A-004

A-004
Little Joe II A-004, White Sands, New Mexico
Mission typeAbort test
OperatorNASA
Mission duration6 minutes, 50 seconds
Distance travelled34.63 kilometers (21.52 mi)
Apogee23.83 kilometers (14.81 mi)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftApollo CM-002
Start of mission
Launch dateJanuary 20, 1966, 15:17:01 (1966-01-20UTC15:17:01Z) UTC
RocketLittle Joe II
Launch siteWhite Sands LC-36
End of mission
Landing dateJanuary 20, 1966, 15:23:51 (1966-01-20UTC15:23:52Z) UTC
Project Apollo
Abort Tests

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.