AS-202

AS-202
Launch of AS-202
Mission typeSuborbital test flight
OperatorNASA
Mission duration1 hour, 33 minutes, 2 seconds
Range25,700 kilometers (13,900 nautical miles)
Apogee1,142.9 kilometers (617.1 nautical miles)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftApollo CSM-011
ManufacturerNorth American Aviation
Launch mass20,091 kilograms (44,294 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateAugust 25, 1966, 17:15:32 (1966-08-25UTC17:15:32Z) UTC
RocketSaturn IB
Launch siteCape Kennedy LC-34
End of mission
Recovered byUSS Hornet
Landing dateAugust 25, 1966, 18:48:34 (1966-08-25UTC18:48:35Z) UTC
Landing siteNorth Pacific Ocean
16°07′N 168°54′E / 16.117°N 168.900°E / 16.117; 168.900 (AS-202 splashdown)
← AS-203

AS-202 (also referred to as SA-202 or Apollo 2) was the second uncrewed, suborbital test flight of a production Block I Apollo command and service module launched with the Saturn IB launch vehicle. It was launched on August 25, 1966, and was the first flight which included the spacecraft guidance, navigation control system and fuel cells. The success of this flight enabled the Apollo program to judge the Block I spacecraft and Saturn IB ready to carry men into orbit on the next mission, AS-204.