SM-65 Atlas Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile System 1956-1965
Atlas Missile 87F
General Dynamics Missile Serial Number: 61-2573
General Dynamics Manufacturing Number: 87F
Air Force Missile Tail Number: 573
Missile Acceptance Date: 3/21/1963
Missile Delivery Date: 4/19/1963
ICBM Squadron Number: 577th
ICBM Squadron Site Assignment: 11
Missile Destination: Altus Air Force Base
Missile Mission: Operational ICBM
Missile Launch Date: 6/23/1981
Missile Launch Payload: NOAA-C Weather Satellite
Missile Launch Location: Vandenberg AFB - SLC-3W Launcher
Missile Launch Outcome: Successful
Notes: Atlas 87F replaced Atlas 68F as the operational ICBM for 577th SMS Site 11. Records indicate that Atlas 87F was the final launch of an Atlas F series missile.
