| Flight | Launch date |
Maximum altitude | Maximum range | Maximum velocity | Flight duration hr:min:sec |
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| Feet | Statute miles |
Nautical miles |
Statute miles |
Nautical miles |
Ft/sec earth-fixed |
Ft/sec space-fixed |
Mph space-fixed |
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| Big Joe 1 | 9-9-59 | 501,600 | 95.00 | 82.55 | 1,496.00 | 1,300.00 | 20,442 | 21,790 | 14,856.8 | 13:00 |
| LJ-6 | 10-4-59 | 196,000 | 37.12 | 32.26 | 79.40 | 69.00 | 3,600 | 4,510 | 3,075.0 | 5:10 |
| LJ-1A | 11-4-59 | 47,520 | 9.00 | 7.82 | 11.50 | 10.00 | 2,040 | 2,965 | 2,021.6 | 8:11 |
| LJ-2 | 12-4-59 | 280,000 | 53.03 | 46.08 | 194.40 | 196.00 | 5,720 | 6,550 | 4,465.9 | 11:06 |
| LJ-1B | 1-21-60 | 49,104 | 9.30 | 8.08 | 11.70 | 10.20 | 2,040 | 2,965 | 2,021.6 | 8:35 |
| Beach abort | 5-9-60 | 2,465 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 475 | 1,431 | 976.2 | 1:16 |
| MA-1 | 7-29-60 | 42,768 | 8.10 | 7.04 | 5.59 | 4.85 | 1,560 | 2,495 | 1,701.1 | 3:18 |
| LJ-5 | 11-8-60 | 53,328 | 10.10 | 8.78 | 13.60 | 11.80 | 1,690 | 2,618 | 1,785.0 | 2:22 |
| MR-1A | 12-19-60 | 690,000 | 130.68 | 113.56 | 234.80 | 204.00 | 6,350 | 7,200 | 4,909.1 | 15:45 |
| MR-2 | 1-31-61 | 828,960 | 157.00 | 136.43 | 418.00 | 363.00 | 7,540 | 8,590 | 5,856.8 | 16:39 |
| MA-2 | 2-21-61 | 602,140 | 114.04 | 99.10 | 1,431.60 | 1,244.00 | 18,100 | 19,400 | 13,227.3 | 17:56 |
| LJ-5A | 3-18-61 | 40,800 | 7.73 | 6.71 | 19.80 | 17.20 | 1,680 | 2,615 | 1,783.0 | 23:48 |
| MR-BD | 3-24-61 | 599,280 | 113.50 | 98.63 | 307.40 | 267.10 | 6,560 | 7,514 | 5,123.2 | 8:23 |
| MA-3 | 4-25-61 | 23,760 | 4.50 | 3.91 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 1,135 | 1,726 | 1,176.8 | 7:19 |
| LJ-5B | 4-28-61 | 14,600 | 2.77 | 2.40 | 9.00 | 7.80 | 1,675 | 2,611 | 1,780.2 | 5:25 |
| MR-3 | 5-5-61 | 615,120 | 116.50 | 101.24 | 302.80 | 263.10 | 6,550 | 7,530 | 5,134.1 | 15:22 |
| MR-4 | 7-21-61 | 624,400 | 118.26 | 102.76 | 302.10 | 262.50 | 6,618 | 7,580 | 5,168.2 | 15:37 |
| MA-4 | 9-13-61 | 750,300 | 142.10 | 123.49 | 26,047.00 | 22,630.00 | 24,389 | 25,705 | 17,526.0 | 1:49:20 |
| MA-5 | 11-29-61 | 778,272 | 147.40 | 128.09 | 50,892.00 | 44,104.00 | 24,393 | 25,710 | 17,529.6 | 3:20:59 |
| MA-6 | 2-20-62 | 856,279 | 162.17 | 140.92 | 75,679.00 | 65,763.00 | 24,415 | 25,732 | 17,544.1 | 4:55:23 |
| MA-7 | 5-24-62 | 880,792 | 166.82 | 144.96 | 76,021.00 | 66,061.00 | 24,422 | 25,738 | 17,548.6 | 4:56:05 |
| MA-8 | 10-3-62 | 928,429 | 175.84 | 152.80 | 143,983.00 | 125,118.00 | 24,435 | 25,751 | 17,557.5 | 9:13:11 |
| MA-9 | 5-15-63 | 876,174 | 165.9 | 144.2 | 546,167.00 | 474,607.00 | 24,419 | 25,735 | 17,546.6 | 34:19:49 |
| Listed range is earth track. Big Joe = MA Development Flight. MR-BD = Booster Development Flight. LJ = Little Joe. MR = Mercury Redstone. MA = Mercury Atlas. Flight duration is lift-off to impact. |