Little Joe 6
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| Mission Insignia | |
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| Image:Mercury insignia.jpg | |
| Mission Statistics | |
| Mission Name: | Little Joe 6 |
| Call Sign: | LJ-6 |
| Number of Crew Members: | 0 |
| Launch: | October 4, 1959 Wallops Island |
| Landing: | October 4, 1959 |
| Duration: | 5 min 10 s |
| Number of Orbits: | suborbital |
| Apogee: | 37 mi - 59.5 km |
| Distance Traveled: | 79 mi - 127 km |
| Maximum velocity: | 3,075 mph 4,949 km/h |
| Peak acceleration: | 5.9 g (58 m/s²) |
| Mass: | 1,134 kg |
| LJ-6 | |
| Image:EL-1996-00068.jpg |
The Little Joe 6 was a Launch Escape System test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission used a boilerplate Mercury spacecraft. The mission was launched October 4, 1959, from Wallops Island, Virginia. The Little Joe 6 flew to an apogee of 37 miles and a range of 79 miles. The mission lasted 5 minutes 10 seconds. Maximum speed was 3,075 mph and acceleration was 5.9 g (58 m/s²). Payload 1,134 kg.