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MA-3 (16)
- Mercury Atlas 3
Pad LC-14 ()
Atlas (3)
Crew: Unmanned,
Robot operations
Milestones: n/a
Payload:
Spacecraft No. 8, Launch Vehicle S/N 100-D
Mission Objective: Quick test of Spacecraft/Atlas orbit
Orbit:
- Altitude: 4.5 statute miles
Orbits: 0
Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 7 min, 19 seconds
Distance: 0 statute miles
Velocity: 1,177 mph
Max Q: 880 psf
Max G: 11
Launch:
April 25, 1961. 11:15 am EST. Cape Canaveral Florida. Vehicle destroyed 40 seconds after liftoff.
Landing: n/a
Mission Highlights:
Mission listed as a failure. Forty seconds after the Atlas left the pad, the vehicle was destroyed
by the Range Safety Officer. The mercury spacecraft seperated and was recovered.
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