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Little Joe II

RETIRED
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Little Joe II launch vehicle, operated by Convair

Built & Operated By

Convair

Commercial · founded 1943

Family

Little Joe

variant II

Maiden Flight

28 AUG 1963

About

American rocket used from 1963 to 1966 for five uncrewed suborbital tests of the Apollo spacecraft launch escape system and of the command module parachute recovery system in abort mode.

Vehicle Specifications

Height

26.2 m

Diameter

3.9 m

Stages

1

Configuration

Expendable

Launch Record

Total Launches

5

Successful

4

Failed

1

Consecutive

1

Programmes 1

Apollo

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