Mercury
Faith 7
Airglow, radiation.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Airglow, radiation. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1963-015; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 15 May 1963, 13:04:13 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex, Air Force Missile Test Center
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas D
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 16 May 1963
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Faith 7
Airglow, radiation.
- GCAT ID
- S00576
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Aircraft
- Launch mass
- 1,170 kg
- Dimensions
- 2.9 m long · 1.8 m diameter · 2.9 m span
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Gallery
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