flown missionSuccess

Atlas LV-3B | Mercury-Atlas 8

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpace Launch Complex 14 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAOct 03, 1962, 12:15 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Mercury-Atlas 8
Type: Human Exploration
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Oct 03, 1962, 12:15 UTC
Window opens: Oct 03, 1962, 12:15 UTC
Window closes: Oct 03, 1962, 12:15 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:42 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Atlas LV-3B
Family: Atlas
Variant: LV-3B
Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 14
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4910, -80.5469