launched fromUSA

Mercury-Atlas 2

Name: Mercury-Atlas 2
Start: 1961-02-21T14:12:00Z
Location: Canaveral

Success

FEB 21196114:12:00 UTC

First successful launch of a Mercury-Atlas.

LIFTOFF

FEB 21 1961

14:12:00 UTC

Success

launched fromLC-14Canaveral

aboardAtlas D67DintoSuborbital

Payload

Mercury test