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The Little Joe 6 was a Launch Escape System test of the Mercury spacecraft conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission used a boilerplate Mercury spacecraft. The mission was launched October 4 1959 from Wallops Island Virginia. The Little Joe 6 flew to an apogee of 60 kilometres (37 mi) and a range of 127 kilometres (79 mi). The mission lasted 5 minutes 10 seconds. Maximum speed was 1375 metres per second (3075 mph) and acceleration was 5.9 g (58 m/s²).
