MISSION NAME
Saturn SA-1 1
Status
Success
DATE
27 OCT 1961
LAUNCH PROVIDER

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 34
Description
First test flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle and first mission of the Apollo program.

Saturn I
Rocket Description
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.