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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas LV-3BMercury-Atlas
- Family Name
- Atlas
- Full Name
- 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.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 3.05
- Height M
- 28.7
- First Flight Year
- 1,960
- Last Flight Year
- 1,963
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 117,900
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_LV-3B
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 07:21:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:39:16 UTC
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- Mercury-Atlas LV-3B Atlas LV-3B Mercury-Atlas