LJ-5B was the seventeenth unmanned launch of the Mercury Project.

Crew
Unmanned

Milestones
n/a

Payload
Spacecraft No. 14A

Mission Objective
Max Q escape and sequence

Orbit
Altitude: 2.8 statute miles
Orbits: 0
Duration: 5 min, 25 seconds
Distance: 9 statute miles
Velocity: 1,780 mph
Max Q: 1,920 psf
Max G: 10

Launch
April 28, 1961, Wallops Island

Landing
n/a

Mission Highlights
Spacecraft tests successful, Launch Vehicle partially successful

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