Little Joe 5
Little Joe 5
| Mission Insignia
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| Mission Statistics
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| Mission Name: | Little Joe 5
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| Call Sign: | LJ-5
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Number of
Crew Members: | 0
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| Launch: | November 8, 1960
November 8, 1960
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| Duration: | 2 min 22 s
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Number of
Orbits: | suborbital
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| Apogee: | 10.1 mi
16.2 km
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Distance
Traveled: | 14 mi
22.5 km
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Maximum
velocity: | 1,785 mph
2,873 km/h
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| Peak acceleration: | 6 g (58.8 m/s²)
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| Mass: | 1,141 kg
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| LJ-5
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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.
