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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulTest FlightRedstone MRLV
Launched 1961-03-24 17:30 UTCLaunch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Suborbital
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
5th
launch this year
Launch Complex 5
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
52 d
since the pad's previous launch
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 Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
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Upcoming
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scheduled
Height
25.4m
Diameter
1.8m
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