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PadSpace Launch Complex 40
DateAug 21, 2026
Time (UTC)03:14 PM UTC
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Big Joe 1
Atlas LV-3BNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpace Launch Complex 14
Wednesday, September 9, 1959 · 08:19 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Suborbital flight with the objective of testing the Mercury spacecraft ablative heat shield. The Atlas booster section failed to jettison, leading to a lower apogee. It was nonetheless sufficient to satisfy the Mercury spacecraft team.
PayloadBig Joe 1
OrbitSuborbital
CustomerMercury
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 14, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.491°N
- Longitude
- 80.547°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
08:19 AM UTC - 08:19 AM UTC
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Profile →USA • Founded 1958
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
