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1962
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FLIGHT International, 4 January 1962 SPACECRAFT LOG 29 November 1961 MERCURY-ATLAS 5 1961 Alpha lota US National Aeronautics and Space Administration CAPE CANAVERAL Major objectives Orbit Mercury spacecraft carrying chimpanzee to test all Mercury systems; three orbits planned. Major results Orbit achieved. Spacecraft commanded down after two orbits owing to development of abnormal roll rate. Flight Programme LAUNCH TIME 10.07 a.m. EST. LAUNCH VEHICLE Atlas D. LIFTOFF WEIGHT Approximately 260,0001b. 93ft high, including spacecraft and recovery system. Place spacecraft in Earth orbit and recover in pre- inclination 32.5 deg period 88.5 min DIMENSIONS PROGRAMME planned area. PROGRAMME RESULTS Orbit achieved and spacecraft re covered. ORBITAL DATA perigee 99.6 miles apogee 147.5 miles velocity 17,500 m.p.h. average Payload and Instrumentation DIMENSIONS 9ft 6in high, 6ft base diameter. WEIGHTS 4,1001b liftoff), 2,9001b (in orbit), 2,4001b (recovery). SHAPE Cone frustum with cylindrical top. INSTRUMENTATION Four cameras, six radiation measurement packs, 78 temperature measurement instruments, two playback tape recorders. TRANSMITTERS Not available. POWER SUPPLY Chemical batteries. Additional Data Capsule carrying chimpanzee Enos landed at about 1.28 p.m. EST and was picked up by USS Stormes at about 2.53 p.m. Preliminary data indicated that the chimpanzee satisfactorily performed in flight psychomotor tasks and was in normal condition on recovery. Information source: NASA
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