Saturn I SA-3

Saturn-Apollo 3

SA-3 at liftoff from Pad 34
Mission type	Test flight
Operator	NASA
Mission duration	4 minutes, 52 seconds
Distance travelled	211.41 km (131.36 mi)
Apogee	167.22 km (103.91 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass	499,683 kg (550.8 short tons)
Start of mission
Launch date	November 16, 1962, 17:45:02 (1962-11-16UTC17:45:02Z) UTC
Rocket	Saturn I SA-3
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-34
End of mission
Destroyed	November 16, 1962, 17:49:54 (1962-11-16UTC17:49:55Z) UTC (Project Highwater)
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Saturn-Apollo 3 (SA-3) was the third flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle, the second flight of Project Highwater, and part of the American Apollo program. The rocket was launched on November 16, 1962, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.