Mercury-Atlas 5

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mercury-Atlas_5

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:apogee	237 km
gptkbp:crew	gptkb:lion gptkb:Enos
gptkbp:distance	140,000 km
gptkbp:duration	3 hours, 20 minutes, 59 seconds
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
gptkbp:inclination	32.5 degrees
gptkbp:landingDate	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean 1961-11-29
gptkbp:launchDate	1961-11-29
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-14
gptkbp:launchVehicle	gptkb:Atlas_LV-3B_93-D
gptkbp:missionType	gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:notableFor	first US orbital flight with a primate
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitsCompleted	1
gptkbp:orbitType	88.2 minutes
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Project_Mercury
gptkbp:perihelion	159 km
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_4
gptkbp:purpose	to test spacecraft systems and life support for manned orbital flight
gptkbp:recoveryShip	gptkb:USS_Stormes_(DD-780)
gptkbp:spacecraft	gptkb:Mercury_No._9
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Enos gptkb:MA-6 gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mercury-Atlas 5