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Beach-Abort (7)
Freedom 7
Pad LC-5 ()
Redstone (5)
Crew: Unmanned
Milestones: n/a
Payload: Spacecraft No. 1
Mission Objective: Test Off-the-pad escape system
Orbit:
- Altitude: .5 statute miles
- Orbits: 0
- Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 1 min, 16
seconds
- Distance: 1 statute mile
- Velocity: 976
Launch: May 9, 1960
Landing: n/a
Mission Highlights:
Mission successful
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