flown missionPartial Failure

Atlas LV-3B | Big Joe 1

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpace Launch Complex 14 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.

mission

Name
Big Joe 1
Type
Test Flight
Target orbit
Suborbital (Sub)

Suborbital flight with the objective of testing the Mercury spacecraft ablative heat shield. The Atlas booster section failed to jettison, leading to a lower apogee. It was nonetheless sufficient to satisfy the Mercury spacecraft team.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Atlas LV-3B
Family
Atlas
Variant
LV-3B
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 14
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York