NASA Saturn I Saturn SA-5

Name: NASA Saturn I Saturn SA-5
Start: 1964-01-29T16:25:01.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 37B

Saturn I

Status

Success

Date

29 JAN 1964

16:25

Launch Provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

First orbital test flight of the Saturn-IV upper stage of the Saturn-1 (Block-2) launch vehicle. The payload consisted of a ballasted and instrumented nosecone attached to the Saturn-IV stage.

Rocket

Saturn I

Mission Type

Test Flight

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