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Mercury-Redstone BD

Mercury-Redstone BD was an uncrewed booster development flight in the U.S. Mercury program. It was launched on March 24, 1961, from Launch Complex 5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission used a boilerplate Mercury spacecraft and Redstone MRLV-5.

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Apogee
182.7 kilometres (113.5 mi)
Distance travelled
494 kilometres (307 mi)
Landing date
March 24, 1961, 17:38:23 (1961-03-24UTC17:38:24Z) UTC
Launch date
March 24, 1961, 17:30 (1961-03-24UTC17:30Z) UTC
Launch mass
1,141 kilograms (2,515 lb)
Launch site
Cape Canaveral LC-5

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Mercury-Redstone BD

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Mercury-Redstone BD

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Apogee · 1
Mercury-Redstone BD → 182.7 kilometres (113.5 mi)
Distance travelled · 1
Mercury-Redstone BD → 494 kilometres (307 mi)
Landing date · 1
Mercury-Redstone BD → March 24, 1961, 17:38:23 (1961-03-24UTC17:38:24Z) UTC
Launch date · 1
Mercury-Redstone BD → March 24, 1961, 17:30 (1961-03-24UTC17:30Z) UTC
Launch mass · 1
Mercury-Redstone BD → 1,141 kilograms (2,515 lb)
Launch site · 1
Mercury-Redstone BD → Cape Canaveral LC-5
Manufacturer · 1
Mercury-Redstone BD → McDonnell Aircraft
Mission duration · 1
Mercury-Redstone BD → 8 minutes, 23 seconds
Mission type · 1
Mercury-Redstone BD → Test flight
Operator · 1
Mercury-Redstone BD → NASA

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redstone mercury spacecraft mr-2 launch mission mercury-redstone boilerplate booster development flight rocket mr-bd km bd 307 494 mr-3 ocean used

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Mercury-Redstone BDApogee182.7 kilometres (113.5 mi)1.00infobox
Mercury-Redstone BDDistance travelled494 kilometres (307 mi)1.00infobox
Mercury-Redstone BDLanding dateMarch 24, 1961, 17:38:23 (1961-03-24UTC17:38:24Z) UTC1.00infobox
Mercury-Redstone BDLaunch dateMarch 24, 1961, 17:30 (1961-03-24UTC17:30Z) UTC1.00infobox
Mercury-Redstone BDLaunch mass1,141 kilograms (2,515 lb)1.00infobox
Mercury-Redstone BDLaunch siteCape Canaveral LC-51.00infobox
Mercury-Redstone BDManufacturerMcDonnell Aircraft1.00infobox
Mercury-Redstone BDMission duration8 minutes, 23 seconds1.00infobox
Mercury-Redstone BDMission typeTest flight1.00infobox
Mercury-Redstone BDOperatorNASA1.00infobox
Mercury-Redstone BDRocketRedstone MRLV MR-51.00infobox
Mercury-Redstone BDSpacecraft typeMercury boilerplate1.00infobox

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