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From launch to splashdown, Glenn was in flight for 4hours 55minutes 23seconds.

Good orbital position and velocity were confirmed 5 minutes after launch, and

retro-fire to take the capsule out of orbit was initiated 4hours 33minutes after

launch. Everything in between those events was time in orbit.

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