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Mercury-Atlas 6
First American orbital spaceflight. Mercury-Atlas 6 was launched on February 20, 1962 aboard a Atlas D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Feb 20, 1962).
COSPAR 1962 GAM 1NORAD 240United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Friendship Seven
- Common name
- Mercury-Atlas 6
- Payload designation
- Mercury SC13
- Other names
- Mercury MA-6
- International designator
- 1962 GAM 1
- NORAD catalog number
- 240
- GCAT identifier
- S00240
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.003
Mission
- Mission type
- Human spaceflight
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Mercury MA
- Owner
- NASA
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- McDonnell Aircraft
- Platform (bus)
- Mercury
Launch
- Date
- February 20, 1962 · 14:47 UTC
- Launch record
- 1962 GAMSuccess
- Rocket
- Atlas D
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC14
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 149 km
- Apogee
- 249 km
- Inclination
- 32.54°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- February 20, 1962
- Last known active
- Feb 20, 1962
- End of operations
- Feb 20, 1962
Size
- Mass
- 1,155 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,155 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,358 kg
- Length
- 2.9 m
- Diameter
- 1.80 m
- Span
- 2.9 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q498533 (CC0).