Orbit: Altitude: 4.5 statute miles Orbits: 0 Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 7 minutes, 19 seconds Distance: 1,177 statute miles Max Q: 880 psf Max G: 11
Launch: April 25, 1961, 11:15 a.m. EST, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The vehicle was destroyed 40 seconds after liftoff.
Landing: Not Applicable
Mission Highlights: The mission was listed as a failure. Forty seconds after the Atlas left the pad, the vehicle was destroyed by the Range Safety Officer. The Mercury spacecraft separated and was recovered.