flown missionSuccess

Redstone MRLV | Mercury-Redstone 1A

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 5 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USADec 19, 1960, 16:15 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Mercury-Redstone 1A
Type: Test Flight
Target orbit: Suborbital (Sub)

Mercury-Redstone 1A (MR-1A) was launched on December 19, 1960 from LC-5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission objectives of this uncrewed suborbital flight were to qualify the spacecraft for space flight and qualify the system for an upcoming primate suborbital flight.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 19, 1960, 16:15 UTC
Window opens: Dec 19, 1960, 16:15 UTC
Window closes: Dec 19, 1960, 16:15 UTC
Last updated: Jul 08, 2023, 08:57 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Redstone MRLV
Family: Redstone
Variant: MRLV
Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 5
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4394, -80.5733