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
The Little Joe 6 was a launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program.
Details
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Suborbital (Sub)
Location
Unknown
Date
Sun, Oct 4, 1959, 10:00
Weather
Pro