Atlas LV-3BLV-3B

Manufacturer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Maiden flight: 29 July 1960 · Wikipedia (opens in new tab)

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.

Recent launches

Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 9

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

15 May 1963Save Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 9☆

Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 8

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

3 October 1962Save Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 8☆

Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 7

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

24 May 1962Save Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 7☆

Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 6

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

20 February 1962Save Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 6☆

Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 5

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

29 November 1961Save Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 5☆