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  were originally offered on July 1, 1980, to replace Series E Savings Bonds, which were withdrawn from sale.
Rates for older bonds may differ depending on when they were issued. Current EE Bond Rates. The current rate of an EE Bond depends on when the bond was first issued. Newly Purchased EE Bond; EE Bonds Issued since May 2005; EE Bonds Issued May 1997 - April 2005; EE Bonds Issued May 1995 - April 1997; EE Bonds Issued before May 1995; Newly Issued EE Bond. A newly issued EE Bond will have the most current advertised rate and that rate will not change for the life of the bond until maturity. EE Bonds Issued May 2005 - Present. Bonds issued in this timeframe do not change rates and will continue to earn interest based on the interest rate set when the bond was issued. Bonds issued between May and October follow the May rate while bonds issued between November and April follow the November rate (of the previous year in the case of January-April).