Mercury No.4
1 linked mission records
← Mercury-Atlas 1
Image from the mission source record; may show an earlier flight.
spacecraft
Mission stages
1 linked recordMercury-Atlas 1
Launch Failure
The source has not linked another mission stage.
What changed between flights?
Previous recorded flight of the same rocket configuration: Big Joe 1, Sep 9, 1959, 8:19 AM UTC.
| Field | Previous flight | This flight |
|---|---|---|
| Mission | Big Joe 1 | Mercury-Atlas 1Different |
| Purpose | Test Flight | Test Flight |
| Orbit | Suborbital | Suborbital |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA | Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA |
| Vehicle | Atlas LV-3B | Atlas LV-3B |
| Spacecraft | — | 4 |
| Booster | — | — |