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LJ-1B (6)

Little Joe 1B

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Little Joe (5)

Crew: Miss Sam (a monkey)

Milestones: n/a

Payload: Boilerplate Spacecraft  

Mission Objective:  Max Q abort and Escape Test

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

Launch: January 21, 1960. Wallops Island

Landing: n/a


Mission Highlights: Mission successful. Time Weightless: 28 seconds