Rocket file · LV-162
Atlas LV-3B
Atlas LV-3B is an expendable launch vehicle built by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It stands 28.7 m tall, lifts 1,360 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 29 July 1960. It has flown 10 times with 7 successes, a success rate of 70.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Atlas LV-3B
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.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Atlas LV-3B is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesAtlas LV-3B in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Atlas LV-3B flown?
- 10 times, with 7 successes and 3 failures.
- What is Atlas LV-3B's success rate?
- 70.0%. That's 7 successful flights out of 10 attempts.
- How much can Atlas LV-3B lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Atlas LV-3B at 1,360 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Atlas LV-3B reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Atlas LV-3B as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.