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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulHuman ExplorationAtlas LV-3B
Launched 1962-02-20 14:47:39 UTCSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
5th
orbital launch attempt in 1962
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1st
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 14
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
82 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
28.7m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
1,360kg
Liftoff thrust
1,300kN
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