Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
Mercury-Atlas 6 carrying Sigma 7 spacecraft carried astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. to orbit where he completed 6 orbits lasting a total of 9 hours and 13 minutes. The mission goal was to compete engineering tests and all objectives were met.
Details
Type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Wed, Oct 3, 1962, 12:15
Weather
ProMission Patch
