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Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 4

Name: Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 4
Start: 1961-09-13T14:04:16.000Z
End: 1961-09-13T14:04:16.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

September 13, 1961 at 2:04 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 4 launch image — Mission imagery · Atlas LV-3B

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September 13, 1961 at 2:04 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 14

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4910, -80.5469

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Rocket: Atlas LV-3B
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 14
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: September 13, 1961 at 2:04 PM UTC
Window closes: September 13, 1961 at 2:04 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 16, 2024 at 9:53 AM UTC

Mission description

Mercury-Atlas 4 was an uncrewed suborbital test flight of the Mercury program.

Vehicle

Atlas LV-3B

Atlas · LV-3B

Height

28.7 m

Diameter

3 m

LEO capacity

1,360 kg

Successful launches

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 14

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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