flown missionFailure

Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 1

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpace Launch Complex 14 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAJul 29, 1960, 13:13 UTC

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name: Mercury-Atlas 1
Type: Test Flight
Target orbit: Suborbital (Sub)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jul 29, 1960, 13:13 UTC
Window opens: Jul 29, 1960, 13:13 UTC
Window closes: Jul 29, 1960, 13:13 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:42 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Atlas LV-3B
Family: Atlas
Variant: LV-3B
Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 14
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4910, -80.5469