 Launch of SA-10 carrying AS-105 | |
| Mission type | Spacecraft aerodynamics; micrometeoroid investigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1965-060B |
| SATCAT no. | 1468 |
| Distance travelled | 912,064,090 kilometers (566,730,350 mi) |
| Orbits completed | ~22,152 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Apollo BP-9 Pegasus 3 |
| Launch mass | 1,451 kilograms (3,199 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 30, 1965, 13:00:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Saturn I SA-10 |
| Launch site | Cape Kennedy LC-37B |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | November 22, 1975[1] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 521 kilometers (324 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 536 kilometers (333 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.8 degrees |
| Period | 95.2 minutes |
| Epoch | 3 September 1965[1] |
AS-105 was the fifth and final orbital flight of a boilerplate Apollo spacecraft, and the third and final launch of a Pegasus micrometeoroid detection satellite. It was launched by SA-10, the tenth and final Saturn I rocket, in 1965.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved October 31, 2013.