Mercury-Atlas 2 (MA-2) was an unmanned test flight of the Mercury program using the Atlas rocket. It launched on February 21, 1961 at 14:10 UTC, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. February 21, 1961 at 14:10 UTC · Launch Successful Atlas LV-3B — National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to Suborbital Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Program: Mercury Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image via The Space Devs.