RocketAtlas D
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC14
OutcomeFailurestage 1 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 25, 1961, 16:15
- Launch designation
- 1961-F03
- Mission
- Mercury SC8
- Flight name
- MA-3
- Vehicle flight ID
- 100D
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 7 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.2 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S1G
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury MA-3 | 1961-F03 | NASA Langley Research Center, Space Task Group | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.