Force Base
manufacturer	Convair ⓘ
maximumRange	approximately 9000 miles ⓘ
notableFeature	balloon tank stainless-steel structure ⓘ thin-wall pressure-stabilized tanks ⓘ
notableLaunch	Friendship 7 ⓘ
oxidizer	liquid oxygen ⓘ
partOf	United States nuclear deterrent ⓘ
programStart	early 1950s ⓘ
propellantType	liquid-fueled ⓘ
retiredFromICBMService	1965 ⓘ
role	orbital launch vehicle ⓘ strategic missile ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
successor	Titan II ICBM ⓘ
successorAsLaunchVehicle	Atlas LV-3B ⓘ Atlas-Agena ⓘ Atlas-Centaur ⓘ
usedAsLaunchVehicleFor	Mercury program ⓘ Project Mercury crewed missions ⓘ early communications satellites ⓘ early weather satellites ⓘ scientific satellites ⓘ
usedBy	NASA ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ
usedIn	Cold War ⓘ
warheadType	thermonuclear warhead ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlas-Centaur → developedFrom → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

Atlas-Centaur → heritage → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlas missile program

Mercury program → launchVehicle → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlas rocket

Convair → notableProduct → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

this entity surface form: SM-65 Atlas ICBM

Atlas → developedFrom → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

this entity surface form: SM-65 Atlas ballistic missile

United States rocket program → developed → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlas rocket

Minuteman missile program → replaced → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

this entity surface form: SM-65 Atlas program

Atlas launch vehicle → familyMember → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

Atlas LV-3B → derivedFrom → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

Weapon System 107A-1 → resultedIn → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

Weapon System 107A-1 → developedWeapon → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

this entity surface form: SM-65 Atlas ICBM

Mercury-Redstone rocket → succeededBy → SM-65 Atlas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mercury-Atlas rocket