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Apollo AS-202

Saturn IB

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch Status
Success

Mission


Apollo AS-202

  • Type: Test Flight
  • Orbit: Suborbital

Second uncrewed suborbital test flight of an Apollo CSM with the Saturn IB launch vehicle.

Location


Launch Complex 34

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Launch Complex 34 has witnessed the launch of 9 rockets, including 3 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 941 rocket launches.

Launch Complex 34

Rocket


National Aeronautics and Space Administration Saturn IB

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.

Saturn IB

Agency


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.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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