Saturn I SA-2
Second flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle, April 25, 1962 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saturn-Apollo 2 (SA-2) was the second flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle, the first flight of Project Highwater, and was part of the American Apollo program. The rocket was launched on April 25, 1962, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Test flight |
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Operator | NASA |
Mission duration | 2 minutes, 40 seconds |
Distance travelled | 80 km (50 mi) |
Apogee | 105.3 km (65.4 mi) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 420,000 kg (463 short tons) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | April 25, 1962, 14:00:34 (1962-04-25UTC14:00:34Z) UTC |
Rocket | Saturn I SA-2 |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-34 |
End of mission | |
Destroyed | April 25, 1962, 14:03:14 (1962-04-25UTC14:03:15Z) UTC (Project Highwater) |
Project Apollo Uncrewed tests |
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