LJ-1B (6)

    Little Joe 1B
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    Little Joe (5)

    Crew:

    Miss Sam (a monkey)

    Milestones:

    Payload:

    Boilerplate Spacecraft

    Mission Objective:

    Max Q abort and escape test

    Launch:

    January 21, 1960. Wallops Island

    Orbit:

    Altitude: 9 statute miles
    Orbits: 0
    Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 8 min, 35 seconds
    Distance: 12 statute miles
    Velocity: 2,022 mph
    Max Q: 1,070 psf
    Max G: 4.5

    Landing:

    Mission Highlights:

    Mission successful. Time Weightless 28 seconds

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