Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9)
Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final crewed space mission of the U.S. Mercury program. The spacecraft, named Faith 7, completed 22 Earth orbits before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, piloted by astronaut Gordon Cooper, then an Air Force major. The Atlas rocket was No. 130-D, and the Mercury spacecraft was No. 20. This mission marks the last time an American was launched alone to conduct an entirely solo orbital mission.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,360.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LC-14, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1963
22nd orbital launch attempt
Atlas LV-3B
10th mission
1st mission of 1963
7th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission