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SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC14
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- February 20, 1962, 14:47
- Launch designation
- 1962 GAM
- Mission
- Mercury SC13
- Flight name
- MA-6
- Vehicle flight ID
- 109D
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 249 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.4 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Seven | 1962 GAM 1NORAD 240 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Human spaceflight | 1,155 kg | Landed · Feb 20, 1962 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.