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Mercury MS-1

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Human SpaceflightsuborbitalCOSPAR 1961-F12Launched 11/1/1961

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1961-F12
Launch Vehicle: Blue Scout II
Launch Date: 11/1/1961
Last Contact: 11/1/1961

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -3,149.5 km
Inclination: 32.8 deg
Dry Mass: 68 kg
Total Mass: 68 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Ford Aerospace, Palo Alto

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1961-F12