LJ-5 (9)

    Little Joe 5
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    Little Joe (5)

    Crew:

    Unmanned

    Milestones:

    Payload:

    Spacecraft No. 3

    Mission Objective:

    Qualify MAC Spacecraft at Maximum Q

    Launch:

    November 8, 1960

    Orbit:

    Altitude: 10.1 statute miles
    Orbits: 0
    Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 2 min, 22 seconds
    Distance: 14 statute miles
    Velocity: 1,785 mph
    Max Q: 1,420 psf
    Max G: 6

    Landing:

    Mission Highlights:

    Mission listed a failure

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