NASA Saturn I Pegasus 1

Name: NASA Saturn I Pegasus 1
Start: 1965-02-16T14:37:03.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 37B

Saturn I

Status

Success

Date

16 FEB 1965

14:37

Launch Provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

The mission of the Pegasus spacecraft was to measure meteoroid abundances in the region near the earth.

Rocket

Saturn I

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

55 m

Diameter

6.6 m

Launch Mass

510 T

Thrust

6,700 kN