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MERCURY ATLAS 4

NORAD 183 · Payload · Reentered 1961-09-13

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Launched
1961-09-13 · Cape Canaveral / Kennedy, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Space station mission
Mass
1,000 kg
Size
2.9 × 1.8 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
149 × 241 km
Inclination
32.5°
Period
88.2 min
Eccentricity
0.0070
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.