QTV

For other uses, see QTV (disambiguation).

LJ-II QTV Apollo Launch Escape System Test Mission insignia
Mission statistics Mission name LJ-II QTV Apollo Launch Escape System Test Launch pad White Sands Missile RangeLaunch date August 28, 1963
Launch Complex 36, Area # 3. Landing August 28, 1963Mission duration ~5 min Number of orbits Suborbital Apogee4.55 mi - 7.32 km Distance traveled 8.7 mi - 14 km

QTV (Qualification Test Vehicle) of the Apollo Little Joe II rocket was the first test flight in 1963.

1 Objectives
2 Flight
3 Reference
4 External links

Objectives

The Little Joe II Qualification Test Vehicle was launched on its first flight from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Area # 3. The mission objectives were to prove the Little Joe II rocket's capability as an Apollo CSM test vehicle and to determine base pressures and heating on the rocket.

Flight

Little Joe II QTV was the first flight of the Little Joe II rockets. It was launched from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on August 28, 1963 from Launch Complex 36, Area number 3. The spacecraft consisted of a dummy launch escape system and a boilerplate command and service module. Most objectives were achieved. The lone failure was a malfunction in the destruct system.