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Spacecraft "Friendship 7"
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Spacecraft "Friendship 7"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT SPACECRAFT |
| Registration number | 1962-Gamma-1 / 00240 |
| Time and date of launch (UTC) | 14h.47m.00s. February 20, 1962 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 14 |
| Launch vehicle | Atlas-D Mercury |
| Spacecraft mass (kg) | 1353 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 32.5 |
| - period (minutes) | 88.6 |
| - perigee (km) | 159 |
| - apogee (km) | 265 |
| Time and date of landing (UTC) | 19h.42m.23s. February 20, 1962 |
| Place of landing | 1400 km NE Bermudes, miss distance 40 km, (Atlantic Ocean) |
| Duration | 0d.04h.55m.23s. |
| Distance (km) | 121.8 thousand |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 3 |
| Summary | First orbital fly of the USA astronaut. |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Plt | Glenn, John Herschel, Jr. | Carpenter, Malcolm Scott | |
| Call sign | Friendship 7 | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UTC) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Feb 20, 1962 | 14:47:00 | 1 | Lift-off spacecraft "Friendship-7" (crew: Glenn ). The first american orbital flight. |
| Feb 20, 1962 | 19:20:08 | 3 | Deorbit burn of spacecraft "Friendship-7" (crew: Glenn ). |
| Feb 20, 1962 | 19:42:23 | 3 | Splashdown of spacecraft "Friendship-7" (crew: Glenn ). |
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