March 24, 1961 5:30 pm

Mercury-Redstone BD

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Redstone

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open 17:30 UTC
Window Close 17:30 UTC
Lift Off Mar 24, 1961 · 17:30 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 BD
Rocket Redstone
Destination Suborbital
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
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.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Complex 5
Launch Overview
Window Open 17:30 UTC
Window Close 17:30 UTC
Lift Off Mar 24, 1961 · 17:30 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 BD
Rocket Redstone
Destination Suborbital
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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