Mercury-Atlas LV-3B
Mercury-Atlas LV-3B was the human-rated Atlas D derivative used for Project Mercury orbital qualification, biomedical, and crewed missions. Its nine flights from 1960 through 1963 comprised five uncrewed launches—including Enos's two-orbit MA-5 mission—and four crewed orbital flights from Friendship 7 through Faith 7.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas LV-3BMercury-Atlas
- Family Name
- Atlas
- Full Name
- Mercury-Atlas LV-3B
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- mercury-atlas-lv-3b
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- LV-3B
Details
- Description
- Mercury-Atlas LV-3B was the human-rated Atlas D derivative used for Project Mercury orbital qualification, biomedical, and crewed missions. Its nine flights from 1960 through 1963 comprised five uncrewed launches—including Enos's two-orbit MA-5 mission—and four crewed orbital flights from Friendship 7 through Faith 7.
- Diameter M
- 3.05
- Engines
- Count
- 2
- Name
- Rocketdyne LR89
- Placement
- booster
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Rocketdyne LR105
- Placement
- core
- First Flight Year
- 1,960
- Height M
- 28.7
- Last Flight Year
- 1,963
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 117,900
- Manufacturer Id
- jd754p822eq7qbqrw26rf23hq97kq8av
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7rkr1c03a7nef4rg7taecxf185kt92
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_LV-3B
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 7:21:03 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:06:06 PM