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1961 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mercury-Atlas 3

failureAtlas 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.

Overview

Date / time
April 25, 1961 at 04:15 PM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 14
Mission
Mercury-Atlas 3
Mission type
Test Flight
Orbit achieved
Suborbital
FailurePitch and roll sequence failed to initiate.
Launch vehicle
Atlas LV-3B →
Launch provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration →