Mission: Little Joe 6
Launch Pad: Not available
Vehicle: Little Joe (2)
Crew: Unmanned
Milestones:
Not applicable
Payload:
Boilerplate Spacecraft
Mission Objective:
Test capsule aerodynamics and integrity
Orbit:
Altitude: 37 statute miles
Orbits: 0
Duration: 0 Days, 0 hours, 5 minutes, 10 seconds
Distance: 79 statute miles
Max Velocity: 3,075 miles per hour
Max Q: 3,400 psf
Max G. 5.9
Launch:
October 4, 1959
Landing:
Not applicable
Mission Highlights:
The mission was listed as partially successful.
