Atlas LV-3A | Samos 3
Launch Failure
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Sept. 9, 1961, 7:28 p.m. - Sept. 9, 1961, 7:28 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Sept. 9, 1961, 7:28 p.m. - Sept. 9, 1961, 7:28 p.m.
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.
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