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Starlink Group 15-14
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateJul 14, 2026
Local time01:16 AM UTC
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Failure
Mercury-Atlas 3
Atlas LV-3BNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpace Launch Complex 14
Tuesday, April 25, 1961 · 04:15 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Atlas LV-3B
Profile →Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...
Height59.7 m
LEO Payload18,850 kg
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
Uncrewed test flight of the Mercury program. The launch proceeded normally until about T+20 seconds when the pitch and roll sequence failed to initiate and the vehicle instead just continued flying straight upward, requiring early termination of the flight.
PayloadMercury-Atlas 3
OrbitSuborbital
CustomerMercury
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, temperature not reported
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.491°N
- Longitude
- 80.547°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
0%
GO
ConstrainedNo active constraints
Weather Rules
No formal weather rule concerns published.
- Primary concern
- None published
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
04:15 PM UTC - 04:15 PM UTC
Delay History
1Apr 25Apr 25Failure → Failure
Pitch and roll sequence failed to initiate.
