Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 3
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Atlas LV-3B · Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 26th launch · 7th this year
April 25, 1961Add to calendar
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Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Window: Apr 25, 16:15 – Apr 25, 16:15 UTC
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Mercury-Atlas 3
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.
Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
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