Little Joe LJ-5
Little Joe LJ-5 launched on 8 November 1960 with production Mercury spacecraft 3 to test abort performance near maximum dynamic pressure. The escape motor fired prematurely and the spacecraft failed to separate from the booster, so the mission did not meet its principal objectives.
Identity
- Aliases
- Little Joe 5Mercury Little Joe 5
- Name
- Little Joe LJ-5
- Slug
- little-joe-lj-5
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Little Joe LJ-5 launched on 8 November 1960 with production Mercury spacecraft 3 to test abort performance near maximum dynamic pressure. The escape motor fired prematurely and the spacecraft failed to separate from the booster, so the mission did not meet its principal objectives.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd780m5a2cp4hrh1drx1w72j7d85kzem
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7rtdn79h39ee6bc53je1dhd58aexcq
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:02:28 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:02:28 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1960-11-08
- Last Flight Date
- 1960-11-08
- Serial Number
- LJ-5
- Vehicle Code
- LJ-5