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Launch SuccessfulNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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.
Tuesday, 21 February 1961
Mission Data
🇺🇸National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationEst. 1958
Launch VehicleAtlas LV-3B
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record7 of 10 launches (70%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record122 successes / 20 failures (86%)
Success Streak12 consecutive
ProgramMercury · Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitSuborbital
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 14
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Agency Launches This Year#3
Launches From This Pad20
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Atlas LV-3B
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.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 14 · 28.4910°N 80.5469°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.