Status
Launch was a 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.
Description
Uncrewed launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. It was an attempted re-test of the failed Little Joe 5 flight.
Details
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Suborbital (Sub)
Location
Unknown
Date
Sat, Mar 18, 1961, 16:49
Weather
Pro