Atlas LV-3B | 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.
Mission Details
- Launch date: April 25, 1961 at 04:15 PM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Atlas LV-3B
- Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Mission type: Test Flight