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LJ-6 (3)

Little Joe 6

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Little Joe (2)

Crew: Unmanned

Milestones: n/a

Payload: Boilerplate Spacecraft

Mission Objective:  Test of Capsule aerodynamics and integrity

Orbit:

Altitude: 37 statute miles

Orbits: 0

Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 5 min, 10 seconds

Distance: 79 statute miles

Velocity: 3,075 mph

Max Q: 3,400 psf

Max G: 5.9

Launch: October 4, 1959

Landing: n/a


Mission Highlights: Mission listed as partially successful