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Redstone MRLV | Mercury-Redstone 1A

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Redstone MRLV · Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 19th launch · 9th this year

December 19, 1960Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Dec 19, 16:15Dec 19, 16:15 UTC

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Mercury-Redstone 1A

Mercury-Redstone 1A (MR-1A) was launched on December 19, 1960 from LC-5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission objectives of this uncrewed suborbital flight were to qualify the spacecraft for space flight and qualify the system for an upcoming primate suborbital flight.

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Pad — Launch Complex 5

13 launches from this pad · 1,121 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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