Sigma 7 Splashdown Site
The Pacific Ocean splashdown point where Mercury-Atlas 8 spacecraft Sigma 7 returned Walter Schirra to Earth on October 3, 1962 after six orbits. NASA records the site at 32 degrees 6 minutes north, 174 degrees 28 minutes west; USS Kearsarge recovered the spacecraft and pilot.
Identity
- Name
- Sigma 7 Splashdown Site
- Region
- OC
- Slug
- sigma-7-splashdown-site
- Type
- other
Details
- Description
- The Pacific Ocean splashdown point where Mercury-Atlas 8 spacecraft Sigma 7 returned Walter Schirra to Earth on October 3, 1962 after six orbits. NASA records the site at 32 degrees 6 minutes north, 174 degrees 28 minutes west; USS Kearsarge recovered the spacecraft and pilot.
- Established Year
- 1,962
- Latitude
- 32.1
- Location
- North Pacific Ocean, west of Midway Atoll
- Longitude
- -174.466667
- Operational Status
- decommissioned
- Ownership
- public
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:10:15 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 12:10:15 PM