Mercury-Atlas 5

Summary

Mercury-Atlas 5 is an orbital spaceflight^[1]. It draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (orbital_spaceflight category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mercury-Atlas 5 is in the country of United States^[3].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's image is recorded as Atlas D with Mercury-Atlas 5 (Nov. 29 1961).jpg^[4].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's instance of is recorded as orbital spaceflight^[5].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's instance of is recorded as flight testing^[6].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[7].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's logo image is recorded as Mercury insignia.png^[8].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's follows is recorded as Mercury-Scout 1^[9].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's followed by is recorded as Mercury-Atlas 6^[10].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's manufacturer is recorded as McDonnell Aircraft Corporation^[11].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1961-033A^[12].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's part of is recorded as Project Mercury^[13].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's Commons category is recorded as Mercury-Atlas 5^[14].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's space launch vehicle is recorded as SM-65D Atlas^[15].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's SCN is recorded as 00208^[16].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit^[17].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1961-11-29T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +1961-11-29T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/021x2c^[20].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[21].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's significant event is recorded as splashdown^[22].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's crew members is recorded as Enos^[23].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's location of landing is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[24].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's orbits completed is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[25].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14^[26].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+32.58'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Mercury-Atlas 5 draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (orbital_spaceflight category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]