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Mercury-Atlas 7

Mercury-Atlas 7, launched May 24, 1962, was the fourth crewed flight of Project Mercury. The spacecraft, named Aurora 7, was piloted by astronaut Scott Carpenter. He was the sixth human to fly in space. The mission used Mercury spacecraft No. 18 and Atlas launch vehicle No. 107-D.

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Apogee altitude
259 kilometers (140 nmi)
Callsign
Aurora 7
COSPAR ID
1962-019A
Crew size
1
Distance travelled
122,344 kilometers (76,021 mi)
Epoch
May 24, 1962

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Mercury-Atlas 7

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Edges44
Triples27
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
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Apogee altitude · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 259 kilometers (140 nmi)
Callsign · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → Aurora 7
COSPAR ID · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 1962-019A
Crew size · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 1
Distance travelled · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 122,344 kilometers (76,021 mi)
Epoch · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → May 24, 1962
Harvard designation · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 1962 Tau 1
Inclination · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → 32.5 degrees
Landing date · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → May 24, 1962, 17:41:21 (1962-05-24UTC17:41:22Z) UTC
Landing site · 1
Mercury-Atlas 7 → North-east of Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea

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Mercury-Atlas 7Apogee altitude259 kilometers (140 nmi)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7CallsignAurora 71.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7COSPAR ID1962-019A1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Crew size11.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Distance travelled122,344 kilometers (76,021 mi)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7EpochMay 24, 19621.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Harvard designation1962 Tau 11.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Inclination32.5 degrees1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Landing dateMay 24, 1962, 17:41:21 (1962-05-24UTC17:41:22Z) UTC1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Landing siteNorth-east of Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Launch dateMay 24, 1962, 12:45:16 (1962-05-24UTC12:45:16Z) UTC1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Launch mass1,350.0 kilograms (2,976.2 lb)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-141.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7ManufacturerMcDonnell Aircraft1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7MembersM. Scott Carpenter1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Mission duration4 hours, 56 minutes, 5 seconds1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Mission typeTest flight1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7OperatorNASA1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Orbits completed31.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Perigee altitude154 kilometers (83 nmi)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Period88.63 minutes1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Recovered byUSS Intrepid: 4581.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7RocketAtlas LV-3B 107-D1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7SATCAT no.2951.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 7SpacecraftMercury No.181.00infobox

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