Mercury-Atlas 5

Summary

Mercury-Atlas 5 is an orbital spaceflight^[1]. It draws 434 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 instance of is recorded as orbital spaceflight^[4].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's instance of is recorded as flight testing^[5].
• Mercury-Atlas 5 is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[6].
• Mercury-Atlas 5 followed Mercury-Scout 1^[7].
• Mercury-Atlas 5 was followed by Mercury-Atlas 6^[8].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's manufacturer is recorded as McDonnell Aircraft Corporation^[9].
• Mercury-Atlas 5 is part of Project Mercury^[10].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's Commons category is recorded as Mercury-Atlas 5^[11].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's space launch vehicle is recorded as SM-65D Atlas^[12].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit^[13].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as November 29, 1961^[14].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as November 29, 1961^[15].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[16].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's significant event is recorded as splashdown^[17].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's crew members is recorded as Enos^[18].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's location of landing is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[19].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's orbits completed is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[20].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14^[21].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+32.58'}^[22].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+12059'}^[23].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+88.44'}^[24].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's apoapsis is recorded as {'amount': '+237'}^[25].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's periapsis is recorded as {'amount': '+158'}^[26].
• Mercury-Atlas 5's recovered by is recorded as USS Stormes^[27].

Body

When and Where

Mercury-Atlas 5 is in the country of United States^[3].

Context

Mercury-Atlas 5 is part of Project Mercury^[10]. Recorded instance of include orbital spaceflight^[4] and flight testing^[5]. It followed Mercury-Scout 1^[7]. It was followed by Mercury-Atlas 6^[8].

Why It Matters

Mercury-Atlas 5 draws 434 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 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]