April 25, 1961 at 4:15 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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April 25, 1961 at 4:15 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4910, -80.5469
Uncrewed test flight of the Mercury program. The launch proceeded normally until about T+20 seconds when the pitch and roll sequence failed to initiate and the vehicle instead just continued flying straight upward, requiring early termination of the flight.
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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