July 29, 1960 at 1:13 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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July 29, 1960 at 1:13 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4910, -80.5469
Mercury-Atlas 1 (MA-1) was the first attempt to launch a Mercury capsule and occurred on July 29, 1960 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft was unmanned and carried no launch escape system. The Atlas rocket suffered a structural failure 58 seconds after launch at an altitude of approximately 30,000 feet (9.1 km) and 11,000 feet (3.4 km) down range.
Atlas · LV-3B
Height
28.7 m
Diameter
3 m
LEO capacity
1,360 kg
Successful launches
7
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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