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ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateJul 14, 2026
Local time01:16 AM UTC
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Mercury-Redstone 4
Redstone MRLVNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 5
Friday, July 21, 1961 · 12:20 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Redstone MRLV
Profile →Vehicle details are not available yet.
HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches147
Successes122
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Profile →USA • Founded 1958
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and...
Mission Brief
Mercury-Redstone 4 was the second United States human spaceflight, on July 21, 1961. The suborbital Project Mercury flight was launched with a Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, MRLV-8. The spacecraft, Mercury capsule #11, was nicknamed the Liberty Bell 7, and it was piloted by the astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom.
PayloadMercury-Redstone 4
OrbitSuborbital
CustomerMercury
Stages0
PadLaunch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 5
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.439°N
- Longitude
- 80.573°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
12:20 PM UTC - 12:20 PM UTC
Delay History
1Jul 21Jul 21Success → Success
Schedule updated
