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  were originally offered on July 1, 1980, to replace Series E Savings Bonds, which were withdrawn from sale.
Interest rates increased slightly on May 1, and all EE savings bonds issued from May 2015 through October 2015 will earn 0.30% interest per year. The Treasury Department resets the rate for new EE savings bonds every six months. The rates have been very low for the past few years: less than 1% since November 2011, bottoming out at 0.10% for EE bonds issued from November 1, 2014, to April 30, 2015. EE savings bonds issued in May 2005 or later have a fixed interest rate for up to 30 years, based on the rate when you purchase the bond. (All EE bonds stop earning interest after 30 years.) The interest accrues monthly and is compounded twice a year. You can cash out anytime after holding the bond for a year, but youâll lose three monthsâ worth of interest if you redeem bonds before youâve owned them five years.