Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 6

Name: Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 6
Start: 1962-02-20T14:47:39Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: February 20, 1962 at 02:47 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Atlas LV-3B
Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Human Exploration