Mercury
Sigma 7
Radiation, Earth imaging.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Radiation, Earth imaging. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1962 B DEL; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 3 October 1962, 12:15:11 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 · 3 October 1962
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Sigma 7
Radiation, Earth imaging.
- GCAT ID
- S00433
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Aircraft
- Launch mass
- 1,170 kg
- Dimensions
- 2.9 m long · 1.8 m diameter · 2.9 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Sigma 7.
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