SM-65E Atlas

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The SM-65E Atlas, or Atlas-E, was an operational variant of the Atlas missile. It first flew on October 11, 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. The last Atlas E/F launch was conducted on March 24, 1995, using a rocket which had originally been built as an Atlas E.

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Convair SM-65E Atlas 567 SMS 567-1 Deer Park Washington 18 August 1961Convair SM-65E Atlas 567 SMS 567-1 Deer Park Washington 18 August 1961
Atlas E site 548-2 Forbes about 1962Atlas E site 548-2 Forbes about 1962
566th Strategic Missile Squadron SM-65E Atlas Missile566th Strategic Missile Squadron SM-65E Atlas Missile
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    commonsimageAtlas-E Commons
    commonsimageConvair SM-65E Atlas 567 SMS 567-1 Deer Park Washington 18 August 1961 Commons
    commonsimageAtlas E site 548-2 Forbes about 1962 Commons
    commonsimage566th Strategic Missile Squadron SM-65E Atlas Missile Commons