Mercury-Atlas 6

Key facts

Mission type

Test flight

Operator

NASA

Harvard designation

1962 Gamma 1

Cospar id

1962-003A

Mission duration

4 hours, 55 minutes, 23 seconds

Distance travelled

65,763 nautical miles (121,793 km)

Spacecraft

Mercury No.13

Manufacturer

McDonnell Aircraft

Launch mass

2,981 pounds (1,352 kg)

Members

John H. Glenn, Jr

Callsign

Friendship 7

Launch date

February 20, 1962, 14:47:39 ( 1962-02-20UTC14:47:39Z ) UTC