May 24, 1962 at 12:45 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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May 24, 1962 at 12:45 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4910, -80.5469
Mercury-Atlas 7 was the fourth crewed spaceflight for the United States. The spacecraft, named Aurora 7, carried the astronaut Scott Carpenter to orbit where it completed three orbits before returning to Earth. The mission lasted for 4 hours, 56 minutes & 5 seconds. Due to a targeting error during reentry the spacecraft splashed about 400 km off-course delaying the recovery efforts.
Atlas · LV-3B
Height
28.7 m
Diameter
3 m
LEO capacity
1,360 kg
Successful launches
7
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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