Little Joe LJ-2
Little Joe LJ-2 launched on 4 December 1959 carrying rhesus monkey Sam in a Mercury boilerplate spacecraft. The successful high-altitude abort and biomedical flight reached about 53 miles altitude and provided more than three minutes of weightlessness before recovery.
Identity
- Aliases
- Little Joe 2Sam launch vehicleMercury Little Joe 2
- Name
- Little Joe LJ-2
- Slug
- little-joe-lj-2
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Little Joe LJ-2 launched on 4 December 1959 carrying rhesus monkey Sam in a Mercury boilerplate spacecraft. The successful high-altitude abort and biomedical flight reached about 53 miles altitude and provided more than three minutes of weightlessness before recovery.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd780m5a2cp4hrh1drx1w72j7d85kzem
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7rtdn79h39ee6bc53je1dhd58aexcq
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:02:18 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:02:18 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1959-12-04
- Last Flight Date
- 1959-12-04
- Serial Number
- LJ-2
- Vehicle Code
- LJ-2