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Mercury-Atlas 8

Mercury-Atlas 8 (MA-8) was the fifth United States crewed space mission, part of NASA's Mercury program. Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., orbited the Earth six times in the Sigma 7 spacecraft on October 3, 1962, in a nine-hour flight focused mainly on technical evaluation rather than on scientific experimentation. This was the longest U.S. crewed orbital…

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Apogee altitude
285 kilometers (154 nmi)
Callsign
Sigma 7
COSPAR ID
1962-052A
Crew size
1
Dry mass
1,242–1,374 kilograms (2,739–3,029 lb)
Epoch
October 3, 1962

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Mission parameters

Background

Mission preparation

Launch

Orbital activities

Reentry and recovery

Post-flight

Spacecraft location

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Mercury-Atlas 8

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Edges107
Triples42
Avg. degree1.98
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Mercury-Atlas 8

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Apogee altitude · 1
Mercury-Atlas 8 → 285 kilometers (154 nmi)
Callsign · 1
Mercury-Atlas 8 → Sigma 7
COSPAR ID · 1
Mercury-Atlas 8 → 1962-052A
Crew size · 1
Mercury-Atlas 8 → 1
Dry mass · 1
Mercury-Atlas 8 → 1,242–1,374 kilograms (2,739–3,029 lb)
Epoch · 1
Mercury-Atlas 8 → October 3, 1962
Harvard designation · 1
Mercury-Atlas 8 → 1962 Beta Delta 1
Inclination · 1
Mercury-Atlas 8 → 32.5 degrees
Landing date · 1
Mercury-Atlas 8 → October 3, 1962, 21:28:22 (1962-10-03UTC21:28:23Z) UTC: 34

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Mercury-Atlas 8Apogee altitude285 kilometers (154 nmi)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8CallsignSigma 71.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8COSPAR ID1962-052A1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Crew size11.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Dry mass1,242–1,374 kilograms (2,739–3,029 lb)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8EpochOctober 3, 19621.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Harvard designation1962 Beta Delta 11.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Inclination32.5 degrees1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Landing dateOctober 3, 1962, 21:28:22 (1962-10-03UTC21:28:23Z) UTC: 341.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Landing mass1,110 kilograms (2,440 lb)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Landing siteCentral Pacific Ocean1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Launch dateOctober 3, 1962, 12:15:12 (1962-10-03UTC12:15:12Z) UTC: 31.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Launch mass1,964 kilograms (4,329 lb)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-141.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8ManufacturerMcDonnell Aircraft1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8MembersWalter M. Schirra Jr.1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Mission duration9 hours, 13 minutes, 15 seconds: 341.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Mission typeTest flight1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8OperatorNASA1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Orbits completed61.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Perigee altitude156 kilometers (84 nmi)1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Period88.91 minutes1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Recovered byUSS Kearsarge1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8RocketAtlas LV-3B 113-D1.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8SATCAT no.4331.00infobox
Mercury-Atlas 8SpacecraftMercury No.161.00infobox

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