Little Joe II
Little Joe family
· built by Convair
· maiden flight 1963-08-28
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
American rocket used from 1963 to 1966 for five uncrewed suborbital tests of the Apollo spacecraft launch escape system and of the command module parachute recovery system in abort mode.
Specifications
26.2 mLength
3.9 mDiameter
1Stages
Payload Capacity
No payload capacity figures published for this configuration.
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
5Total launches
4Successful
1Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
5In our archive
80.0%Success rate
Aug 28, 1963 16:00 UTCEarliest tracked
Jan 20, 1966 15:17 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Little Joe II | A-004 | Jan 20, 1966 15:17 UTC | Success |
| Little Joe II | A-003 | May 19, 1965 13:01 UTC | Failure |
| Little Joe II | A-002 | Dec 08, 1964 15:00 UTC | Success |
| Little Joe II | A-001 | May 13, 1964 12:59 UTC | Success |
| Little Joe II | QTV | Aug 28, 1963 16:00 UTC | Success |