Atlas LV-3B
NOT ACTIVE
LAUNCHER INFO
The Atlas LV-3B, Atlas D Mercury Launch Vehicle or Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle, was a human-rated expendable launch system used as part of the United States Project Mercury to send astronauts into low Earth orbit. Manufactured by American aircraft manufacturing company Convair, it was derived from the SM-65D Atlas missile, and was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.
MANUFACTURER INFO
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
LAUNCHER SPECIFICATIONS
(diameter)
3 m
TO GTO
null kg
(length)
28.7 m
TO LEO
1360 kg
(reusable)
false
LAUNCH STATISTICS
TOTAL LAUNCHES
10
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHES
7
FAILED LAUNCHES
3