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Atlas LV-3B

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Manufacturer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Family
Atlas, Atlas D
Maiden flight
1960-07-29
Length
28.7 m
Diameter
3 m
Payload to LEO
1,360 kg
Launches
10
Successful
7

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.