AS-102

AS-102
Launch of AS-102
Mission typeSpacecraft aerodynamics
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1964-057A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.883
Mission duration~7 hours, 30 minutes
Orbits completed59
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftApollo BP-15
Launch mass16,700 kilograms (36,800 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 18, 1964, 16:22:43 (1964-09-18UTC16:22:43Z) UTC
RocketSaturn I SA-7
Launch siteCape Kennedy LC-37B
End of mission
DisposalUncontrolled reentry
Last contactSeptember 18, 1964 (1964-09-19Z) UTC
Decay dateSeptember 22, 1964 (1964-09-23Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude177 kilometers (96 nmi)
Apogee altitude206 kilometers (111 nmi)
Inclination31.7 degrees
Period88.32 minutes
EpochSeptember 20, 1964[1]
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AS-102 (also designated SA-7) was the seventh flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle, which carried the boilerplate Apollo spacecraft BP-15 into low Earth orbit.[2] The test took place on September 18, 1964, lasting for five orbits (about seven and a half hours). The spacecraft and its upper stage completed 59 orbits before reentering the atmosphere and crashing in the Indian Ocean on September 22, 1964.

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. ^ NSSDC: SA-7