1961 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
LJ-5B
successLittle Joe | LJ-5B
Little Joe 5B was an uncrewed launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the US Mercury program.
Overview
- Date / time
- April 28, 1961 at 02:03 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Area 4
- Mission
- LJ-5B
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit achieved
- Suborbital