National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLittle JoeLaunch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

LJ-1

Launched

August 21, 1959

Launch Failure

Summary

LJ-1 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Little Joe from Launch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on August 21, 1959. The mission failed. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 5th launch and 4th this year. It was the 1st Little Joe flight. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Little Joe · National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationMercury
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
Milestone: 1st Little Joe flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 5th launch4th this year

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About this launch

Little Joe 1 (LJ-1) was a failed launch of a Little Joe by NASA, a solid fuel rocket that was designed for a Max Q abort and Launch Escape System test for Mercury capsule. The objective was to determine how well the escape rocket would function under the most severe dynamic loading conditions anticipated during a Mercury-Atlas launching.

Pad

Launch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

1st launch from Launch Area 1, 1st this year · 1st from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

7 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

under an hour after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA Open in maps

Questions

When did LJ-1 launch?

LJ-1 launched on August 21, 1959. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch LJ-1?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched LJ-1?

Little Joe, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Little Joe spec sheet

Where did LJ-1 launch from?

Launch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.

What orbit was LJ-1 going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.

Which program is LJ-1 part of?

Mercury. About Mercury