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Mercury-Atlas 4

successAtlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 4

Mercury-Atlas 4 was an uncrewed suborbital test flight of the Mercury program.

Overview

Date / time
September 13, 1961 at 02:04 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 14
Mission
Mercury-Atlas 4
Mission type
Test Flight
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas LV-3B →
Launch provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration →

Payloads deployed · 1

MERCURY ATLAS 4
LEO