Mercury-Atlas 8

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mercury-Atlas_8
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:apogee 285 km
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:Sigma_7
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Wally_Schirra
1
gptkbp:duration 9 hours 13 minutes
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mercury-Atlas 8
gptkbp:inclination 32.55 degrees
gptkbp:landingDate gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
1962-10-03
gptkbp:launchDate 1962-10-03
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-14
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_LV-3B_113-D
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Sigma_7
gptkbp:missionType crewed orbital spaceflight
gptkbp:nextSeason gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Wally_Schirra
gptkbp:objective long-duration flight
engineering evaluation of spacecraft systems
test of astronaut's ability to function in space
test of spacecraft's environmental control system
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitsCompleted 6
gptkbp:orbitType 88.9 minutes
gptkbp:perihelion 152 km
gptkbp:program gptkb:Project_Mercury
gptkbp:recoveryShip gptkb:USS_Kearsarge
gptkbp:result success
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Mercury_No.16
gptkbp:spacecraftMass 1,400 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_9
gptkb:Wally_Schirra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5