1962-003A
The first orbital Mercury flight was Mercury-Atlas 6, using Spacecraft 13. Lt-Col John H Glenn, Jr, USMC, entered orbit on 1962 Feb 20 and landed in the Atlantic a few hours later.
Launch mass was 1935 kg. Orbit mass was 1355 kg; the retropack may have been around 120-150 kg. The deorbit reduced the spacecraft’s velocity by 0.155 km/s.
| MA-6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Feb 20 | 1447:39 | Launch by Atlas 109D | -6378 x 8 |
| 1449:49 | T+2:10 BECO 63 km | -5987 x 235 | |
| 1449:53 | T+2:14s Booster sep 66.5 km 2.81 km/s | -5978 x 238 x 33 | |
| 1450:12 | T+2:33 LES sep 89 km, 3.01 km/s | -5877 x 253 x 33 | |
| 1452:40 | T+5:01 SECO | ||
| 1452:42 | T+5:03 Atlas 109D sep | 159 x 263 x 32.54 | |
| 1920:47 | Retrofire | ||
| 1928:05 | Entry | ||
| 1930:14 | Retropack destroyed | ||
| 1943:02 | Landing in Atlantic Ocean 4:55:23 | ||
| 2003 | Recovered by USS Noa | ||
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