Success
Apollo AS-203
Test Flight
National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)Government
Saturn IB
LEOorbit
The purpose of Apollo 203 was to check out the behaviour of the fuel inside the Saturn-4B stage in weightlessness, which was crucial to allow the reignition of the stage.
Tuesday, July 5, 1966 at 2:53 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#583
NASA Mission
#81
Pad Launch
#7
Location Launch
#175
Designator
1966-059
Launch Window
NET
Jul 5, 1966, 2:53 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Saturn IB Specs
The Saturn IB (pronounced "one B", also known as the Uprated Saturn I) was an American launch vehicle commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Apollo program. It replaced the S-IV second stage of the Saturn I with the much more powerful S-IVB, able to launch a partially fueled Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM) or a fully fueled Lunar Module (LM) into low Earth orbit for early flight tests before the larger Saturn V needed for lunar flight was ready.
Length
43.2 m
Diameter
6.61 m
Launch Mass
590 t
Thrust
7,100 kN
LEO Capacity
21,000 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1966
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 21d
Total Launches
10
Successful
9
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
6
Maiden flight: Feb 26, 1966
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
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
Jul 5, 1966, 10:53 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778