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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLittle JoeLaunch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
LJ-1B
Launched
January 21, 1960
Summary
LJ-1B launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Little Joe from Launch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on January 21, 1960. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 11th launch and 1st this year. It was the 5th Little Joe flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 5th Little Joe flight · 1st this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 11th launch1st this year
Flight preview
About this launch
The Little Joe 1B was a suborbital launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission also carried a female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) named Miss Sam in the Mercury spacecraft.
Pad
Launch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
5th launch from Launch Area 1, 1st this year · 5th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
7 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did LJ-1B launch?
LJ-1B launched on January 21, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch LJ-1B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched LJ-1B?
Little Joe, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Little Joe spec sheet
Where did LJ-1B launch from?
Launch Area 1, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was LJ-1B going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.
Which program is LJ-1B part of?
Mercury. About Mercury