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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch FailureTest FlightAtlas LV-3B
Launched 1960-07-29 13:13 UTCSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
No cause has been given yet.
Launch failure
Target: Suborbital
Atlas LV-3B lifted off with Mercury-Atlas 1, but the launch failed.
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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.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Height
28.7m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
1,360kg
Liftoff thrust
1,300kN
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