NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Mercury-Atlas 4 (MA-4)

Launch Time
Wed Sep 13, 1961 14:04 UTC

Rocket

Atlas-D Mercury
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
NASA
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 1,880 kN
Payload to LEO: 1,360 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 28.7 m

Mission Details

Mercury-Atlas 4

Mercury-Atlas 4 was an unmanned spaceflight of the Mercury program. It was launched on September 13, 1961 at 14:09 UTC from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. A Crewman Simulator instrument package was aboard. The craft orbited the Earth once.

Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit

Location

LC-14, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1961

34th orbital launch attempt

Atlas LV-3B

5th mission
3rd mission of 1961
2nd successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission