Mercury-Atlas 5, NASA's final orbital qualification flight before crewed missions, carrying chimpanzee Enos. Atlas LV-3B from Cape Canaveral LC-14 completed two orbits; despite attitude and cooling issues, Enos was recovered safely and cleared the way for John Glenn.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.3 T (est.)
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 7 Atlas LV-3B flights
- Date and time
- 29 November 1961, 15:07 UTC
- Rocket
- Atlas LV-3B
- Builder
- Convair
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Test Flight
- International designator
- 1961-033
- Launches in 1961
- 46th of 50
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