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Mercury MA-5

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1961 A IOT 1Launched 11/29/1961

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: MA-5
Launch Vehicle: Atlas D
Launch Date: 11/29/1961
Last Contact: 11/29/1961

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 197.5 km
Inclination: 32.58 deg
Dry Mass: 1,100 kg
Total Mass: 1,303 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Human Spaceflight
Payload Category: SS
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1961 A IOT 1