flown missionSuccess

Redstone MRLV | Mercury-Redstone BD

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 5 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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

mission

Name
Mercury-Redstone BD
Type
Test Flight
Target orbit
Suborbital (Sub)

Mercury-Redstone BD was an uncrewed booster development flight in the U.S. Mercury program. It was launched on March 24, 1961 from Launch Complex 5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission used a boilerplate Mercury spacecraft and Redstone MRLV-5.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated

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