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Entry no.
1963-0019

MERCURY ATLAS 9

MERCURY ATLAS 9 (NORAD 576) landed on 16 May 1963 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 1 day in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
576
International designator
1963-015A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 May 1963Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
16 May 1963Recorded time 23:24 UTC
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
32.5°N to 32.5°SFinal inclination 32.5°
Mass
1,170 kg
Operator
MSC
Built by
McDonnell
Bus
Mercury
Programme
Mercury MA

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 27.4°N, 176.6°W at 23:24 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 32.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 32.5°N and 32.5°S.

Life in orbit

1 day

Also ended on 16 May 1963

1 entry
1963-0020ATLAS D R/B

From the same launch

1963-015
1963-0020ATLAS D R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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