Space · launch vehicle
Atlas LV-3B
NASA
RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
10
Success rate
70%
7 ok · 3 failed
Payload to LEO
1,360 kg
Payload to GTO
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Manufacturer
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationStatus
RetiredFirst flight
29 Jul 1960Reusable
NoHeight
28.7 mDiameter
3 mLaunch mass
120 tLiftoff thrust
1,300 kNStages
1Launch cost
—Booster landings
—Links
WikipediaAbout
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.
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026