Success
Saturn SA-2
Test Flight
National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)Government
Saturn I
Suborbit
Second test flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle. It carried an experiment for Project Highwater.
Wednesday, April 25, 1962 at 2:00 PM
Mission details
NASA Mission
#39
Pad Launch
#2
Location Launch
#79
Launch Window
NET
Apr 25, 1962, 2:00 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Apr 25, 1962, 9:00 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
Saturn I Specs
The Saturn I was a rocket designed as the United States' first medium lift launch vehicle for up to 20,000-pound (9,100 kg) low Earth orbit payloads.
Length
55 m
Diameter
6.6 m
Launch Mass
510 t
Thrust
6,700 kN
LEO Capacity
9,100 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1961
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 6d
Total Launches
10
Successful
10
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
10
Maiden flight: Oct 27, 1961
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Founded
1958
Administrator
Administrator: Jared Isaacman
Total Launches
142
Successful
122
Failed
20
Pending
5
Consecutive Success
12