MR-BD (15)

Mercury Redstone Booster

Pad LC-5 ()

Redstone (4)

Crew:

Unmanned

Milestones:

Payload:

Boilerplate Spacecraft, Launch Vehich S/N MR-5

Mission Objective:

Perfect Mercury Redstone Booster Operations. Qualify booster for manned operation.

Launch:

March 24, 1961, 12:30am EST, Cape Canaveral

Orbit:

Altitude: 113.5 statute miles

Orbits: 0

Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 8 min, 23 seconds

Distance: 307 statute miles

Velocity: 5,123

Max Q: 580

Max G: 11

Landing:

Mission Highlights:

Mission fully successful

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