Atlas · LV-3B
The Atlas LV-3B, Atlas D Mercury Launch Vehicle or Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle, was a human-rated expendable launch system used as part of the United States Project Mercury to send astronauts into low Earth orbit. Manufactured by American aircraft manufacturing company Convair, it was derived from the SM-65D Atlas missile, and was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.
Height
28.7 m
Diameter
3 m
LEO capacity
1,360 kg
Manufacturer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Total launches
10
Successful
7
Pending
0
Successful landings
0
Flight system
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Mission record
May 15, 1963
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct 3, 1962
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 24, 1962
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb 20, 1962
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov 29, 1961
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sep 13, 1961
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA