Mission type Test flight Launch site White Sands LC-36 Distance travelled 14,000 m Launch date 28 August 1963 Rocket Little Joe II | Mission duration ~5 min Apogee 7,320 m Date 28 August 1963 Landing date 28 August 1963 Operator NASA | |
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QTV (Qualification Test Vehicle) of the Apollo Little Joe II rocket was the first test flight in 1963.
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Objectives
The Little Joe II Qualification Test Vehicle was launched on its first flight from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Area # 3. The mission objectives were to prove the Little Joe II rocket's capability as an Apollo CSM test vehicle and to determine base pressures and heating on the rocket.
Flight
Little Joe II QTV was the first flight of the Little Joe II rockets. It was launched from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on August 28, 1963 from Launch Complex 36, Area number 3. The spacecraft consisted of a dummy launch escape system and a boilerplate command and service module. Most objectives were achieved. The lone failure was a malfunction in the destruct system.