| Little Joe 6 |
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| Mission name |
Little Joe 6 |
| Spacecraft mass |
1,134 kilograms (2,500 lb) |
| Crew size |
0 |
| Call sign |
LJ-6 |
| Launch date |
October 4, 1959
Wallops Island |
| Landing |
October 4, 1959 |
| Mission duration |
5 min 10 s |
| Number of orbits |
suborbital |
| Apogee |
37 miles (60 km) |
| Distance traveled |
79 miles (127 km) |
| Maximum velocity |
3,075 miles per hour (4,949 km/h) |
| Peak acceleration |
58 m/s² (5.9 g) |
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Little Joe 6 launch Oct. 4, 1959. (NASA)
The Little Joe 6 was a Launch Escape System test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission used a boilerplate Mercury spacecraft. The mission was launched October 4, 1959, from Wallops Island, Virginia. The Little Joe 6 flew to an apogee of 37 miles and a range of 79 miles. The mission lasted 5 minutes 10 seconds. Maximum speed was 3,075 mph and acceleration was 5.9 g (58 m/s²). Payload 1,134 kg.
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