Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 1

Name: Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 1
Start: 1960-07-29T13:13:00Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: July 29, 1960 at 01:13 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Atlas LV-3B
Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Test Flight