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LJ-5B

Apr 28, 1961, 2:03 PM UTC · Launch Successful

Mission stages

1 linked record

The source has not linked another mission stage.

Previous recorded flight of the same spacecraft: LJ-5A, Mar 18, 1961, 4:49 PM UTC.

Published flight records. A dash means the source has not supplied a value.
Field	Previous flight	This flight
Mission	LJ-5A	LJ-5BDifferent
Purpose	Test Flight	Test Flight
Orbit	Suborbital	Suborbital
Launch site	Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA	Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Vehicle	Little Joe	Little Joe
Spacecraft	14	14
Booster	—	—

spacecraft

2 linked mission records

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