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1961-0049

MERCURY ATLAS 5

MERCURY ATLAS 5 (NORAD 208) landed on 29 November 1961 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 0 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
208
International designator
1961-033A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
29 Nov 1961Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
29 Nov 1961Recorded time 18:28 UTC
Time in orbit
0 days0 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,100 kg
Operator
NASA
Built by
McDonnell
Bus
Mercury
Programme
Mercury MA

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 28.9°N, 66.1°W at 18:28 UTC. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

0 days

From the same launch

1961-033
1961-0051ATLAS D 5 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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