Atlas LV-3B

In-active

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

July 29, 1960

Description

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.

Specifications

Stages
1
Length
28.7 m
Diameter
3.0 m
Fairing Diameter
4.9 m
Launch Mass
120.0 T
Thrust
1300.0 kN

Family

Name
Atlas LV-3B
Family
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Variant
LV-3B
Alias
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Full Name
Atlas LV-3B

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
1360.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Government

Acting Administrator: James Free

NASA 1958

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.