launched fromUSA

Mercury-Atlas 3

Failure
APR 25196116:15:00 UTC

First attempted orbital Mercury launch. Pitch and roll sequence failed to initiate due to short or open circuit in missile programmer. RSO T+43 seconds. Capsule successfully recovered.

launched fromLC-14Canaveral

aboardAtlas D100DintoLEO

Payload

Mercury-Atlas 3

Unmanned spacecraft