Atlas LV-3B | Big Joe 1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Atlas LV-3B · Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 6th launch · 5th this year
September 9, 1959Add to calendar
Partial Failure
Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.
Window: Sep 9, 08:19 – Sep 9, 08:19 UTC
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Suborbital flight with the objective of testing the Mercury spacecraft ablative heat shield. The Atlas booster section failed to jettison, leading to a lower apogee. It was nonetheless sufficient to satisfy the Mercury spacecraft team.
Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
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