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Mercury MA-3

retired

Human SpaceflightsuborbitalCOSPAR 1961-F03Launched 4/25/1961

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1961-F03
Launch Vehicle: Atlas D
Launch Date: 4/25/1961
Last Contact: 4/25/1961

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -3,146.5 km
Inclination: 32.8 deg
Dry Mass: 1,200 kg
Total Mass: 1,200 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Human Spaceflight
Payload Category: SS
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Langley Research Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1961-F03