December 19, 1960 4:15 pm
Mercury-Redstone 1A
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Redstone
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open
16:15 UTC
Window Close
16:15 UTC
Lift Off
Dec 19, 1960 · 16:15 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 5
Target Orbit
Suborbital
Payload Overview
Customer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Payload
Mercury-Redstone 1A
Rocket
Redstone
Destination
Suborbital
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Complex 5
Launch Overview
Window Open
16:15 UTC
Window Close
16:15 UTC
Lift Off
Dec 19, 1960 · 16:15 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 5
Target Orbit
Suborbital
Payload Overview
Customer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Payload
Mercury-Redstone 1A
Rocket
Redstone
Destination
Suborbital
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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