Atlas LV-3B – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Family: Atlas
- Length: 28.7 m
- Diameter: 3 m
- Launch Mass: 120 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 1360 kg
The Atlas LV-3B, manufactured by National Aeronautics and Space Administration established in 1958, undertook its inaugural launch on 07/29/1960. Notably, Atlas LV-3B has 7 successful launches and 3 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 10 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
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.
