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LJ-5B (17)
- Little Joe 5B
- Pad xx ()
- Little Joe (8)
Crew: Unmanned
Milestones: n/a
Payload: Spacecraft No. 14A
Mission Objective: Max Q escape and sequence
Orbit:
- Altitude: 2.8 statute miles
- Orbits: 0
- Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 5 min, 25 seconds
- Distance: 9 statute miles
- Velocity: 1,780 mph
- Max Q: 1,920 psf
- Max G: 10
Launch: April 28, 1961, Wallops Island
Landing: n/a
Mission Highlights: Spacecraft tests successful, Launch Vehicle partially successful
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