
 
				| Manned Flight No. | 5 | 
| The USA manned flight No. | 3 | 
| The manned flight of the Mercury No. | 3 | 
| Launch: | 02/20/1962 14:47:39 | 
| Landing: | 02/20/1962 19:43:02 | 
| Duration: | 4 h 55 m 23 s | 
| Orbits completed: | 3 | 
 
				
				 
				Astronaut No. 5
Astronaut of the USA No. 3
Glenn: 1st flight
Cumulative time: 4 h 55 m 23 s
 
 
				John Glenn is in the cabin of the spaceship.
 
 
				John Glenn enters the spaceship Friendship 7.
The longest flight: on 08/06/1961 1 d 1 h 18 m (25 h 18 m) German Titov
  The most cumulative time in space: 1 d 1 h 18 m 
 (25 h 18 m) German Titov 
The first orbital manned flight of the United States. John Glenn flew three times around the Earth.
 
 
