Atlas V 500 Rocket. 1  Function: Space lift vehicle. 2  Height: 62.5 meters (205 feet) tall. 3  Diameter: 3.81 meters (12.5 feet) 4  Mass: 21,173 kilograms (46,678 pounds) 5  Stages: Two. 6  Maiden Flight: Aug. 21, 2002.
Electronic Series EE Savings Bonds are purchased at face value. For example: A face-value $100 electronic EE bond is purchased for $100. The minimum purchase of an electronic EE Savings Bond is $25; The maximum purchase of electronic EE Savings Bonds annually, per calendar year, is $10,000. Maturity Rules for Series EE Savings Bonds Current Interest Rate for EE Bonds purchased Nov 1, 2017 to Apr 30, 2018: 0.10%. History of the EE Savings Bond.  were originally offered on July 1, 1980, to replace Series E Savings Bonds, which were withdrawn from sale.
These bonds have an original maturity period of 18 years. Once they've been held for five years, they become eligible for market-based rates. Bonds Bought May 1995 Through April 1997. Series EE Savings Bonds issued May 1, 1995 through April 30, 1997, earn interest based on market yields for Treasury securities. Each May 1 and November 1, Treasury announces two Savings Bond rates. The Short-Term Rate is applied to bonds for the first five years they are held.