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Starlink Group 15-14
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateJul 14, 2026
Local time01:16 AM UTC
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Mercury-Atlas 5
Atlas LV-3BNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpace Launch Complex 14
Wednesday, November 29, 1961 · 03:07 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Atlas LV-3B
Profile →Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...
Height59.7 m
LEO Payload18,850 kg
Launches147
Successes122
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Profile →USA • Founded 1958
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and...
Mission Brief
Mercury-Atlas 5 was an American spaceflight of the Mercury program. It was launched on November 29, 1961, with Enos, a chimpanzee, aboard. The craft orbited the Earth twice and splashed down about 200 miles (320 km) south of Bermuda, and Enos became the first primate from the United States and the third great ape to orbit the Earth.
PayloadMercury-Atlas 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerMercury
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, temperature not reported
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.491°N
- Longitude
- 80.547°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
0%
GO
ConstrainedNo active constraints
Weather Rules
No formal weather rule concerns published.
- Primary concern
- None published
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
03:07 PM UTC - 03:07 PM UTC
Delay History
1Nov 29Nov 29Success → Success
Schedule updated
