Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 6
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.
The Atlas LV-3B, Atlas D Mercury Launch Vehicle or Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle, was a human-rated expendable launch system used as part of the United States Project Mercury to send astronauts into low Earth orbit. Manufactured by American aircraft manufacturing company Convair, it was derived from the SM-65D Atlas missile, and was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.
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Mission Profile
Mercury-Atlas 6 was a Atlas LV-3B mission operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 20, 1962. The flight carried its payload on a human exploration mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Mercury program. The launch was a success.