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Little Joe II | A-004

Little Joe II | A-004

Status: Success  |  Launched: Jan 20, 1966 15:17 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Mission

A-004 was the sixth and final test of the Apollo launch escape vehicle and the first flight of a Block I production-type Apollo Command/Service Module.

  • Type: Test Flight
  • Orbit: Suborbital (Sub)

Launch Site

  • Pad: Launch Complex 36
  • Location: White Sands Missile Range
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Program

  • Apollo — The Apollo program was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which succeeded in landing the first humans on the Moon from 1969 to 1972. (Wikipedia)

Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-06T21:02:13.006858+00:00.