APPENDIX 3 - PROJECT MERCURY FLIGHT DATA SUMMARY


Flight Launch
date
Maximum altitude Maximum range Maximum velocity Flight
duration
hr:min:sec
Feet Statute
miles
Nautical
miles
Statute
miles
Nautical
miles
Ft/sec
earth-fixed
Ft/sec
space-fixed
Mph
space-fixed
Big Joe 1 9-9-59 501,600 95.00 82.55 1,496.00 1,300.00 20,442 21,790 14,856.8 13:00
LJ-6 10-4-59 196,000 37.12 32.26 79.40 69.00 3,600 4,510 3,075.0 5:10
LJ-1A 11-4-59 47,520 9.00 7.82 11.50 10.00 2,040 2,965 2,021.6 8:11
LJ-2 12-4-59 280,000 53.03 46.08 194.40 196.00 5,720 6,550 4,465.9 11:06
LJ-1B 1-21-60 49,104 9.30 8.08 11.70 10.20 2,040 2,965 2,021.6 8:35
Beach abort 5-9-60 2,465 0.47 0.41 0.60 0.50 475 1,431 976.2 1:16
MA-1 7-29-60 42,768 8.10 7.04 5.59 4.85 1,560 2,495 1,701.1 3:18
LJ-5 11-8-60 53,328 10.10 8.78 13.60 11.80 1,690 2,618 1,785.0 2:22
MR-1A 12-19-60 690,000 130.68 113.56 234.80 204.00 6,350 7,200 4,909.1 15:45
MR-2 1-31-61 828,960 157.00 136.43 418.00 363.00 7,540 8,590 5,856.8 16:39
MA-2 2-21-61 602,140 114.04 99.10 1,431.60 1,244.00 18,100 19,400 13,227.3 17:56
LJ-5A 3-18-61 40,800 7.73 6.71 19.80 17.20 1,680 2,615 1,783.0 23:48
MR-BD 3-24-61 599,280 113.50 98.63 307.40 267.10 6,560 7,514 5,123.2 8:23
MA-3 4-25-61 23,760 4.50 3.91 0.29 0.25 1,135 1,726 1,176.8 7:19
LJ-5B 4-28-61 14,600 2.77 2.40 9.00 7.80 1,675 2,611 1,780.2 5:25
MR-3 5-5-61 615,120 116.50 101.24 302.80 263.10 6,550 7,530 5,134.1 15:22
MR-4 7-21-61 624,400 118.26 102.76 302.10 262.50 6,618 7,580 5,168.2 15:37
MA-4 9-13-61 750,300 142.10 123.49 26,047.00 22,630.00 24,389 25,705 17,526.0 1:49:20
MA-5 11-29-61 778,272 147.40 128.09 50,892.00 44,104.00 24,393 25,710 17,529.6 3:20:59
MA-6 2-20-62 856,279 162.17 140.92 75,679.00 65,763.00 24,415 25,732 17,544.1 4:55:23
MA-7 5-24-62 880,792 166.82 144.96 76,021.00 66,061.00 24,422 25,738 17,548.6 4:56:05
MA-8 10-3-62 928,429 175.84 152.80 143,983.00 125,118.00 24,435 25,751 17,557.5 9:13:11
MA-9 5-15-63 876,174 165.9 144.2 546,167.00 474,607.00 24,419 25,735 17,546.6 34:19:49

Listed range is earth track.
Big Joe = MA Development Flight.
MR-BD = Booster Development Flight.
LJ = Little Joe.
MR = Mercury Redstone.
MA = Mercury Atlas.
Flight duration is lift-off to impact.


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