Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 2

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Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 2

Mercury-Atlas 2 (MA-2) was an unmanned test flight of the Mercury program using the Atlas rocket. It launched on February 21, 1961 at 14:10 UTC, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Mission type: Test Flight · Orbit: Suborbital

Rocket: Atlas LV-3B · Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)