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Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 6

Name: Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 6
Start: 1962-02-20T14:47:39.000Z
End: 1962-02-20T14:47:39.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

February 20, 1962 at 2:47 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 6 launch image — Mission imagery · Atlas LV-3B

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February 20, 1962 at 2:47 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 14

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4910, -80.5469

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Rocket: Atlas LV-3B
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 14
Launch probability: -1%
Window opens: February 20, 1962 at 2:47 PM UTC
Window closes: February 20, 1962 at 2:47 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM UTC

Mission description

Mercury-Atlas 6 was the third crewed spaceflight for the United States. The spacecraft, named Friendship 7, completed three orbits making John Glenn the first United States astronaut to orbit Earth. The mission lasted for 4 hours, 55 minutes & 23seconds.

Vehicle

Atlas LV-3B

Atlas · LV-3B

Height

28.7 m

Diameter

3 m

LEO capacity

1,360 kg

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Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 14

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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