Little Joe II QTV was the first, Qualification Flight Test of the Apollo Little Joe II rocket. Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36. ...

LJ-II QTV Apollo Launch Escape System Test

Mission Insignia
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Mission Statistics
Mission Name:	LJ-II QTV
Call Sign:	LJ-II QTV
Launch:	August 28, 1963 White Sands Missile Range Launch Complex 36, Area # 3.
Landing:	August 28, 1963
Duration:	~5 min
Number of Orbits:	Suborbital
Apogee:	4.55 mi - 7.32 km
Distance Traveled:	8.7 mi - 14 km
LJ-II QTV

Little Joe II QTV launch, White Sands, NM (NASA)

Apollo program insignia. ... Apollo program insignia. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), formerly known as the White Sands Proving Grounds, is located in a valley between the Organ Mountains and the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight) is a spaceflight that does not involve putting a vehicle into orbit. ... Little Joe II QTV launch Aug 28, 1963, White Sands, NM (NASA) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Little Joe II QTV launch Aug 28, 1963, White Sands, NM (NASA) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

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 (Qualification Test Vehicle) was the first flight of the Little Joe II rocket. 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 dummy command and service module. Most objectives were achieved. The lone failure was a malfunction in the destruct system.

External links

• The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology
• Apollo Program Summary Report
• Little Joe II Qualification Test Flight Report - September 1963 (PDF)
• Little Joe II Progress Report - December 1964 (PDF)
• Little Joe II Mission A-003 - April 1965 (PDF)

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