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1962-0004

MERCURY ATLAS 6

MERCURY ATLAS 6 (NORAD 240) landed on 20 February 1962 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 0 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
240
International designator
1962-003A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Feb 1962Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
20 Feb 1962Recorded time 19:43 UTC
Time in orbit
0 days0 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,155 kg
Operator
NASA
Built by
McDonnell
Bus
Mercury
Programme
Mercury MA

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 21.4°N, 68.6°W at 19:43 UTC. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

0 days

From the same launch

1962-003
1962-0005ATLAS D R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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