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The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978. It was used to launch the first five Mariner uncrewed probes to the planets Venus and Mars, and the Ranger and Lunar Orbiter uncrewed probes to the Moon. The upper stage was also used as an uncrewed orbital target vehicle for the Gemini crewed spacecraft to practice rendezvous and docking. However, the launch vehicle family was originally developed for the Air Force and most of its launches were classified DoD payloads.

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  Atlas-Agena B ⓘ
  type of expendable launch system

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  Atlas-Agena D ⓘ
  type of expendable launch system

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  Atlas-LV3 ⓘ
  American rocket stage

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  Atlas-Agena A ⓘ
  model of expendable launch system

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Atlas-Agena launching Lunar Orbiter 4

Atlas-Agena 5 carrying the Mariner 1 spacecraft lifting off from Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 12

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket		Atlas-Agena B	Atlas-Agena	Wikidata
class	rocket		Atlas-Agena D	Atlas-Agena	Wikidata
class	rocket		Atlas-LV3	Atlas-Agena	Wikidata
class	rocket	1960	Atlas-Agena A	Atlas-Agena	Wikidata
commons	image		Atlas-Agena launching Lunar Orbiter 4		Commons
commons	image		Atlas-Agena 5 carrying the Mariner 1 spacecraft lifting off from Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 12		Commons