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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAtlas LV-3BSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Big Joe 1
Launched
September 9, 1959
Summary
Big Joe 1 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Atlas LV-3B from Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 9, 1959. The mission was a partial failure. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 6th launch and 5th this year. It was the 1st Atlas LV-3B flight. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas LV-3B flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 6th launch5th this year
Flight preview
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
1st launch from Space Launch Complex 14, 1st this year · 26th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Big Joe 1 launch?
Big Joe 1 launched on September 9, 1959. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Big Joe 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Big Joe 1?
Atlas LV-3B, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Atlas LV-3B spec sheet
Where did Big Joe 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Big Joe 1 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.
Which program is Big Joe 1 part of?
Mercury. About Mercury