Little Joe 5
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| Mission Statistics | |
| Mission Name: | Little Joe 5 |
| Call Sign: | LJ-5 |
| Number of Crew Members: | 0 |
| Launch: | November 8, 1960 Wallops Island |
| Landing: | November 8, 1960 |
| Duration: | 2 min 22 s |
| Number of Orbits: | suborbital |
| Apogee: | 10.1 mi 16.2 km |
| Distance Traveled: | 14 mi 22.5 km |
| Maximum velocity: | 1,785 mph 2,873 km/h |
| Peak acceleration: | 6 g (58.8 m/s²) |
| Mass: | 1,141 kg |
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Little Joe 5 was an unmanned Launch Escape System test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission used a production Mercury spacecraft # 3. The mission was launched November 8, 1960, from Wallops Island, Virginia. The Little Joe 2 flew to an apogee of 10.1 miles (16.2 km) and a range of 13 miles (20.9 km). The mission lasted 2 minutes 22 seconds. Maximum speed was 1,785 mph (798 m/s) and acceleration was 6 g (58.8 m/s²). The mission was a failure and Mercury spacecraft # 3 was destroyed. Payload 1,141 kg.
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